I need to update Layer Markers from the source using extended script. I was earlier using the following

var activeItem = app.project.activeItem;

var bodyComp = app.project.items[6];

bodyComp.openInViewer();

var selectedLayer = bodyComp.layers[7];

selectedLayer.selected = true;

app.executeCommand(2539);

For this to work the GUI needs to remain open. Im…

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This also works. Im grateful for the response

This surely works thank you.

I want to change the keyframe value of the position property if a certain condition is met

x = [100,200]; // my new keyframe1 value

y = [200, 300]; // my new keyframe2 value

If (n==1) // if true change the position keyframe1 and keyframe2

{

v1 = valueAtTime(key(1).time);

v2 = valueAtTime(key(2).time);

linear(time,key(1).time,key(2).time,x,y);

}

else…

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Many thanks for your response Tomas. That is not an option for me. Is there any alternative to sourcerectattime. I want be able to acheive with expressions within the same layer

I need to use sourcerectattime().width for only a particular string in a layer source text.

E.g. if the text is Thisismytext**Here you go. So i want to be able measure the width of “Thisismytext” and “Here you go” separately within the same source text. How can i achieve this.

I have a design that uses ease keyframes as below.

I’m trying to play these keyframes using expressions but i can’t seem to match the speed of this. I know the distance between these two keyframes is 1.76 and i used something like below

ti= linear(time,dur,dur+1.76,key(1).value,key(2).value);

AND

ti=…

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Excellent dear. Thanks for your help. This was the issue.

I’m wondering where am i gone wrong. I have two AE machines with both AE 2020/2019 (same version) installed. I have an expression behaving differently on both PC’s

var tDate = new Date(“2021-02-10T12:30:00”);

The above gives me a negative value (-1713886200000) on PC1 in both AE 2020/2019. But gives me a proper date on PC2

Then on PC1 the below gives…

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Sorry kindly please ignore this, this is fixed. I was using the wrong rectangle. Just need to understand something, why is Parent and LINK used

There was a parent link, I removed that now below is the result, still there is offset.

I’m having a problem with another project and tried your suggestion above, it give me a huge offset or difference between the anchorpoint of the rectangle and the position of the Text. I can see the Text is attached to the anchor point of the Rectangle by moving the anchor point of the rectangle and the text moves along, but what I don’t…

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I want to use expressions to apply a different style (font,size,color) to the second line of the same text layer, and the first line should maintain a different style. Is there a way to achieve this using expressions.

I have tried the below but doesn’t seem to work

display = splits[0] + “r”;

b =…

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Thank you Dan,

This works just fine.

I’m trying to align a Text within a shape layer using anchor points

I tried this using expressions below on the position of the textbox, but still its not aligned properly as shown in the pic above. Can some please help and point out what am i doing wrong

spacePos = thisComp.layer(“Rect”).toComp([0,0]);

spacePos+thisComp.layer(“Rect”).anchorPoint

What are my options of setting and using Global variables across multiple layers. I know we can assign slider to maybe a null layer and access this from all the other layer.

But what I want to achieve is to modify this value from a different layer and use it in multiple layers.

E.g, here is an expression in one of my text layers:

if…

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I need to play a keyframe for a timeRemap of a layer based on the marker from Layer ‘A’. So when the marker is hit by the CTI it should start playing the keyframes for the timeRemap on the 2nd layer.

I have achieved this using following expression, but facing problems:

action2 = comp(“MAIN COMP”).layer(“A”);

m2 = action2.marker.key(1).time

if…

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I have two time remamps setup on a pre-comp. One is doing a fadein, other is doing a fade out. This i want to control using 2 markers on another layer. The first marker should trigger the time remap of the fadein and the second marker should trigger the fadeout timeremap as in the pic below.

I have the following script from dan’s website but this…

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I got this working with the following script (had to point to the right action var)

action = comp(“Comp 1”).layer(“Marker”);
n = 0;
//test = action.marker.numKeys;
if (action.marker.numKeys > 0){
n = action.marker.nearestKey(time).index;

if (action.marker.key(n).time > time){
n–;

}
}

if (n == 0){
0
}else{
m = action.marker.key(n);
myComment…

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I’m trying to play a timeRemap on a precom, i.e. play a section of the precomp once the CurrentTimeIndicator hits a marker on another layer.

I found this script : https://www.motionscript.com/design-guide/marker-sync.html

action = comp(“Comp 1”).layer(“Marker”);
n = 0;
if (marker.numKeys > 0){
n = marker.nearestKey(time).index;

if…

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If I want to move the CTI forward to a specific Frame. What are my choices using expressions? I have following script which does a counter. Once a Counter reaches the time. I want to move the CTI to a particular FRAME on the timeline. How can I do this using expressions:

clockStart = parseInt(comp(“main”).layer(5).text.sourceText.value);

if (time…

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