This problem is solved. I found out that calling a function from within a marker (and using eval() on a layer to ‘insert’ it) doesn’t work. I ended up putting all functions in a marker, and calling the main function from a layer after eval(). After that, the variables with the color information were available from any place in the comp.

After several hours of tinkering I need to ask for help. I have a color value that is defined in one layer using colorValue = hexToRgb(hexvalue). I want to set a color property of an expression controller in another layer with this value. I was trying thisComp.layer(“Null 1”).nameofproperty.Color(colorValue); but that doesn’t seem to work. I tried… Read more