3D WARP/3DBEND: geometry expression no show?
"3D warp" as seen on tv.adobe "What's New", does not seem to be available on my version of CS6 AE (from disk). I'm not getting the geometry option even though,I have the 3D box checked and it is a...
View ArticleCreating an expression to drive a Gain Reduction Meter
Hi everyone, I am faced with a bit of a conundrum, and would appreciate some help from the collective wisdom here. Presently I am making an audio compressor animation for instructional...
View ArticleSettings that affect sampleImage()
I have a script that uses sampleImage to find whether there is any visible content within the composition (the script adds a layer and applys sampleImage to it). Somebody who is using the script is...
View ArticleList of all expression keyword not included in official documentation
Hi everyone, I came accross a tutorial by Harry Frank of Gray Machine. In this old post he give a tutorial on having dynamic text with an external text file... He is using a keyword wich is often use...
View Articleadd an inertia script to mask/shape-path keyframes?
anyone knows how to add an inertia script to mask/shape-path keyframes? OR a workaround that would yield similar results? thanksmanojit
View ArticleBlinking Cursor
I have been using an expression for blinking cursor text but wanted to see if it can be enhanced. Here is the expression that I used Apply to the Text Source of a text layeradd a slider controls to...
View ArticleExpression to control speed with the option to stop?
I made a simple animation with an expression to move a layer at a constant speed. With the Separate XYZ effect I used the expression time*120 on the X position. (120 is linked to a slider control but...
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Extrapolated null position based on two tracked points
The photo is pretty self-explanatory. If I have two tracked points, how can I determine the coordinates for a third position? I plan on wiring the distance of the extrapolated null to a slider to...
View ArticleExpression needed!! Any help appreciated. Using audio converted keyframes
Hi all, I'm hoping this isn't to much of a complicated issue. I use after effects regularly but the expression stuff does have me baffled. I can convert the audio to keyframes with out an issue. What...
View ArticleExpression on curve effect property
Hi, I'd like in my script to add an expression on a curve effect and it seems not supported. Here is a snippet to demonstrate my problem :...
View ArticleExpression to limit tracking data
Hello, Is there an expression to limit the scale of tracking data. In other words, I would like to take tracking data and reduce the size, so if I track my hand and it moves 10 inches up or down, I...
View ArticleProblems with an expression...
I hope I'm not double posting but was told that this would be a better place to post this question: Here's the scenario: I have two comps: CompA and CompB Source Text example: "DEN" (text layer in...
View ArticleTime Remap Expression
hi there I'm doing an Airport destination panel animation.I've got a Composition called 'Flip' with Time Remap enabled.Here takes place the whole 'fliping' animation. This comp has got a Text Layer...
View ArticleCheckbox Control using Expressions
Hi all, I'm trying to control the Mask Layer property in the Colorama plugin to always select the current layer. What I've done is created a Checkbox Control effect on the current layer to dictate that...
View Articlemask follows track point
I am trying to have an elliptical mask path follow a point that was motion tracked. how can i attach the center point of that mask (not the layer) to follow the tracked point? I've tried Nulls but...
View ArticleNoob Question: Move a layer in the opposite direction of a different animated...
So say that I have an icon that I animate on the Y-axis +40px, but instead of trying to hand key the other layer each time, is there an expression I can write to have the other layer move in the...
View Articlewiggle command ignores posterizeTime in AE CS4
Hi, for some reason the wiggle command is ignoring completely the posterizeTime command. For example, I'm trying to wiggle rotation using: posterizeTime(2);wiggle(1,45) but it still returns a wiggle...
View ArticleFont Size Expression
I need an expression that would automatically change the font size based on how many characters are typed in. The goal is to fit multi-line text into a bounding box as it's read from the external text...
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Attaching layers to edges of other layers
Here's a mockup of I'd like to do: (click to see animated GIF) The smaller square layer is "attached" to a corner of the larger solid. As the larger solid moves, the square maintains its relative...
View ArticleDan's Audio Beat Counter
I've been trying to figure out how to modify Dan Ebbert's AudioBeat Counter so that it starts counting beats based on the layer's in point rather than on the start time of the comp. IOW, I'm trying to...
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