[Dan Ebberts]

As a simple example, if you wanted to split long names at the first space character, you could do something like this:

maxLength = 20;
compName = thisComp.name;
compName = thisComp.name.toLowerCase();
n = compName.substring(0, compName.indexOf(‘//’));
n.length > maxLength ? n.replace(” “, “\r”) : n

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

>What can expression can I add to this so that I am able to have the text within the comp all lowercase regardless of the case of the comp

Like this maybe:

compName = thisComp.name.toLowerCase();

> is there anyway I can add text to the end of my comp’s name without it appearing in the text?

You could maybe preface the info with a character that would never appear in the artist or title text, like “~”:

~16:9

and then change the second expression to something like this:

compName = thisComp.name.toLowerCase();
compName.substring(compName.indexOf(‘//’)+2,compName.indexOf(‘~’) )

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I think you have your test backwards. Seems like it should be:

(thisComp.numLayers < idx)

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I’d probably structure it something like this:


var numDups = 10;
var myPosOffset = [50,50];
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myDupComp;
var myDupLayer;
var myPos;
for (var i = 1; i <= numDups; i++){
myDupComp = myComp.duplicate();
myDupLayer = myDupComp.layer(1);
myPos = myDupLayer.property("Position").value;
myDupLayer.property("Position").setValue([myPos[0]+myPosOffset[0],myPos[1]+myPosOffset[1]]);
// do render stuff
myComp = myDupComp;
}


Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

This rotation expression should work (turn off auto-orient):

L=thisComp.layer(“Shape Layer 1”);
p=L.content(“Rectangle 1”).content(“Path 1”).path;
t = p.tangentOnPath(effect(“Slider Control”)(1),time);
radiansToDegrees(Math.atan2(t[1],t[0]))

except when your slider gets to 1.0, so you may want to limit it to .999 or so.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

See if this works for you:


s = effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value;
if (s <= 25){
t = linear(s,0,25,key(1).time,key(2).time);
}else if (s <=50){
t = linear(s,25,50,key(2).time,key(3).time);
}else if (s <= 75){
t = linear(s,50,75,key(3).time,key(4).time);
}else{
t = linear(s,75,100,key(4).time,key(5).time);
}
valueAtTime(t)


Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

>Does the glow pulsate on and off in what you rendered…

Yes, definitely.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I only rendered some of it, but the part that I saw looks fine (the glow pops into view with the audio).

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

I’m not getting any errors. The glow pulsates on and off with the auido.

Dan

[Dan Ebberts]

You can get my contact info from my web site. If it’s too big to email, WeTransfer, maybe?

Dan