[Jamesc]

Go faster stripes version;

total = 0;
for (i = thisComp.layer(“iconstart”).index+1; i<=(index); i++) { if (i >thisComp.layer(“iconstart”).index+1) {
total += ((thisComp.layer(i).width * (thisComp.layer(i).scale[0]/100))/2) + ((thisComp.layer(i-1).width * (thisComp.layer(i-1).scale[0]/100))/2);
total += 10;
}
}
[thisComp.layer(“iconstart”).transform.position[0]+total, thisComp.layer(“iconstart”).transform.position[1]]

Requires a null object named “iconstart” and then all your layers underneath it.

[Jamesc]

It always happens – I post and then get it to work 2 minutes later… :o)

total = 0;
for (i = 1; i<=(index); i++) { if (i==1) { total = (thisComp.layer(i).width * (thisComp.layer(i).scale[0]/100))/2; } if (i > 1) {
total += ((thisComp.layer(i).width * (thisComp.layer(i).scale[0]/100))/2) + ((thisComp.layer(i-1).width * (thisComp.layer(i-1).scale[0]/100))/2);
total += 20;
}
}
[total, 350]

[Jamesc]

Do I have to point out the irony that Creative Cow nicked it off whoever did the original iPod commercials…? tee hee hee…

[Jamesc]

Thanks Mohammad, that would do for tightly stretched rope – but I am wanting “hanging” rope.

[Jamesc]

Hmmm not having too much luck with that… not much control…. :o(

Am hoping there is some sort of anti flicker plug-in

[Jamesc]

PhotoDex ProShow Gold is the thing I used.

Google it up and you’ll find it 🙂

[Jamesc]

There is a very good program that will do this for you – but I can’t remember the name right now 🙂

It’s mainly used for DVDs and so on – but will export videos too.

Does fades and pans etc

[Jamesc]

Sorry – I mean – AE to access 3Gb…

[Jamesc]

“After Effects 7 can only use 2 GB of RAM on the PC but can use 3 GB on the Mac.”

You need to investigate the /3GB switch – Google it.

Basically you add /3GB to your boot.ini file and this allows XP to access 3Gb :o)

[Jamesc]

No no Roy – you got me all wrong 🙂

I don’t think it’s Adobe’s fault, nor is it Apple’s fault – nor the end user.

It’s just a bad situation in which you have to work the best you can.

Nobody should be criticised over having to use any of the above combinations because nobody has chosen explicitly to use AE7 on an Intel.

Sadly AE7 is pretty rubbish even on a G5…

If you exclusively use AE then a PC is the only way to go – or at least it has been for the last few years.