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Offset Position AND TIME expression
Hello Everyone,
I am trying to create an expression that will help me animate 15 pages of a pdf. I have the keyframe set for page 1.
I want the other pages to fall in but moved over a hair on both x and y and their movement spaced out as well.So I found a thread that KINDA helps, but it only solves 1/2 my problem:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/2/875415And I have a script ALOT like it:
offset = -.5;
p = thisComp.layer(“Page 1/ProtectorPlus.psd”);
t = time + offset;
p.position.valueAtTime(t);So – For TIME this is GREAT works like a charm. For position offset, no so much!
I have some code I made up with my whole 6 hours of expression experience, so only laugh a little at how bad it is. This works for the spacing but not the time:offset = index – 1;
xNum = thisComp.layer(“Page 1/ProtectorPlus.psd”).position[0];
yNum = thisComp.layer(“Page 1/ProtectorPlus.psd”).position[1];
zNum = thisComp.layer(“Page 1/ProtectorPlus.psd”).position[2];
x = xNum – offset+100;
y = yNum – offset+50;
z = zNum;
[x,y,z]How the Heck do I COMBINE the first code and the second?! So my papers space correctly over time?
thanks
JenniferJennifer Arani
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3 Replies
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I suck at expressions, but I’ll try to help.
First you have two different values for the variable offset…You’ll need to rename one.
Since your first expression already instances your posisiton you won’t need to do it again on the second one… so i’m gessing you’ll just need to give it the position offset you want.Try something like
offset = -.5;
p = thisComp.layer(“Page 1/ProtectorPlus.psd”);
t = time + offset;
r = p.position.valueAtTime(t);
noffset = index – 1;
[r[0] – noffset+100, r[1] – noffset+50, r[2]]Give me some feedback of what you got.
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Thinking about it, this will probably work only for the first layer (page 2)…but I’ll wait for you to check it out.
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if cassius’s expression did not work, i think this is what you are looking for:
Delay = .5; // value in seconds
Offset = [100,50,0]; // offset position array [x,y,z]
PreviousLayer = thisComp.layer(index-1); // this looks at the layer right above it
PreviousLayer.position.valueAtTime(time – Delay) + Offset; // this puts it all togetherKevin Camp
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