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  • Question about automating Layer visibility

    Posted by Paul Dixon on July 18, 2023 at 2:39 am

    Hello all, new to Aftereffects!

    Is there a way I can automate a layer’s visibility to toggle on and off without having to write in a massive amount of keyframes?

    Filip Vandueren replied 2 years, 11 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Filip Vandueren

    July 18, 2023 at 11:25 am

    Expressions are very suited for this.

    What would be the trigger that decides if the layer is visible or not ?

    As a example, a random flicker could be something like this:

    (expression on the opacity property):

    random(1) <0.75 ? 100 : 0 ;

    Every frame there’s a 75% chance the opacity is 100 , otherwise it is 0.

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