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Change Shape Layer Color Based on Source Text Value
I have a text layer that shows “Good” or “Bad” based on another layer.
I have a shape layer that is behind that text, and I want the color to change to red if the text says “Bad” and green if the text says “Good”.
I thought this would be pretty simple, but an if statement on the color attribute of the shape layer doesn’t seem to be working.
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4 Replies
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Something like this, probably:
txt = thisComp.layer("text").text.sourceText;
if (txt == "Good")
[0,1,0,1]
else if (txt == "Bad")
[1,0,0,1]
else
value
Dan
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Well, it’s kind of working. I see the colors change, however when I try to set to a specific color, it just ignores it:
txt = thisComp.layer("text").text.sourceText;
if (txt == "Good")
[121,193,143,1]
else if (txt == "Bad")
[189,80,80,1]
else
value
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The colors have to be normalized (between 0 and 1):
txt = thisComp.layer("text").text.sourceText;
if (txt == "Good")
[121,193,143,255]/255
else if (txt == "Bad")
[189,80,80,255]/255
else
value
Dan
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That did the trick! Thank you so much.
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