[Alex]

Thank you all for your reply.

I’ll just mix up my files and use the different tools at my disposal. I just wanted to do it all in one package…hopefully Adobe can update their 7.0 release to include this essential tool.

Thanks again.

[Alex]

Thank you all for your reply.

I’ll just mix up my files and use the different tools at my disposal. I just wanted to do it all in one package…hopefully Adobe can update their 7.0 release to include this essential tool.

Thanks again.

[Alex]

Hello,

to the last poster, thank you, I had some progress!

OK, now the image layer no longer moves along the Z axis, however, I need the image to move relative to where I have placed it in world space. Once I apply the expression, it moves appropriately to the audio, but, the audio starts at 0, so the image moves waaaaay to the left in world space along the x-axis to 0 and then moves appropriately from there – but it is not where I need it placed.

So, half the battle is over. It moves correctly now, but how do I get it to move as it is now, yet stay in the relatively same space and not waaaaay off to one side?

Again, your patience and assistance is truly appreciated!

Thank you.

-Alex.

[Alex]

Hello,

to the last poster, thank you, I had some progress!

OK, now the image layer no longer moves along the Z axis, however, I need the image to move relative to where I have placed it in world space. Once I apply the expression, it moves appropriately to the audio, but, the audio starts at 0, so the image moves waaaaay to the left in world space along the x-axis to 0 and then moves appropriately from there – but it is not where I need it placed.

So, half the battle is over. It moves correctly now, but how do I get it to move as it is now, yet stay in the relatively same space and not waaaaay off to one side?

Again, your patience and assistance is truly appreciated!

Thank you.

-Alex.

[Alex]

My expression looks like this:

KeyframeVal=temp = thisComp.layer(“soundkeys”).effect(“Sound Keys”)(“Output 1”);
[temp, temp, temp]=KeyframeVal,KeyframeVal,position[2]]

As you can see, the KeyframeVal= you mentioned is in front. After the script from the pickwhip, which ends in [temp, temp, temp] I added the =KeyframeVal,KeyframeVal,position[2]]

Once again, the expression disabled itself. I am at my wit’s end, what the HECK am I doing wrong here? I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong with my selection, I have Brian Maffit’s After Effects tutorials DVD, and though they are great, they just show you how to do an initial setup – not how to workaround any freezes.

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[Alex]

My expression looks like this:

KeyframeVal=temp = thisComp.layer(“soundkeys”).effect(“Sound Keys”)(“Output 1”);
[temp, temp, temp]=KeyframeVal,KeyframeVal,position[2]]

As you can see, the KeyframeVal= you mentioned is in front. After the script from the pickwhip, which ends in [temp, temp, temp] I added the =KeyframeVal,KeyframeVal,position[2]]

Once again, the expression disabled itself. I am at my wit’s end, what the HECK am I doing wrong here? I don’t think I’m doing anything wrong with my selection, I have Brian Maffit’s After Effects tutorials DVD, and though they are great, they just show you how to do an initial setup – not how to workaround any freezes.

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[Alex]

The image’s position is being pickwhipped to the soundkeys keyframes. Unfortunately, as it is a 3d layer (the image, that is), once you make a pickwhip selection, the numbers turn red and cannot be tweaked by hand. As a result, the x, y, and z axes are all affected the same and all at once. I want to keep the z axis unaffected. If you would be willing to sen me your email address, I will send you the file for you to see fo yourself – I don’t know how to post a screenshot into this page. my email is: fxfellow@aol.com

Thanks.

[Alex]

The image’s position is being pickwhipped to the soundkeys keyframes. Unfortunately, as it is a 3d layer (the image, that is), once you make a pickwhip selection, the numbers turn red and cannot be tweaked by hand. As a result, the x, y, and z axes are all affected the same and all at once. I want to keep the z axis unaffected. If you would be willing to sen me your email address, I will send you the file for you to see fo yourself – I don’t know how to post a screenshot into this page. my email is: fxfellow@aol.com

Thanks.

[Alex]

Hello,

thank you for responding. Remember I’m new to expressions, so please have patience.

Once, I have pickwhipped, an expression automatically writes inteself onto a field. Do I DELETE this field that automatically shows up? Or do I add this to what automatically is inserted by After Effects? I tried both, but it caused the expression to become disabled. I am using soundkeys to get the keys from the audio, not “convert audio to keyframes.” I also DID change the script that you gave me to add the name of the relevant layer with the audio. All of this did not bring about a resolution. Instead, I still have the same problem, where the image flies off into z space.

Any suggestions?

[Alex]

Hello,

thank you for responding. Remember I’m new to expressions, so please have patience.

Once, I have pickwhipped, an expression automatically writes inteself onto a field. Do I DELETE this field that automatically shows up? Or do I add this to what automatically is inserted by After Effects? I tried both, but it caused the expression to become disabled. I am using soundkeys to get the keys from the audio, not “convert audio to keyframes.” I also DID change the script that you gave me to add the name of the relevant layer with the audio. All of this did not bring about a resolution. Instead, I still have the same problem, where the image flies off into z space.

Any suggestions?