Randomly arrange frames

[Todd Kopriva]

If all of the image frames are on a single layer, then you could apply time-remapping to the layer and then use a random number expression on the Time Remap property to play the frames in a random order.

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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Here’s a gem from Dan Ebberts –

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If you want random pics at random intervals, this would
be one way:

Import your pics into a comp and sequence them (let’s
say one second duration for each).

Select all the pics and pre-comp them (move all
attributes..)

Enable time-remapping for the new pre-comp

Alt-click (Opt-click) on the time-remapping stopwatch to
enable expressions.

Paste in this expression:

n=4; //number of stills
seg_start_time = 0; //initial conditions
seg_end_time = 0;
i =1;
tmin = .5; //minimum cycle time
tmax = 2; //maximum cycle time
while (time >= seg_end_time){
i = i+1; seed_random(i,true);
seg_start_time = seg_end_time;
seg_end_time = seg_end_time + random(tmin,tmax);
}
Math.floor(random(0,n)) + .5;

Edit the expression so that n = your number of pics, and
tmin and tmax are the minimum and maximum times you want
one pic on the screen.

Good luck!

Dan
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HTH
RoRK

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[Ron Dangus]

Thanks,

So, if I have 6421 pictures, and I want them all to show once for just a frame, it’ll be:

n=6421;
seg_start_time = 0; //initial conditions
seg_end_time = 0;
i =1;
tmin = .5; //minimum cycle time
tmax = 2; //maximum cycle time
while (time >= seg_end_time){
i = i+1; seed_random(i,true);
seg_start_time = seg_end_time;
seg_end_time = seg_end_time + random(tmin,tmax);
}
Math.floor(random(0,n)) + .5;

Is this it?