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  • Linking Layers in the Timeline Window

    Posted by John Pritchett on August 16, 2016 at 3:37 am

    After Effects Gurus!
    Is this possible? I am attempting to link one layer to another in the TIMELINE window so for instance, Layer 1 moves when I move Layer 2.
    This is not using the pickwhip to ‘parent’ objects in the Composition, its moving it ‘in time’ in the Timeline window.
    What I am trying to achieve is to hide one layer, but ‘lock’ its position in time to another.
    Thanks in advance!

    Hammers Nail replied 9 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Hammers Nail

    August 17, 2016 at 2:39 pm

    Not quite a linking, but this can work.
    Make all sub-layers comp long and add a following expression for each animated property.

    offset = thisComp.layer("MASTER").inPoint;
    valueAtTime(time-offset);

    Nh

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