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AE expression: Layer info Names
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// Sometimes you need to burn in your layer(s) information into your renders | |
// 1. Create an empty text layer | |
// 2. Unfold its properties to Text -> Source Text | |
// 3. Click its stopwatch while pressing Alt | |
// 4. Paste this expression. You can exclude these descriptive lines starting with // | |
// 5. Done. Now adjust the text properties to your preference | |
// This expression creates text with your composition name and current layer(s) names. | |
// If you do not want it to be included in the actual render, use Layer -> Guide Layer option | |
// This expression takes in account all the layers below itself, so to include all of comp layers make this text layer the topmost. | |
// The expression can be slow if you have some huge amount of layers in your comp. | |
var p = "", st = thisLayer.index+1; | |
for (var i = st; i <= thisComp.numLayers; i++) { | |
if ((time > thisComp.layer(i).inPoint) && (time < thisComp.layer(i).outPoint)) {p = ((p==="") ? p + thisComp.layer(i).name : p + ", " + thisComp.layer(i).name)} | |
} | |
"comp: "+thisComp.name+"\nlayers: " + p |
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