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Tie one property to another with pick whip but have the layer take say 10 frames longer
Hi Everyone,
I am trying to learn how to do a simple thing with expressions. In this case with scale, but in general if I have a few layers and I pick whip the scale properties to one layer that has 2 scaling keyframes, what syntax do I add to the other layers in the expression if I want them to come in say 10 frames later than the object they are pick whipped to? Thanks in advance.
Lori
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5 Replies
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valueAtTime() is what you’re looking for. This should give you a 10-frame delay:
delay = framesToTime(10);
thisComp.layer(“other layer”).transform.scale.valueAtTime(time-delay);Dan
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Thank you Dan.
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Thank you.
This works great. The only problem that I’m having is that the objects are lining
up (position in this case). How do I have one follow the other without landing on top
of the object that is being followed, so that it keeps it’s position but is a few steps behind
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That’s a little trickier. I think the examples at the bottom of this page will help:
https://www.motionscript.com/mastering-expressions/follow-the-leader.html
(see the A Completely Different Approach section).
Dan
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Thanks for your help. I’ll give it a try.
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