[Lord Scales]

[Colin Braley] “{
for( i = 0; i < Math.abs( amtOfDigits - (v + "").length ); i++) v = "0" + v; return v; }"

I understood almost nothing there =(.
Could you explain what “++” does? And “”? And the “return”?
Sorry I don’t know this very weel.

You can add a Text > Timecode or this expression in the Source Text: timeToTimecode(t = time + thisComp.displayStartTime, timecodeBase = 30, isDuration = false), but the Colin’s is much better!

Lord Scales

[Lord Scales]

You are welcome!

There are some variations of it:
x = thisComp.layer(“name”).transform.position[2]
ease (x, 0, 30, 0, 100)

x = thisComp.layer(“name”).transform.position[2]
easeIn (x, 0, 30, 0, 100)

x = thisComp.layer(“name”).transform.position[2]
easeOut (x, 0, 30, 0, 100)

In ease, when the value of x is 0, the velocity is 0 and when the value of x is 30, the velocity is 0 also.

In easeIn, when the value of x is 30, the velocity is 0 and in easeOut, when the value of x is 0 the velocity is 0.

Lord Scales

[Lord Scales]

[johnnyfix] “Put another way: when button’s Z value is 0, then text’s opacity is 0,
but when button’s value is 30 (or possibly 60), then text’s opacity is 100.”

I would do:

x = thisComp.layer(“name”).transform.position[2]
linear (x, 0, 30, 0, 100)

So, as the value of “x” changes from 0 to 30, the opacity changes from 0 to 100 in a linear interpolation.

[Lord Scales]

I asked Dan about this and it seems to be impossible because masks don’t give us a position coordinate. I hope, in a future version of AE Adobe will think about this.

And I think 3D Stroke could give a coordinate about the position of the stroke “emitter”, but until then, I am going to use Write-on effect when I need coordinates.

[Lord Scales]

I almost fainted when I saw that, so simple, so easy…

I didn’t know toFixed till now, it is incredible to simplify numers (not as incredible as you, Dan).

It is a good think to add in your Expressioneer’s Design Guide, isn’t it?

Thank you very much!