[James Ronan]

Hey Dario

How about this:


text_array1 = thisComp.layer("\\FILENAME.csv")("Data")("Outline")("\\PLAYER")("\\PLAYER0").toUpperCase().split(" ");
firstInitial = text_array1[text_array1.length-1].split("")[0];
if (text_array1.length > 2){
text_array1[0] + " " + text_array1[1] + " " + firstInitial;
} else if (text_array1.length == 2) {
text_array1[0] + " " + firstInitial;
} else {
text_array1[0];
};


It assumes that a surname will never be more than 2 words.

[James Ronan]

Ah thanks for the reply Alex! That makes more sense!

So it’s still not working working for me unfortunately. It works in a text layer… I can see it counting up.

But when used on a position property, rotation etc. it still doesn’t work and only shows the initial value written at the start.

Any idea why? Thanks again!!!

James

[James Ronan]

Hey

Try something like this:


layIndex = parseInt(effect("Slider Control")("Slider").value);
thisComp.layer(layIndex).effect("TOP")("Checkbox");


[James Ronan]

Yeah as Dan says I don’t think you can. but you could try saving a preset (.ffx) with it already set to Mask, and add that instead.

[James Ronan]

Here is a basic example of determining whether it’s an image or video:
It didn’t omit odd file names for me.

var targetFolder = File("/Users/avinashramanath/Desktop/Video");
var compFolder = app.project.items.addFolder("Assets");

if (targetFolder) {

var files = targetFolder.getFiles();

for (var i = 0; i <= files.length; i++) {

try {

var importOptions = new ImportOptions(files[i]);
var newItem = app.project.importFile(importOptions);

if (newItem instanceof FootageItem && !newItem.mainSource.isStill) { // Check if Video or image

newItem.parentFolder = compFolder;

}

} catch (error) { /*alert(error.toString());*/ }

}
}

[James Ronan]

If that’s all you want to do, you don’t need to loop through all the items in the project:


var myPath = "/Users/avinashramanath/Desktop/Video/1.mp4";

newFootageItem = app.project.importFile(new ImportOptions(new File(myPath)));

var compFolder = app.project.items.addFolder("Videos");
newFootageItem.parentFolder = compFolder ;


[James Ronan]

Ah I understand. Your original expression is working for me when used on the opacity property of layer A.

Are you getting an error?

[James Ronan]

Your expression works for me, but it fades in based on “whatever1” inPoint, and fades out on another layer “whatever2” outPoint… Is that what you want?

If you want you to fade in and out based only one other layers layers in and outPoints (e.g. “whatever1”) try this:


fade = 1;
x = thisComp.layer("whatever1");
fadein = (time - x.inPoint)/fade;
fadeout = (x.outPoint - time)/fade;
if(time < x.inPoint + fade)(linear(fadein,0,1)*value)
else if(time > x.outPoint - fade)(linear(fadeout,0,1)*value)
else (value)


Hope that helps.

[James Ronan]

It should already allow you to add multiple keyframes, if thats what you mean.

[James Ronan]

This should remove the decimal after the last keyframe, and allow you to add multiple keyframes for pausing:

try{
var rA = [0,24,37,2,10,80,60,55,80,23]; // result Array
var cursor = thisComp.layer("cursor"); // layer you choose to animate the x axis position
var xPos = cursor.position[0];
var startPos = cursor.position.key(1).value[0];
var endPos = cursor.position.key(cursor.position.numKeys).value[0];
var aryN = linear(xPos,startPos,endPos,0,rA.length);
var aryNPrev = Math.floor(aryN);
var aryNNext = Math.ceil(aryN);
var txt = linear(aryN,aryNPrev,aryNNext,rA[aryNPrev],rA[aryNNext]);
txt.toFixed(0);
} catch (err){
rA[rA.length-1].toFixed(0)
}


Ah no worries dude. Happy to help!