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  Is there any way to use sourceRectAtTime() with Trim Paths?

  Posted by Andrei Popa on May 3, 2018 at 3:11 pm

  I am creating some handwriting effect and i am trying to add justification by adding an expression to the anchor. But when i animate the “End” of the trim paths to the shapes, anchor begins to float as the writing effect unfolds. I would like it to be in the place it is when the trim paths is at 100%. I thought of adding as time for the sourceRectAtTime() function the time of the last keyframe, but it is not always 100% in the last keyframe. Any ideas on how to do that? This is the expression i currently have
  myLeft = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime(time,true).left;
myTop= thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime(time,true).top;
myHeight = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime(time,true).height;
myWidth = thisLayer.sourceRectAtTime(time,true).width;
temp = effect('AE Handwriter')('Justification');
if (temp == 1){
[myLeft + myWidth/2,0]
}else if(temp == 2){
[myLeft,0];
}else{
[myLeft + myWidth,0]
};
  Works perfectly on 100% Trim paths, but very bad in animation.

  Andrei
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  Andrei Popa replied 8 years, 4 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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