[Huntington Carpenter]

I figured it out if anyone was curious ☺

var comp = newComp2;
var layer = comp.layer(“LINE “);
var yPos = layer.property(“ADBE Transform Group”).property(“ADBE Position_1”);
var exp = yPos.expression = “””thisComp.layer(“line control”).effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”)+thisComp.layer(“minor adjustment”).effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”)-1+”””;

createLines(comp, layer, parseInt(titleEditText.text), yPos, parseInt(titleEditText.text));
newComp2.layer(“LINE “).remove();

function createLines(comp, layer, lines, yPos, exp){
var dLayer;
for(var i = 1; i <= lines; i++){
exp = yPos.expression = “””thisComp.layer(“line control”).effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”)+thisComp.layer(“minor adjustment”).effect(“Slider Control”)(“Slider”)-1+”””+i.toString();
dLayer = layer.duplicate();
dLayer.name = “LINE “+i.toString();

}

}

}

[Huntington Carpenter]

I was thinking that the marker would trigger the animation, the slider controls where the y axis lands. The end goal is to set it up so I could link the layer marker to the main comp. So basically the master comp triggers the animation and the slider drives the landing position.

[Huntington Carpenter]

1. It would be great if I could link each animation to the text that is being animated on but Im not certain how to do that. Could I link it to the text layer with a typewriter effect on it?

2. I have 2 separate “keys” for each letter in a pre comp. The pre comp is then linked up to checkbox controls and that turns the press “on/off” Another checkbox controls lower case and capital.

Where Im at right now is one master adjustment layer that I can put the number of the letter I want to pop up as a slider keyframe but I will have to key on/off each letter press with this set up.

If I could just have it read the text as it types on and link that up that would be awesome but Im stumped.

Thanks!

[Huntington Carpenter]

Is there a way to separate the width so it stays at a static length but the height still changes?

[Huntington Carpenter]

Hey guys, I know a lot of people run into these sort of issues when installing/updating/or transferring applications to a new hard drive.

I had the same error after I cloned my OS drive to a new SSD. The solution is simple if you know just a few neat little tricks.

I left the error window up and opened up a new finder window so I could trace the path. While you have the finder window open go up to the top bar and drop down the “Go” menu tab, while it is dropped down press the “alt” key. You should see a new “Library” option in the drop down menu appear. Im not a technical wiz but I like to call this library the hidden library. I have no idea why you can’t get to it any easier way.

But once you select that library just follow the error path and along the whole route I hit “Command + I” to pull up the info on every folder in the path, unlocked it and changed permissions to “read and write”, double checked to make sure I got them all, went back into AE hit “ok” on the error message then reopened the same project and presto it was fixed :D.

Hope this helps somebody, the hidden library trick comes in handy a lot.