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  • scale a layer in a pre-comp with a null in another comp

    Posted by Birgit Rathsmann on October 28, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    Hi-

    I’m trying to scale a layer in comp a in relation to a null in comp b.

    I’m applying this expression to the scale value of the layer I need to scale up

    I thought this would do the trick, but I get an error on the first line that says it can’t find compb.

    Does anyone have any illuminating thoughts?

    Thank you so much!!!

    comp("compb").layer("scalenull").transform.scale

    Birgit Rathsmann replied 14 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Dan Ebberts

    October 28, 2011 at 7:29 pm

    It works for me. Is your comp name exactly “compb”? Any extra spaces in the name or differences in capitalization will make it not work.

    Dan

  • Birgit Rathsmann

    October 28, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    Thanks for checking it out.

    It was actually a different name which was apparently too long.
    There seems to be a character limit on the comp name option in the expression.

    You’re very helpful. Thanks.
    Have a nice weekend.
    Cheerio,
    Birgit

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