[Tom Granberg]

Yes, the lateness was my fault, sorry about that guys.

I am glad everyone likes them.

T

[Tom Granberg]

Thanks, glad you like it.

T

[Tom Granberg]

Hope you all like em!
This month it was pretty much fun all around to make these.

T

[Tom Granberg]

Great, here is a variation on the expression to lock one of the axis, as well as control the time interval the position changes.
To precisely control where the axis position is, I used (+b) I am sure some guru on here will figure out a much better way, but I like it:-)

Thanks to Dan!

holdTime = .5; //time to hold each position (seconds)
seed = Math.floor(time/holdTime);
seedRandom(seed,true);

numberOfXPositions = 1;
numberOfYPositions = 30;

a = 10; //fixed number value
b = 512; //fixed number value

x = Math.floor(random(numberOfXPositions))+b;
y = Math.floor(random(numberOfYPositions))*a;
[x,y]

[Tom Granberg]

Is there a way to force the random numbers to certain increments?
Let’s say, always pick numbers that are 10 apart.
So you end up with position changes that looks random but in a pre-defined grid increments?

Thanks.

[Tom Granberg]

Aha, Now I do understand!!!
I wasnt aware that the file itself would be read as javascript.

wow, I feel so……dumb

T

[Tom Granberg]

First, thank you so much Dan for taking your time.

All I want is to show the text from the .txt file, not read the text as code, just plain text.

The entire expression is:
#include ‘/C/Users/Renderbrandt/Documents/text/code01.txt’;

I was going to to try “hack” an expression to show random lines of the text file too. But one step at the time I suppose.

The text itself is actual a random code dump, I am using it as “generic” text for a computer screen on set.

Again thank you for teaching me this.

T

[Tom Granberg]

You are such a sport Dan!
At least now I do not get an error on the path, so I assume that is correct now.

However I do get this now, I tried to add “;” but that seems to not work.

After effects warning: Expected: ;
Error occurred at line 3.

Using this:

#include ‘/C/Users/Renderbrandt/Documents/text/code01.txt’;

[Tom Granberg]

I wish it worked, I am sure it does on Mac platforms.
I cant for the world of me get it to work, I keep getting file/folder not found errors.

I am using win7 with CS3 if that helps.
My path is as follows:
C:\Users\Renderbrandt\Documents\text\doce01.txt

Is there a special way I need to format the path?

Thanks iun advance, I wish I wasnt shuch an pia…

Tom aka Renderbrandt

[Tom Granberg]

Just trying to get a text layer to accept a txt file.
Do I need some formatting on the slashes?

#include ‘//I//code01.txt’;

I running win7

Thank you so much.

T