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generate varying lengths of random numbers
I want to create an effect using expressions that will randomly generate numbers on one line with length between say 3 and 15 digits, then move that line down 1 and generate a new line at the top, repeating, so it looks like a stream of ‘data’ is being received, logged, and scrolled down the comp.
i’m very new to expressions and was hoping someone could help.
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2 Replies
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The are a lot of possibilities. Try plugging this into the source text property of a text layer:
frames = 4; // generate new number every 4 frames
minDigits = 3;
maxDigits = 15;f = timeToFrames();
n = Math.floor(f/frames);s = “”;
seedRandom(index,true)while (n >= 0){
num = “” + Math.floor(random(100000000000000,999999999999999));
numDigits = Math.floor(random(minDigits,maxDigits));
s = num.substr(0,numDigits) + “r” + s;
n–;
}
sDan
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This is perfect! Thank you so much!
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