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September 21, 2013 00:58
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A simple script for After Effects that adds an expression for Inertial Bounce to the scale property of the selected layer (as opposed to another script I wrote that affects the position).
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{ | |
//Begins the undo group | |
app.beginUndoGroup("Add Inertial Bounce"); | |
//Global Variables: | |
var bounceExp = "n = 0;if (numKeys > 0){n = nearestKey(time).index;if (key(n).time > time){n--;}}if (n == 0){t = 0;}else{t = time - key(n).time;}if (n > 0 && t < 1){v = velocityAtTime(key(n).time - thisComp.frameDuration/10);amp = .04;freq = 2.0;decay = 8.0;value + v*amp*Math.sin(freq*t*2*Math.PI)/Math.exp(decay*t);}else{value;}"; | |
var curItem = app.project.activeItem; //Creates variable that holds selected comp | |
//Functions: | |
function addBounce (currentLayer) | |
{ | |
currentLayer.property("scale").expression = bounceExp; | |
} | |
//Main: | |
//Makes sure that there is an active comp | |
if (curItem === null || !(curItem instanceof CompItem)) | |
{ | |
alert ("Please establish a comp as the active item and run the script again."); | |
} | |
else | |
{ | |
//Loop through layers | |
for (var i = 0; i <=(curItem.selectedLayers.length-1); i++) | |
{ | |
//Define the layer in the loop we're currently looking at | |
var curLayer = curItem.selectedLayers[i]; | |
//Check to see if curLayer is a footage layer | |
if (curLayer.matchName == "ADBE AV Layer") | |
{ | |
//Add the bounce expression | |
addBounce(curLayer); | |
} | |
} | |
} | |
//Ends the undo group | |
app.endUndoGroup(); | |
} |
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