[Dan Ebberts]

Try it this way:

tracking = effect(“Tracking”)(“Slider”);
fontSize = effect(“Font Size”)(“Slider”);
newStyle = style.setTracking(tracking);
newStyle.setFontSize(fontSize);

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

One problem you might be having is that there will be discontinuities at 1 and 2 seconds, where the amount of delay changes abruptly. You might want to ease through those changes with something like this (not tested at all):


easeTime = .25;
delay = thisComp.layer("xp").effect("d")("Slider");
t=time;
d = delay*thisComp.frameDuration*(index - 1);
if (t < 2){
dly = ease(t,1-easeTime,1,-d,0);
}else{
dly = ease(t,2,2+easeTime,0,d);
}
thisComp.layer(6).scale.valueAtTime(time + dly)


Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I don’t think while will help, but what exactly are you trying to do?

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

For starters, you don’t define what s is when t is between 1 and 2. I’d set it up like this:


if (t < 1){
s = // value when t less than 1
}else if (t <= 2){
s = // value when t between 1 and 2
}else{
s = // value when t > 2
}
s


I’m not sure that’s the only issue, but it should help…

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I haven’t tested this, but something like this:


app.beginUndoGroup("Add to EGP");

function add(theLayer){

var myComp = app.project.activeItem; //Active comp
var selectProp = theLayer.position; //Position on selected layer;
var myLayer = theLayer.name; //Get layer name;
var myProp = "Position"; //Property name;
var myControl = myProp + " " + "-" + " " + myLayer;//Combine property name and layer name
selectProp.addToMotionGraphicsTemplateAs(myComp, myControl); //Add property to EGP and rename;
app.project.activeItem.motionGraphicsTemplateName = "Master Properties"; //Set template name;
myComp.openInEssentialGraphics(); //Opens comp in essential graphics panel;

}
var myLayers = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers;
for (var i = 0; i < myLayers.length; i++){
add(myLayers[i]);
}

app.endUndoGroup();


Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I haven’t tried addToMotionGraphicsTemplate(), but my guess is that you need to provide it a comp object, not a comp name. Try that.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

This should work:


s = thisComp.layer("Controller").effect("Slider Control")("Slider");
n = 0;
if (s.numKeys > 0){
n = s.nearestKey(time).index;
if (time < s.key(n).time)n--;
}
n


Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Something like this:

myKeyValue = transform.xPosition.key(2).value;

or (if dimensions aren’t separated):

myKeyValue = transform.position.key(2).value[0];

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Like this maybe:

veloc = parseInt(thisComp.layer(1).name,10);
x = position[0] + (time – inPoint) *veloc;
y = position[1];
[x,y]

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

Probably something close to this:


m = marker;
n = 0;
if (m.numKeys > 0){
n = m.nearestKey(time).index;
if (time < m.key(n).time) n--;
}
seedRandom(n,true);
Math.floor(random(1,thisComp.numLayers))+1


Dan