[Jason Hearne]

This is some pretty nifty math!

This works out extremely well. For now I am blowing it out with Mosaic and Levels and it is sticking to my grid. This will help me get across the finish line.

I will circle back around and try to figure out the grid snap later. In order to do so do you mind explaining this part:

J = [Xcor[i-(S==1?1:0)],Ycor[i-(S!=1?1:0)]];

Many many kudos!

J

Jason Hearne
Portfolio
Senior Designer/Animator

[Jason Hearne]

Just used it. I was looking for something like this. I was using a Folder setup script that had folder info as a simple text file, but this is better as I can put it in my Startup script folder.

Jason Hearne
Portfolio
Senior Designer/Animator

[Jason Hearne]

Holy Guacamole!!!

I was putting it on the wrong layer….

I reduced it to 1 dimension like it was asking for, and once I no longer got the error, I could not change the value. That’s when I knew I had it on the wrong layer… ugh.

Thanks anyway, Paul.

J

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Yeah, I thought of that prior to posting. Just tried it again to make sure I wasn’t crazy… yup, not crazy.

sigh

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Awesome Paul!

With your help I was able to crack the nut. Since my Null was 3D I needed to have Value[2] as well. And then I just multiplied the offset to a comparable number for the speed.

And since I knew I could probably replicate the Y axis, I didn’t mention it.

The resulting expression is below

x_offset = thisComp.layer("Camera Controls").effect("Mosaic Mover X")("Slider")*30;
y_offset = thisComp.layer("Camera Controls").effect("Mosaic Mover Y")("Slider")*20;
[value[0]+x_offset,value[1]+y_offset,value[2]]

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Thanks for the reply, Paul.

Unfortunately it doesn’t work right. I need to still be able to independently move the “Null B” by dragging it anywhere I want (hence why in this case, parenting fails). And also I need to be able to control the speed – which is what I was hoping for by using Linear().

Let’s say I have a bare null at pos[1067,246]. When I apply the expression the null needs to stay where it is and yet then be affected by the slider. This is why I was fooling around with toWorld.

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Is it possible to get this working on a slider controlling X only?

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Doh!

That worked. I thought I had slid up into that range, but it must have been after when I started messing with the order of the linear translate.

Thanks! You just helped me eliminate 3 big steps from my set up! An extra 7 minutes saved!!!

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation

[Jason Hearne]

Thanks for the Quick Reply Darby,

I considered the Linear() option but was unsure how to exactly apply it.

I replaced my original Expression with the one you supplied and now the slider does nothing.

Jason Hearne
EdenFX
Visual Effects and Animation