Delay effect with Slider Control?

[Miguel De mendoza]

You have to add the self value to the expression:

pos=thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("pos")("Slider");
thisComp.layer (index+1).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-pos) + value

Now you can move the text_2 where you want and get the relative offset.

[Robert Røbke]

Hey Miguel,

thanks for the fast answer! Its working, BUT its offsetting the second object in x and y by “random” (?). I want the same x value for the second layer, just delay the y animation. Can give me further instructions? 🙂

Thanks

Rob

[Robert Røbke]

Update – ok, by linking the “value” to another slider i can influence x position, but I’m still wondering how to get the y value. I tried to add a second +value but it doesn’t work.

anxious to hear the solution! 🙂

Thanks

[Miguel De mendoza]

Try this:
pos=thisComp.layer("CONTROL").effect("pos")("Slider");
x = value[0];
y = thisComp.layer (index+1).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-pos)[1];
[x,y]

[Robert Røbke]

Hey..

thanks again, but i still don’t really understand how to achieve what i want. I used your code, but still just get my delay in y. But i want to end the “Miguel” layer in another y value than the “thanks” layer.

it should stay like e.g. 100px in y further down…

thanks for ur efforts! 🙂

See my example here: 9971_bildschirmfoto20160412um16.54.25.png.zip

[Robert Røbke]

Ok, i could just do it over the anchorpoint parameter of the second layer. However i’m interested how i can say: “please set every following layer e.g. -100px in y down”. So if i have 5 Text layers everyone should animate in according to the “CONTROL” layer (just as we can with ur expression) BUT like a sequence – every layer e.g. -100px y down.

Sorry for the spam – still working on it..

thanks

[Robert Røbke]

Ok, i could just do it over the anchorpoint parameter of the second layer. However i’m interested how i can say: “please set every following layer e.g. -100px in y down”. So if i have 5 Text layers everyone should animate in according to the “CONTROL” layer (just as we can with ur expression) BUT like a sequence – every layer e.g. -100px y down.

Sorry for the spam – still working on it..

thanks

[Miguel De mendoza]

Sorry, I forget to add the y value to the y variable:

pos=thisComp.layer(“CONTROL”).effect(“pos”)(“Slider”);
x = value[0];
y = thisComp.layer (index+1).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-pos)[1] + value[1];
[x,y]

You can change value[1] on the 3rd line by whatever you want ex 100, try diferent alues to see what happends. The reason for using value[1] is for “unlocking” the y axis so you can positionate it manualy where you want.

[Robert Røbke]

Mhm tried it with 2 Shapes – 1. = control (with position animation) 2.= same shape without any keyframes and same (end) position as control layer.

If i put your expression in the 2’s layers position parameter it immediately repositions the 2. layer further down. It seems that +value[1] does this, but it should just “unlock” the y axis as you said?

However if i try to put in +value[100] the expressions fails and says “Error at line 3 in property “Position” of layer 2 (“shape”)…. “proberty or method named ‘100’ in Class ‘Array’ is missing or does not exist. It may have been renamed, moved, deleted, or the name may have been mistyped”.

Still not doing what i expected – am I doing something wrong?

Thanks again…

[Miguel De mendoza]

I mean change all “+ value[1]” value, not only the number : value[100] incorrect:

pos=thisComp.layer(“CONTROL”).effect(“pos”)(“Slider”);
x = value[0];
y = thisComp.layer (index+1).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-pos)[1] + 100; //<—this is the right change to do
[x,y]

But with the value[1] instead of a fixed number, you can position your layers where you want in y axis, and still mantain the offset, it depends on you.