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by SteveB
October 16th, 2012, 10:58 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Track a point on a bezier line
Replies: 0
Views: 8909

Track a point on a bezier line

Is it possible to track an endpoint of a bezier line with an expression?

Thanks.
by SteveB
May 14th, 2012, 6:51 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Move layer based on final position
Replies: 2
Views: 9498

Re: Move layer based on final position

Dan,
That's perfect! Thank you so much.

SteveB
by SteveB
May 11th, 2012, 3:15 pm
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Move layer based on final position
Replies: 2
Views: 9498

Move layer based on final position

Is there an expression that could be applied to any layer, at any position, that would then take that layer's current position, have it start at a lower vertical position (say 30 pixels lower) and have it move up to the current position in a set amount of time? I have dozens of text layers that I ne...
by SteveB
November 21st, 2008, 9:09 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Random ones and zeros
Replies: 5
Views: 14108

Re: Random ones and zeros

Thanks. That seems to work real well, too.
by SteveB
November 21st, 2008, 8:52 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Random ones and zeros
Replies: 5
Views: 14108

Re: Random ones and zeros

Thanks Atomic, but I've finally found a solution on the Creative Cow forum:
http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/930650
Thanks to Darby Edelen.
by SteveB
November 21st, 2008, 8:34 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Random ones and zeros
Replies: 5
Views: 14108

Re: Random ones and zeros

I looked, but wasn't able to find one.
by SteveB
November 20th, 2008, 4:24 pm
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Random ones and zeros
Replies: 5
Views: 14108

Random ones and zeros

Is there a simple expression (or not so simple) that randomly changes a string of ones and zeros back and forth? I've seen a few articles that sort of explain this, but they're much more involved than I need.
by SteveB
September 29th, 2008, 12:15 pm
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Rack focus slider
Replies: 1
Views: 7453

Re: Rack focus slider

Oops. Never mind. I was just going in the wrong direction with the pickwhip.
by SteveB
September 29th, 2008, 10:48 am
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Rack focus slider
Replies: 1
Views: 7453

Rack focus slider

I'm trying to control a rack focus with a Slider. I used the pickwhip to attach a Slider control on a Null Layer to my camera's focus distance. But it never works. When I adjust the slider it always returns to whatever the camera is originally set at. I can't get the Slider to control the camera's f...
by SteveB
September 24th, 2008, 7:44 am
Forum: Scripts Discussion
Topic: Need to organize scripts
Replies: 0
Views: 5735

Need to organize scripts

I have dozens and dozens of scripts installed. When I go to select a script all I see is a very long list of scripts in sort of alphebetical order - they seem to be alphabetical within each of their own folders. But the list I see in After Effects doesn't show the folder names. Is there some way to ...
by SteveB
November 26th, 2007, 3:32 pm
Forum: Script requests
Topic: Script to Render, Quit, Launch file
Replies: 0
Views: 6233

Script to Render, Quit, Launch file

Is this possible? I need to run After Effects and then render a 3D animation in another program. It's not practical to do both at once, so I'd like to have After Effects render and then have it lauch my suspended 3D render file. I assume the order would be 1) AE renderings finish, 2) the script lauc...
by SteveB
March 19th, 2007, 3:14 pm
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Refer to layer property in another comp
Replies: 2
Views: 8638

Wow. I didn't realize you could use the pickwhip across timelines like that. Thanks alot!
by SteveB
March 14th, 2007, 1:32 pm
Forum: Expression Discussion
Topic: Refer to layer property in another comp
Replies: 2
Views: 8638

Refer to layer property in another comp

Is it possible to refer to a layer property in a pre-comp that is now a layer in the main comp? I'm trying to have the source point for the Shine plugin on a layer in my main comp follow the position of a null object in the pre-comp (which is now a layer in my main comp).

Hope that makes sense.
by SteveB
February 27th, 2007, 12:05 pm
Forum: Script requests
Topic: Scheduling a render
Replies: 4
Views: 12036

Scheduling a render

Does anyone have a script that can start a render at a later, scheduled time? I'd like to be able to have my 3D program render an animation and then have After Effects start it's render at a time that I'm sure the 3D render will be finished. I'm using 6.5 on a Mac.

Thanks.