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Error when pick-whipping properties across comps: “After Effects warning: layer named ‘…’ is missing or does not exist. It may have been renamed, moved, or deleted, or the name may have been mistyped. A property expression referencing it
I’m picking whipping some properties of a few layers across comps, so I can have a pre-comp update to match my main comp so I can use it as an obscuration layer for filters to reference. Not that should be relevant but I want a layer in Element 3D to be able to block a lens flare from Optical Flares.
When I do it I get this error:
“After Effects warning: layer named ‘…’ is missing or does not exist. It may have been renamed, moved, or deleted, or the name may have been mistyped. A property expression referencing it was disabled.”
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In my pre-comp I have a camera, a null and an Element 3D layer. The camera layer let me pick-whip the different variables across the two comps fine, but the null won’t let me do any! Any come across this?
I’m using AE CC 2014 on OS X 10.10.2. If you need any more info please let me know, thanks!
comp("Earth").layer("Camera Control").transform.position -
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It also won’t pick-whip the Element 3D variables. Probably should have mentioned that!
I made the pre-comp by duplicating the main comp, if that might have any impact?
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I can’t reproduce the problem. Can you upload a screen shot of your setup (the comp timelines) and what you’re trying to link to what when this occurs?
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Is it possible you have more than one comp named “Earth”? If so, the expression may be probably finding the wrong one in the project bin.
Dan
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