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Randomize the Index…
Hello. I was wondering if there is an expression that would allow me to randomize the index sequence. I’m assuming the manual way would be to rearrange the index, but with 200+ layers, that would take awhile, let alone making it look organic.
The code comes from a tutorial over at https://www.graymachine.com. The final line is the one I believe would be the one to modify. The whole premise is that a layer will end at a certain position, and the animation of the layers are driven by the index. However, the object (in this case text), is made up of 200+ layers, and they were imported from Illustrator in a structured manor. I want the end result to have a random feel, instead of a very linear left-to-right animation.
Thank you in advanced.
seedRandom(index,true)
start = random([-100, 50, -2000] , [1000, 436, 1000]);
end = value;ease(time, 0, 2 + (index*thisComp.frameDuration), start, end)
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2 Replies
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Try changing the last line to this:
ease(time, 0, 2 + (random(thisComp.numLayers)*thisComp.frameDuration), start, end)
Does that do what you want?
Dan
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Wow, thank you so much man. You just saved me a headache, or ten. Haha. 🙂
It did exactly what I wanted. Thank you!
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