• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  LoopIn, play keyframes, loop spesific keyframes, then loopOut.

  Posted by Christoffer Klungerbo on April 12, 2018 at 11:01 am

  Hi,

  I have a question regarding a bit of advanced looping.
  let’s say I have a character animated. He sits and types at his computer.
  Then he pauses and thinks a bit, before typing again, and finally getting up and walking away.

  Breakdown:
  LOOP 1 – Typing at the computer
  PLAY KF’s – Thinking for a bit
  LOOP 2 – Typing at the computer
  PLAY KF’s – Stand up and starts to walk away
  LOOP 3 – Walkcycle

  So to summarize: Is there a way to start and stop loops at will? Or at least start and stop loops a couple of times?

  Sorry for the bullshit code example.

  if(time lessthan key(1).time) loopIn("cycle", 2); //loop the three first keyframes
else if(time == key(4).time) playframes??; //play keyframe 4 and on to 8
else if(time > key(8).time) loop spesific frames??; //loop keyframe 6, 7 and 8
else if(time > key(9).time) playframes??; //play keyframe 9, 10 and 11;
else if(time > key(11).time) loopOut("cycle", 2); //loop keyframe 9, 10 and 11;
else(value);

  Steve Bentley replied 8 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Steve Bentley

  April 12, 2018 at 10:03 pm

  Would you not have more control by selecting all the keyframes, for say typing, and copying them and sliding them down the time line?

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