Adobe 65008009 - After Effects CS4 Using Manual page 693

Last updated 12/21/2009
timeToStop = 4;
if (time > timeToStop){
value;
}else{
wiggle(3,25);
}
• Apply the following expression to a property to start wiggling it at time 2 seconds and stop wiggling it at time 4
seconds:
timeToStart = 2;
timeToStop = 4;
if ((time > timeToStart) && (time < timeToStop)){
wiggle(3,25);
}else{
value;
}
More Help topics
"Add, edit, and remove expressions" on page 647
Expression example: Match camera focal plane to another layer
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Apply the following expression to the Focus Distance property of a camera layer to have its focus distance match
the distance to the anchor point of a layer named "target":
target = thisComp.layer("target");
V1 = target.toWorld(target.anchorPoint) - toWorld([0,0,0]);
V2 = toWorldVec([0,0,1]);
dot(V1,V2);
More Help topics
"Add, edit, and remove expressions" on page 647
"Create a camera layer and change camera settings" on page 186
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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Expressions