stroke width with expression
Hi, iam trying to set stroke width based on shape scale, (to maintain fixed stroke size) so ive used "(1/transform.scale[0])*500;" for stroke width expression, but this only works for either stroke...
View ArticlePossible to store a variable in one comp and accessible to all other comps.
Hi There, This question is mainly for architectural reasons. Is there a way within the After Effects project file, to declare a global variable that is accessible to all comps? I want to simply...
View ArticleControl Layer in point of expression % Number Count
I have an expression that Dan Ebberts created for number counting with a percentage sign beginCount = 0;stopCount = 100; beginTime = 0; // start counting at time = 0countDur = 4; // count for 4...
View ArticleHow do I find where a Pick Whip Link goes
I've long ago created a bunch of pick whip relationships in a project, and can no longer find where the links go. If I look at the code it says content("Ellipse 1").transform.scale But I have about...
View ArticleExpression Issue - Photo Slideshow
Dear forum, I need some advice on expression settings in After Effects. The project I am working on is a slideshow with 300 photographs. They move from left to right (panning horizontal while...
View Articlecontrolling Key-Value by Point Controller
Hey guys,I have multiple layers, each one has three position keyframes with keyA, keyB and keyC. Now I want to have a small "helper": the value of frame B should be changed by a "Point Control" (which...
View ArticleOpacity change every 5th frame
I want to create a jiggle animation. I have 3 layers that I want to swap between every 5 frames using an expression. How would I go about setting this up so it would cycle in order every 5th frame?
View Articledelay scale parameter from the shape layer repeater
Hi, I want to animate the scale parameter of the repeater effect and delay it on several shapes. I've tried with this expression using 2 expressions sliders but without success...
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Angle expressions
I have three seperate layered Illustrator image files that represents a head. The first image is the head in which the digieffects freeform has been applied.(extrusion) The other two image files are...
View ArticleAngle Expressions second time around
I have three seperate layered Illustrator image files that represents a head. The first image is the head in which the digieffects freeform has been applied.(extrusion) The other two image files are...
View ArticleHow to create a simple bobbing up and down motion expression?
Hi, I have a 3D object that I want to continuously bob up and down but I'm having trouble finding an expression to do this. I would use wiggle on the Z except wiggle creates random motion and I need...
View ArticleCan I link a path vertex to a position property via an expression?
I want to have curves and lines draw across or between points in a video clip that has hand held camera moves in it. I've motion tracked the points I want to use and assigned the tracking data to a...
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Linking position to mask path?
I know I can copy and paste a Mask Path to a layer's Position and vice versa. But is there a way to link them live with an expression? I think I'm running into a problem with too many dimensions in an...
View ArticleStoring a position value from the previous frame
Hey guys, So, I'm trying to assign the X value a null object had at the previous frame so I can continue to subtract a number from it cumulatively. I'm trying to assign it to a variable (prevframe)....
View ArticleTracking puppet pin tool with null object track(HELP)
I'm trying to track my puppet pin tool to a null object. I am using the code n=thisComp.layer("NullObject_Name"); nullpos=n.toComp(anchorPoint); fromComp(nullpos); But ever time I assign the name of...
View ArticleHow to delay an animation
Sorry for my bad english: i'll try to be clear.Once a layer has some animation (position, scale etc),how can i link another layer to this first one (or the animated property of the first one to the...
View ArticleHow do I wiggle numbers?
I'm doing a video for a physics project about the physics of skiing in which I will show my speed in miles per hour at the bottom of the screen. The way I'm calculating my speed is by using my...
View ArticleDetermining the apparent scale of a 3D layer
I was reading an entry on Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_resolution ) the section on "distinguishable squares" caught my eye. Is there some fancy expression math trick in determining if...
View ArticleComplex Scale Expression help
Hey guys,I'm trying to create an effect using an expression because I want to apply this to multiple layers.Basically what I want to achieve might be very simple, but I just can't figure it out- I'm...
View ArticleMath.pow(Math.E, time)
Hi folks! The expression "Math.pow( Math.E, time )" keeps giving me a "divide by zero" error. This seems to be similar to problems others have had, but the other solutions don't quite work in my case,...
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