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Distribute multiple layers between two End layers?
Is there a quicker way to setup, or some help writing an expression, to distribute multiple layers between two End layers?
- Ideally, it would work for 2d or 3d layers, and distribute pos / rot / scale / opacity.
- It would be awesome if it automatically adjusted if you added or subtracted interim layers. Short of that, maybe the expression could start with variables like Order = 5 of Total = 15
- It would be super cool if you could some how adjust “ease” on one End or the other, but just linear distribution between the two would be fine.
- Finally it would be cool if it was easy to paste on to other channels like one’s in Effects or whatever one might want to interpolate from layer to layer….
I understand the theory pretty well, but my syntax is crap. Help would be appreciated…
Humble Pixel Farmer
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4 Replies
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I think this will distribute a property between two layers named “Start Layer” and “End Layer” (change the first two lines if your bookend layers have different names):
startLayerName = "Start Layer";
endLayerName = "End Layer";
sStr = 'thisComp.layer("' + startLayerName + '")';
eStr = 'thisComp.layer("' + endLayerName + '")';
sIdx = eval(sStr + '.index');
eIdx = eval(eStr + '.index');
p = thisProperty;
str = ".value";
while(!(p instanceof Layer)){
str = '("' + p.name + '")' + str;
p = p.propertyGroup(1);
}
sVal = eval(sStr + str);
eVal = eval(eStr + str);
linear(index,sIdx,eIdx,sVal,eVal)
It assumes that the layers are contiguous in the layer stack, with “Start Layer” at the top and “End Layer” at the bottom.
Dan
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What, no ease on the end layers? I kid. This is super AWESOME! Thanks so much Dan!
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Ocean Byrne
Humble Pixel Farmer -
Is there a way to set a time offset on the start and end layer to be able to use this expression?
I can adjust each layer manually to start 1 frame later than the previous, but it would be great to be able to adjust a slider on the End Layer and have them all interpolate between…
Thanks again!
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Ocean Byrne
Humble Pixel Farmer -
Could have sworn I had figured this out, but not finding anything but this. How can I apply this same theory/expression to a channel within layers? Specifically I am wanting to blend between 2 animating shape lines. (they could be masks with strokes on them instead if that would work better.)
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