[Jonathan Marino]

Unfortunately After Effects is my editing software. Not ideal, I know, but all I have to work with.

I would think with all of the wipe effects that come bundled with AE, there would be something a bit more complex by now.

[Jonathan Marino]

For those interested in just separating the scale values, similar to Separate X,Y,Z position

Add 3 Slider Control Effects to your Layer
Name them (This is important- they can be any name, but it must match expression):
xScale
yScale
zScale

Then in the scale properties of your layer, add this expression:
x = effect(“xScale”)(“Slider”);
y = effect(“yScale”)(“Slider”);
z = effect(“zScale”)(“Slider”);
[x, y, z]

For 2D layers, simply delete the z properties:

x = effect(“xScale”)(“Slider”);
y = effect(“yScale”)(“Slider”);
[x, y]

[Jonathan Marino]

2 Years later – This was the only thread that came close to approaching the issue I am having.

Problem – I am positioning elements along the path of a camera. When the camera is selected you clearly see the motion path. When I then click to another layer to move my elements along the path, the camera’s motion path is no longer visible.

Solution – Allow camera path to remain visible when other layers are selected.

Thank you in advance for any help!