• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  time value form another comp

  Posted by Jaan Koppe on August 27, 2014 at 6:09 am

  Hi.

  I have a problem with an expression.

  I want to control a Glow value with a marker key from another Comp when a checkbox from main comp is checked.

  The nested comp starts from about 2 seconds.

  It work’s this way, but it start counting time when the nested comp (i.e. comp(“Box”) ) start’s in the Main comp.

  So when I place the marker on 2 seconds on the time line, then the Glow intensity start’s at 4 seconds.

  My code for the Glow intensity(this effect is in the nested comp):

  //Added the Math.round because it didn’t work otherwise.

  cb = comp("Main").layer("Adjustments").effect("Box Asset Glow")("Checkbox")

  m = Math.round(10*comp("Main").layer("Adjustments").marker.key("Glow On").time)/10

  t = Math.round(10*comp("Main").layer("Adjustments").time)/10

  if (cb == 1){
if(t<=m){
0
}else{
1
}
}else{
0
}

  Jaan Koppe replied 12 years ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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