• Adobe After Effects

  Reposition anchor point to center of frame

  Posted by Yaya Leone on April 1, 2013 at 3:46 pm

  Hello,

  I am trying to find a script or technique that would allow the repositioning of a layer anchor point, or ideally the anchor points of multiple selected layers, to the center of the composition / frame.
  What I am trying to achieve is to move 3D layers’ Z positioning while maintaining their relative position to the frame.

  I am using an expression that maintains the relative size of layer when changing the Z position, though since I am working with layers of different sizes and in different positions, the layers’ relative XY position moves once the Z position is changing, even though the size remains the same.

  Currently in order to achieve that I am placing horizontal and vertical guides at the center of the frame and using the Pan Behind tool to snap to the center – that keeps the layer in place when I move it through the Z space. As I am working with a large number of layers, it would be great to have a script / expression that will set that for all the layers. Anyone?

  Many thanks,

  Yaya

  http://www.yayayaya.co.uk
  @MrYayayaya

  John Cuevas replied 13 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  John Cuevas

  April 1, 2013 at 4:40 pm

  RepositionAnchorPoint

  Johnny Cuevas, Editor
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