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Finding the Global Scale Value of an object?
I have a layer (result_layer) that uses the scale property of another layer for it’s value. However, that secondary layer is a child of a parent that is scaled up by a few factors. When I use my expression all I get is the child’s scale, not the true/global scale.
What I am trying to find out is the global scale property of the child layer. Is this possible in After Effects?
result_layer's scale expression (to which I only get the child's 'local' scale:
thisComp.layer("CHILD").transform.scale*.5; -
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Something like this:
L = thisComp.layer("CHILD");
s = L.transform.scale;
while (L.hasParent){
sp = L.parent.transform.scale;
s = [s[0]*sp[0],s[1]*sp[1]]/100;
L = L.parent;
}
s*.5;
Dan
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it worked! thank you
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I’m having the same sort of issue. I have a PreComp that is 2160×3680 and I put this in a smaller comp. Now parented this Precomp to a null, but now I’m not able to see how far I scale my PreComp. Since I don’t want to go beyond the maximum resolution (scale > 100) I would like to have some kind of controller that will tell me when I reach 100.
Of course I could check this by unparenting my PreComp from the null, but is there a way where I can check the absolute/global scale value at all times even when it is parented to another layer and therefore relative data?
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This gives an absolute scale (in %) of parented layer:
L=thisComp.layer("CHILD_LAYER");
length(L.toWorld([1,0,0])-L.toWorld([0,0,0]))*100; -
Hi Oleg,
For some reason it doesn’t work the expression you gave me. You apply it to the “Scale” Property and Child layer?
This eventually turned out quite nicely. I don’t understand the code, but it works:
s = scale[0];
L = thisLayer;
while (L.hasParent){
s = s*L.parent.scale[0]/100;
L = L.parent;
}
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I might have cheered too soon.
It gives me an error:
expression result must be of dimension 2, not 1
Is this an easy fix?
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Wouter, as easy as it could be, one of the easiest in fact, hehe!
Scales requires an array of 2 or 3 items. Just add retrieved value into array and you will be good to go.
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???? I should have known. Thanks for clearing it up –> It works now.
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