• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  Time of last key

  Posted by Stuart Gibb on November 9, 2017 at 12:13 pm

  Hello,

  I am trying to determine the time at which my trim path shape reaches 100% complete.

  I am able to determine the current value using:

  thisComp.layer(“Shape Layer 1”).content(“Shape 1”).content(“Trim Paths 1”).end.value

  How do I combine the above with the .key/.time to determine the time of the last key i.e. 100% complete?

  Thanks,

  Stuart

  Dan Ebberts replied 8 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Dan Ebberts

  November 9, 2017 at 4:43 pm

  Try this:

  prop = thisComp.layer(“Shape Layer 1”).content(“Shape 1”).content(“Trim Paths 1”).end;
  prop.key(prop.numKeys).time

  Dan
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  Stuart Gibb

  November 11, 2017 at 8:48 am

  Excellent Dan, thank-you.

  Next question if I may, I am using your up-down timer expression.

  The inpoint on my text layer is > 0.

  Prior to the inpoint, I want to set the text to read “00:00”.

  How would I do this? I can’t determine the value of time prior to the text layer’s inpoint?
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  Dan Ebberts

  November 11, 2017 at 10:40 pm

  I’m not at all sure I understand the question, but maybe like this:

  clockTime = Math.max(rate*(time – inPoint),0);

  Dan

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