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Load external expression.txt and reference a slider in the comp
Hi
I’ve set up an external .txt file which is referenced by multiple layers with $.evalFile(). The load works fine, but I have an issue with expression sliders that I’ve referenced. An extract…
rate = thisComp.layer(“settings”).effect(“rate”)(“Slider”);
posterizeTime(rate);
returns the following
Error: Reference Error: seedRandom is not defined.
Is there a way for me to use expression sliders in an expression that is loaded from an external file? The reason I’m doing this in the first place is that I’d like this to run across many layers and updating each when I make a change becomes really tedious. If the above is not possible, do you have a workflow that works for you?
Thanks
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A work around I’m using is to copy the script into a text layer and to reference that in the other layer. I’d still be interested to hear if I can do it externally.
eval(thisComp.layer(“colour A”).text.sourceText.value);
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Hi Christiaan,
Javascript in external files get processed a bit different, and need more methods to be tied explicitly to their ancestor (usually thisProperty and thisLayer)
In this case you would need:
thisLayer.seedRandom()
read more about it here:
and here:
https://motiondeveloper.com/blog/write-expressions-external-files
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Thank you for the reply and the resources, it’s really helpful.
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