• Adobe After Effects

  is there something like this in after effects??

  Posted by Taha Arrabe on December 21, 2021 at 5:58 pm

  Hi,
  I can’t explain my problem perfectly.
  Look at the number 2 in the attached picture.
  I need a way to change this number depending on my layer name or any variation.
  For Example:
  if my layer name is 4 then the fullapperance variation must be:
  thisComp.layer(“Timing”).effect(“Start in (Frame) Picture 4”)(“Slider”);
  if my layer name is 7 then the fullapperance variation must be:thisComp.layer(“Timing”).effect(“Start in (Frame) Picture 7”)(“Slider”);
  can I do something like this in after effects???

  

  Taha Arrabe replied 4 years, 4 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Walter Soyka

  December 21, 2021 at 8:14 pm

  The effect name is just a string, so you can use Javascript’s string manipulation tools to build whatever you like.

  For example, if your layer name were “4”, this line should get you what you’re looking for:

  thisComp.layer(“Timing”).effect(“Start in (Frame) Picture " + thisLayer.name)(“Slider”); 

  Note that it’s a good practice to do some error-checking in your expression so an unexpected layer name doesn’t break everything.
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  Taha Arrabe

  December 21, 2021 at 8:28 pm

  Thank you, Walter Soyka.
  it worked very well!

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