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expression for showing layer marker text
Hi folks –
Is there a way to make the layer marker text show up in the comp window. I am assembling 110+ short cartoon shots and I want to be able to watch the video and see what shots need fixing. We have them numbered and marked off on the audio layer, and I can always duplicate the audio layer and swap it out for a solid if that helps, but I want to put the scene numbers up on the screen so that I know exactly what shot number needs fixing.Thanks.
Aharon
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Aharon Rabinowitz
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http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Aharon,
Apparently it you could do it older versions, but newer versions have a bug that prevents access.
Dan
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well doesn’t that just suck.
I haven’t updated to the latest AE 7 update yet, have you? maybe it’s fixed?
Anyway, how would you do it, if it did work? Is it comlicated?
Thanks anyway!
Aharon
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
available @ http://www.pIllusionFusion.com -
No, it’s broken in AE 7. I think it was supposed to be like this, but I haven’t tried it (with AE 5.5 presumably):
marker.key(index).value
Dan
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Dan, where do I eventually apply this expression? Which solid’s parameter?
Thanks.
Paperinik
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Well, I’d guess you’d apply it to the source text of a text layer.
Dan
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what if your markers are on a different layer. How would you tell it that?
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
available @ http://www.pIllusionFusion.com -
But in this case the only expression:
index
work fine in source text of AE 7.
Paperinik
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to Aharon
in that case the expression is:
thisComp.layer(“Solid N”).index
where “Solid N” is the name of your targer solid.
Paperinik
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Thanks, but That’s telling me what layer number it is. I’m looking for the expression to tell me what text is on the layer markers.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
available @ http://www.pIllusionFusion.com -
It would be like this:
thisComp.layer(“Other Layer”).marker.key(1).value
Dan
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