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linear, time expression
Hi all! Can you please advise if it’s possible to adjust something in the expression? The code is simplified.
t = transform.yPosition;
if (a > b) {
t = linear(time, 0, 3, value, value);
}
t;
I need the position to smoothly transition to another, and this seems like a working approach. The issue is that I need the animation conditions to start immediately after becoming true. Currently, it runs from 0 to 3 seconds. Is there a way to tie the animation to the condition so that it starts from the beginning?
Meaning something like this
t = transform.yPosition;
if (a > b) {
t = linear(time,”a > b = true”, “a > b+3 sec”, value, value);
}
t;
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4 Replies
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Not directly. Expressions have no memory, so when an expression wakes up, it has no way of knowing if it’s in the middle of an animation that was triggered in the past. It has to either (depending on what kind of triggering you want) go backwards from the current frame, or forwards from time=0, frame-by-frame (using valueAtTime) to figure out if a triggering event has occurred, and if so, how long ago did it happen. It’s a little tricky, but not too tough to set up. You have to decide whether it’s looking for a single trigger event, or if it can be re-triggered. So, more details about how it should actually work would be helpful.
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Thanks for reply. I tried to rewrite it, but it didn’t work, probably still not right. I tried to show on the video what I need.
var x = thisComp.layer(“Data_02”).effect(“Point Control”)(“Point”)[0];
var y = thisComp.layer(“Data_01”).effect(“Point Control”)(“Point”)[0];
var isTriggered = x < y;
var modifiedTime = time + isTriggered;
if (isTriggered) {
var animationDuration = 5;
var startTime = Math.floor(modifiedTime / animationDuration) * animationDuration;
var endTime = startTime + animationDuration;
t = linear(modifiedTime, startTime, endTime, value, thisComp.layer(“Line_01”).transform.yPosition);
} else {
t = value;
}
t;
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I’m not 100% sure, but this might be close to what you’re looking for:
x = thisComp.layer("Data_02").effect("Point Control")("Point");
y = thisComp.layer("Data_01").effect("Point Control")("Point");
t = 0;
for (f = 0; f <= timeToFrames(time); f++){
tf = framesToTime(f);
if (x.valueAtTime(tf)[0] < y.valueAtTime(tf)[0]){
t = time - tf;
break;
}
}
linear(t,0,5,value,thisComp.layer("Line_01").transform.yPosition); -
Unfortunately, the animation starts from the very beginning and not when the condition is true. https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9vh86kpvgz84b1otwf2dx/bandicam-2024-01-15-08-05-09-246.mp4?rlkey=2kh4aqjqafzotr95zqmk49hly&dl=0
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