Create Effect controller (position) to control 3D layer Position

[Dan Ebberts]

Try this:

app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“ADBE Point3D Control”);

or this:

app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“3D Point Control”);

Dan

[Eden Exposito]

Wow Perfect Dan!

And for use those 3D point values to control position channel without add an expression in position channel? I want use this controller as position

Thanks!!

[Dan Ebberts]

I don’t think there’s any way to do that (except via an expression). Why don’t you want to use an expression?

Dan

[Eden Exposito]

I think that is more clean add custom expressions in custom channels instead default layer channels in this preset (by Videocopilot) Seems that they are doing that i attach a screenshot https://d.pr/i/2O0X

[Dan Ebberts]

It looks like that’s just the Transform effect, which they have renamed to FX_Transform. If you were willing to create your own plug-in version of the Transform effect I think you could (as of CS5.5) add a 3D point control, but that would be a lot to bite off.

Dan

[Eden Exposito]

wooh!. Well I only want add Transform effect with name changed too 😛 maybe this it’s more simple that I thought to do. Do you know the script line to do it?

Thanks Dan for your rapid responses!!

[Dan Ebberts]

Try this:

var myEffect = app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“ADBE Geometry2”);
myEffect.name = “FX_Transform”;

or this:

var myEffect = app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“Transform”);
myEffect.name = “FX_Transform”;

Dan

[Eden Exposito]

Wow! Perfect.

How you know the property names “ADBE Geometry2” … “transform”.. etc? Where I can consult it? Seems exists a list of those effects ready to use..

Thanks!!

[Dan Ebberts]

Just Google “After Effects match names”. That will lead you to a couple of lists. I always just use Jeff Almasol’s wonderful rd_GimmePropPath script available at his site (redefinery.com_)

Dan

[Eden Exposito]

Great utility!!

As I expected

var myEffect = app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“Transform”);
myEffect.name = “Transform”;

Give me a 2D dimension capabilities only (Adobe dont think about 3D layers?)

With GimmePropPath i can see that position is: layer(1).property(“Transform”).property(“Position”) but

var myEffect = app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty(“Transform”).property(“Position”);
myEffect.name = “Transform”;

Dont work, maybe a property can not work like an effect?…or script line is wrong

other questionis if I can add specific parameter of Transform effect instead invoke all effect?

Thanks!