Opacity in Time

[James Murphy]

To be a bit more specific, I pick-whipped the object’s opacity to the flickering brightness of the flare; however, I don’t want it to be flickering throughout, as the flare doesn’t start until later in the composition, and the object is visible the whole time.

[Dan Ebberts]

This would be one way:


myStartTime = 4; // start at 4 seconds
if (time < myStartTime){
value;
}else{
your_original_expression_goes_here
}


Dan

[James Murphy]

Excellent. Thanks!

For future reference, what if I wanted to start it on a certain frame?

[Dan Ebberts]

Like this:


myStartFrame = 30; // start at frame 30
if (time < framesToTime(myStartFrame)){
value;
}else{
your_expression_goes_here
}