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Move Current Time Indicator Forward to a specific Frame
If I want to move the CTI forward to a specific Frame. What are my choices using expressions? I have following script which does a counter. Once a Counter reaches the time. I want to move the CTI to a particular FRAME on the timeline. How can I do this using expressions:
clockStart = parseInt(comp(“main”).layer(5).text.sourceText.value);
if (time < clockStart)
0
else if (time >clockStart)
{
t= linear(time,0,clockStart,key(1).value,key(1).value-(clockStart-time-0.5));
valueAtTime(t);
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2 Replies
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You can’t change the current time of a comp with expressions, you can only set the value of the layer properties that they’re applied to.
You can use scripts to change the time, but that won’t have any effect at render time, it would be as if you changed the time yourself with the UI.
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You can precomp everything and use Time Remapping, after which you can you an expression for Time Remapping to change the current time by an offset value if certain condition is met. CTI wont move but the result will be as if it did.
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