scaling at marker specified time.

[Dan Ebberts]

Try this:

numFrames = 20;
minVal = [0,0];
maxVal = [100,100];

if (marker.numKeys > 0){
t1 = marker.key(1).time;
t2 = t1 + numFrames*thisComp.frameDuration;
ease(time,t1,t2,minVal,maxVal)
}else{
minVal
}

I’m not sure exactly what you mean with the rotation, but it should look similar:

numFrames = 20;
minVal = -10;
maxVal = 0;

if (marker.numKeys > 0){
t1 = marker.key(1).time;
t2 = t1 + numFrames*thisComp.frameDuration;
value + ease(time,t1,t2,minVal,maxVal)
}else{
value + minVal
}

Dan

[Rosy Singh]

Hi Dan,

I tried the first script and it works beautifully. It scales at exactly where the marker appears.

I’m sorry I couldn’t convey the rotation bit properly. What I meant was that as the layer is scaling up it also rotates by 10 degrees.

Also as I applied the expression I realised that instead of the constant scale up of the layer, what would look really nice is if the layer scales from 0 to 110%in the first 10 frames and then gradually settles down to 100% in the next 10 frames.

Maybe I’m asking for too much, but in the name of good animation I’m going ahead and asking anyways.

Thanks a tonne Dan for your help, I wouldn’t have moved forward in my project without it.

Thanks,
Rosy.

[Ran Ben avraham]

If i understood you correctly, all you need to do is –
create a null object, connect all your layers to the null object And scale, rotate, change position the null object as you wish – It will effect all the other layers.

Hope that helps you.
Ran Ben Avraham.

[Rosy Singh]

Hi Ran,

Thanks for your response.

I could have connected all the layers to the Null Object for the various animations but the only catch is that i want the animations to happen at different times for each layer. I don’t think that a null will help in that case unless there is a way to use a null and define the timing with the markers.

Thanks,
Rosy.

[Dan Ebberts]

Like this:

numFrames = 20;
minVal = [0,0];
maxVal1 = [110,110];
maxVal2 = [100,100];

if (marker.numKeys > 0){
t1 = marker.key(1).time;
t2 = t1 + numFrames*thisComp.frameDuration/2;
t3 = t1 + numFrames*thisComp.frameDuration;
if (time < t2){ ease(time,t1,t2,minVal,maxVal1) }else{ ease(time,t2,t3,maxVal1,maxVal2) } }else{ minVal } Dan

[Rosy Singh]

Hey Dan,

That’s really coll it works perfectly!.

Thanks once again, you’re the coolest!!

Rosy.

[Ran Ben avraham]

Sorry cant help you there.
If you do come to a solution, i would love to know about it.
Good luck.
Ran Ben Avraham.