Expressions cannot access mask data. Use the script, dump the result to a text file, copy&paste to your text layer.stefman wrote: Now, I'am trying to transform the script to an expression which I could apply to the source of a text layer.
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- June 26th, 2009, 1:20 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: get coordinates of the vertices of a shape layer or a mask
- Replies: 7
- Views: 25047
Re: get coordinates of the vertices of a shape layer or a mask
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- May 9th, 2009, 9:09 am
- Forum: Expressions Library
- Topic: Random Hold opacity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28241
Re: Random Hold opacity
Math.round in combination with a wiggle() or as an alternative, random() used with an array and combined with posterizeTime().barrypsuydam wrote:I was wondering if anyone knows how to randomize opacity but while fully opaque hold for random time(1 or 2 sec) then continue.
Mylenium
- May 9th, 2009, 9:05 am
- Forum: Scripts Discussion
- Topic: Pixel painting with jsx
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5819
Re: Pixel painting with jsx
Forgive me, but that's a rather nonsensical approach. All you need for detecting gaps are a plug-ins like RevisionFX SmoothKit and Re:Fill . If you really must craft your own code, use Pixel Bender , which AE CS4 fully supports. and for what it's worth: If you want help on specific code problems, yo...
- March 5th, 2009, 3:32 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: Time offset an expression in AE (+ bonus question!)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9089
Re: Time offset an expression in AE (+ bonus question!)
Composition markers appear as layer markers when nesting the comps. The rest: time+180 (AE thinks in seconds, so 3min = 180sec). Splitting the layer is simpler, though.
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- March 5th, 2009, 3:29 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: parenting a marker to a keyframe
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7626
Re: parenting a marker to a keyframe
Expressions cannot set persistent properties. They just modify existing ones on the fly. Use a text layer overlay.
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- March 5th, 2009, 3:23 am
- Forum: Scripts Discussion
- Topic: Getting X,Y,Z position of character animated by text effects
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8196
Re: Getting X,Y,Z position of character animated by text effects
In so many words: No. You would have to write your own code to calculate the font glyph box and based thereon the relative positions, which can be influenced by a bazillion of secondary things (metric vs. visual alignment, faux bold, caps etc.). In addition, you'd still have to find the actual size ...
- January 10th, 2009, 2:53 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: Expression for underlining words in a text row?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12997
Re: Expression for underlining words in a text row?
Expressions cannot modify text display properties or generate pixels - plain and simple. And I don't think your attempts at throwing sampleImage() in the pot really have any value beyond what you could do with text animators, which IMO is the solution you should look into. After all, they can be mad...
- November 26th, 2008, 5:32 am
- Forum: Script requests
- Topic: Lightwave to AE (and back)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6724
Re: Lightwave to AE (and back)
Check the Script Library on this forum. There's a 3D exchange script that also includes LW support.
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- November 26th, 2008, 5:31 am
- Forum: Script requests
- Topic: Translate text in AEFX
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8432
Re: Translate text in AEFX
Translate? I think not. You certainly can replace lines of text, but that's as good as it gets. Even then you have to know which lines of text you want to replace, their layer indices, the times at which they change etc.. there are soem scripts floating around for subtitles, maybe you can put one of...
- November 26th, 2008, 5:29 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: must be scalar error
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12052
Re: must be scalar error
Yepp, time is what you are looking for, not value.
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- November 26th, 2008, 5:27 am
- Forum: Expression Discussion
- Topic: how can i distribute circle shape layers "helix"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10380
Re: how can i distribute circle shape layers "helix"
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sRev=12; //number of elements per revolution
sAng=degreesToRadians(360/segRev);
sRad=50; //helix radius
sOff=20; //helix offset
X=Math.sin(sAng*index)*sRad;
Y=sOff*(index-1);
Z=Math.cos(sAng*index)*sRad;
[X,Y,Z]- November 10th, 2008, 12:42 pm
- Forum: Scripts Discussion
- Topic: What is stack overrun?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9422
Re: What is stack overrun?
What are you doing in your script? There must be a reason for the leaky behavior...
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- November 10th, 2008, 12:39 pm
- Forum: Scripts Discussion
- Topic: app.project.save(file) save copy alternative?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 12589
Re: app.project.save(file) save copy alternative?
You could just load the original project after you saved your copy...
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- November 10th, 2008, 12:35 pm
- Forum: Script requests
- Topic: Apply animation preset
- Replies: 3
- Views: 10394
Re: Apply animation preset
You may need to escape the path delimiters and convert the spaces.
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- November 10th, 2008, 12:30 pm
- Forum: Script requests
- Topic: scale dock Apple style?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9765