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Random positions
Hey everyone.
This is my firts question as I am new to After effects and found this forum.
Well, I have a composition with many layers (more than 200 pics) I needed to spread them appart so I used this expression in each one:
range = 10000;
x = random(-range,range);
y = random(-range,range);
z = random(-range/2,range/2);
[x,y,z];The thing is I want them to stay in that position, but I found that they change every frame. How can I resolve this?
Thank you.
range = 10000;
x = random(-range,range);
y = random(-range,range);
z = random(-range/2,range/2);
[x,y,z];
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5 Replies
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Just add this as the first line of the expression:
seedRandom(index,true);
Dan
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Thanx Dan, it worked!
Now I have another problem 😛
hope someone can help me, what I want to do now is to convert the random values generated with constant numbers since I made some camera moves over the spreaded pics, saved the proyect and (I really dont remember if I closed it and opened it again) the values changed, I mean the pics are now on different locations.
Thank you again
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That will happen if you add new layers above the ones with the expression.
You can always select the position property, and then Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Convert Expression to Keyframes. You can then delete the keyframes if you want.
Dan
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Thank u again Dan!
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Thanks Dan! Neato!
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