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Adding more than one slider control to a slider control??
Hello,
I was wondering how I can add a multiple-slider control, like the one created if I add the “Fade In+Out” Animation Preset (which looks like this):
The normal Expression Control > Slider just adds one slider per…slider – if you get what I mean:
….or would creation of such a slider involve scripting and such, which would not be worth the hassle?
Thanks,
Paul
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5 Replies
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It involves hacking the PresetEffects.xml file. You can do it, but it’s kind of ugly.
Dan
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Bah…never mind! I’ll stick to my lots-of-one-slider-sliders for now!
Thanks Dan!
– Paul
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What about CustomEffects? Maltannon.com looks into that in some tutorial. Might be useful..
hmm seems like it mentions the file Dan Ebberts mentioned !!
https://maltaannon.com/what-customeffects-are/ -
I had a nose through that file – it’s got all kinds of weird and wonderful stuff in, like:
Getting Jiggy
Funky Chicken
HopscotchFascinating!!!??
Effect matchname="ADBE Getting Jiggy" name="$$$/AE/Preset/GettingJiggy=Getting Jiggy">
Slider name="$$$/AE/Preset/OhBoy1=Oh Boy 1" default="5" valid_min="-50" valid_max="50"/>
Slider name="$$$/AE/Preset/OhBoy2=Oh Boy 2" default="5" valid_min="-50" valid_max="50" slider_min="2" slider_max="8"/>
Slider name="$$$/AE/Preset/OhBoyPercent=Oh Boy Percent" DISPLAY_PERCENT="true" default="50" valid_min="0" valid_max="100"/>
Slider name="$$$/AE/Preset/OhBoyPixel=Oh Boy Pixel" DISPLAY_PIXEL="true" default=".5" valid_min="0" valid_max="1"/>
Layer name="$$$/AE/Preset/FollowLayer=Follow Layer"/>
Color name="$$$/AE/Preset/Hopscotch=Hopscotch" default_red="128" default_green="64" default_blue="192"/>
Point name="$$$/AE/Preset/CenterPoint=Center Point"/>
Point name="$$$/AE/Preset/LeftEdgePoint=Left Edge Point" default_x="0.0" default_y="0.5"/>
Group name="$$$/AE/Preset/Jig=Jig">
Checkbox name="$$$/AE/Preset/EnableJig=Enable Jig" default="true"/>
Angle name="$$$/AE/Preset/JigAngle=Jig Angle" default="10"/>
Group name="$$$/AE/Preset/FunkyChicken=Funky Chicken">
Checkbox name="$$$/AE/Preset/EnableFunkyChicken=Enable Funky Chicken" default="false" CANNOT_TIME_VARY="false"/>
Angle name="$$$/AE/Preset/FunkyChickenAngle=Funky Chicken Angle" default="20"/> -
Yeah, it’s designed to encapsulate controls for presets that ship with AE. If you mess with it, be sure to save a backup copy first and be VERY careful with your syntax.
Dan
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