[Alex Weil]

dang Dan,

you are a Legend! works fine! thank you so much!

[Alex Weil]

sweet ☺ tried something similar with if/else conditions but didnt know about doing it with t=linear(…. and valueAtTime(t) ☺ this works great! thank you

[Alex Weil]

try this

delay = 1; //delay time
parent.fromWorld(toWorld(anchorPoint,time-delay))


also check this old thread: https://forums.creativecow.net/docs/forums/post.php?forumid=227&postid=15512&univpostid=15512&pview=t

[Alex Weil]

paste this to your Flare Centers Position:


layer = thisComp.layer("YOUR NULL") ;
layer.toComp([0,0,0])


[Alex Weil]

ahh okay, i figured out that the expression just reacts to the path but not to the transformation of the Ellipse. Maybe i need to find a way to calculate this in

[Alex Weil]

just wow ☺ thanks Dan

i made this now, and it kind of works.

var targetPath1 = content("Ellipse 1").content("Path 1").path;
var targetPath2 = content("Ellipse 2").content("Path 1").path;

createPath(points = [targetPath1.points()[0], targetPath1.points()[2], targetPath2.points()[2], targetPath2.points()[0]], inTangents = [], outTangents = [], is_closed = true)


the Points dont line up very well, do i have a toComp() somewhere?

[Alex Weil]

Hey Fabian,

i think you can only archive the first effect with several copies of the original layer (maybe with a wickwhiped source text) and masks. to have it a little more dynamic you can create trackmattes for the copies which are driven by expressions (like position offset via index). Maybe i can find some time this weekend and run a little test.

for that slotmachine effect i would throw a cc repetile effect on the Text Layer, place some masked adjustment layers with the transform effect over it and create a master mask all over it. i tried it and it worked, cant upload and attach the file here :-/

cheers
Alex

[Alex Weil]

Simple and effective ☺
Thanks, Bud!

[Alex Weil]

Thanks Kalleheikki and Steve for your replys.

@ Kalleheikki: i contacted Mike from EaseCopy and he helped me out a littlebit with a reference to https://docs.aenhancers.com/ maybe i can get a script running that does the job for me.

@steve: i think thats a way to get hardcoded keyframedata but that takes all my possibilities away to individualise the keyframes afterwards.

[Alex Weil]

too bad that here is no edit button, so you guy get a little monologue ???? sorry

i solved it for like this


data = footage("welcome3.jsx").sourceData;
txt = data.name1;

if (txt.indexOf("\n") > -1 ) {
txt.split("\n")[0] + "\n" + txt.split("\n")[1];
} else {txt}


so if my text has a line wrap command \n in it, it splits it in 2 sections. dont know how to handle this if there are more than one line wraps, but for now it is enough.
maybe you got some nice ideas for me 🙂