[Dan Ebberts]

I think this might be a simpler version of what you’re looking for:

seedRandom(index,true);
value + random([-150,-150],[150,150]);

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

The Period key on the numberic keypad starts audio preview. You can hit asterisk on the keypad to leave layer markers while the audio is previewing.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Ah OK – I didn’t pick up that you wanted it to ramp from one value to the next. Try this:

period = 5; // every 5 seconds

seed = Math.floor(time/period);
seedRandom(seed,true);
xNow = gaussRandom(50,60);
seedRandom(seed+1,true);
xNext = gaussRandom(50,60);
x = linear(time,seed*period,(seed+1)*period,xNow,xNext);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Ah OK – I didn’t pick up that you wanted it to ramp from one value to the next. Try this:

period = 5; // every 5 seconds

seed = Math.floor(time/period);
seedRandom(seed,true);
xNow = gaussRandom(50,60);
seedRandom(seed+1,true);
xNext = gaussRandom(50,60);
x = linear(time,seed*period,(seed+1)*period,xNow,xNext);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Hmmm… what version of AE are you running?

Try this instead:

period = 5; // every 5 seconds

seed = Math.floor(time/period);
seedRandom(seed,true);
x = gaussRandom(50,60);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Hmmm… what version of AE are you running?

Try this instead:

period = 5; // every 5 seconds

seed = Math.floor(time/period);
seedRandom(seed,true);
x = gaussRandom(50,60);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Try this:

rate = 1/5; // once every 5 seconds
posterizeTime(rate);
x = gaussRandom(50,60);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Try this:

rate = 1/5; // once every 5 seconds
posterizeTime(rate);
x = gaussRandom(50,60);
y = x;
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Couldn’t you just use the text layer to create a new preset?

re: Shatter – keep the Force 1 Radius keyframed to zero until the frame where you want the shatter to begin.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

This would be tough to do in After Effects. Expressions don’t have access to mask info.

Dan