Looping images really randomlyI
I need a constantly changing background for an animation. I use different drawings of the same background and loop them randomly, to avoid this looping look. Unfortunalety when I use random there are...
View ArticleDetecting keyframes
HelloI want to detect if layer property has keyframe.Two properties: position and opacity.I need something like this: p = transform.position;o = transform.opacity; if(p.hasKeyframe on current time){...
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 Articlewiggler expression for position
I want to have a random movement on a layer using the a wiggle expression but I only want it on one axis.Using this:wiggle(1,50)makes it pop around on the screen, so what do I need to add to this to...
View ArticleExpressions question
I admitedly have a very basic understanding of expressions, but I have to achieve something really simple and I was hoping somebody here could tell me how to do it. I have to drive the center of the...
View Articlecontrolling nulls with expressions
I am having an issue with an expression I'm working with. I am trying to produce a dynamic graph (among other visualisers) that appears to be being controlled by a datastream - the artifical datastream...
View ArticleUnpause animation if key value equals X
tldr: I need an expression that plays a sequence of images on a layer (and leave it on the last image) when the value of a key (keyframe?) in another layer of the same comp equals a specific value. I...
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Expression to move a copied layer in the oposite direction
Hi guys, I am embarresed to ask this one, but I am hoping that it is as simple as it sounds, and its not too much of a waste of time to ask! I have footage of one of our ships flying against a blue...
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 ArticleAuto Fade In/Out audio based on layer in/out points?
Is it possible to automatically fade a layer's audio in and out based on its in and out points?
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Expression request
Hi Guys, I tried to stay away from After Effects and concentrate on sound - but I have failed! I am hopelessly addicted to AE - there is no turning back! I have a question about expressions. I have...
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 ArticleIncrement value with layer number
Hi, I need to increment a value in the layer, based on the number of layers in the comp. Something like layer 1 has a blur value of 10, layer 2 of 20 and if duplicate a layer it automatically has a...
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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Always scale layer from comp center (not layer anchor point)
Usually if I want to scale a layer from any place other than it's center, there are two ways I do it: 1) Parent that layer to a null, then scale that null. (which is workable, but it adds another layer...
View Articlewiggler expression for position
I want to have a random movement on a layer using the a wiggle expression but I only want it on one axis.Using this:wiggle(1,50)makes it pop around on the screen, so what do I need to add to this to...
View ArticletimeRemap Scripting problems???? Help
I created a timeRemap script for a characters head (face4) so that it would show suttle shadows on a characters face when the yRotation axes is rotated using a null object named "Face Center". When...
View ArticleFocus distance speed to brightness filter expression
Hi- I'd like to create an expression that links the speed at which a camera's focus distance changes to a brightness filter.So, for example, if the focus distance changes abruptly and quickly, I want...
View ArticleInverse Opacity
I have two layers. I want one to be on while the other is off. Neither one can be visible at the same time. But one of them always has to be visible. I came up with a pretty simple expression to make...
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