Subject: Re: [AE] Posterize a ramp
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Shape layer. Use a repeater driven by the audio amplitude. Linear expression=
 to set how many units. And for no partial blocks pipe the audio amplitude t=
hrough a Math.floor for whole units

On May 4, 2013, at 10:26 PM, "Robert W. Walker" <robertw@walkersound.com> wr=
ote:

> The matte grid won't do what he wants - I think - because he wants to
> quantize the values so that each segment is either on or off, not
> partially illuminated.  Sounds like something Dan Ebberts could cook up,
> but way beyond my ability to execute with expressions.
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> Hopefully one of the master expressionists on the list can chime in.
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> Robert W. Walker
> Los Angeles
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>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject: Re: [AE] Posterize a ramp
>> From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sat, May 04, 2013 8:36 pm
>> To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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>> If i understand you correctly, i think youre overthinking it. Just put a
>> grid as a matte above each bar graph blocking out the discrete units.  I
>> dont see why you couldnt do this with audio to keyframe data. Or trapcode=

>> soundkeys
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>> On Saturday, May 4, 2013, adam mercado wrote:
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>>> I need to create a VU style meter with 6 discrete levels.
>>> I looked at the Audio Spectrum and Audio Waveform effects, but neither o=
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>>> those come close.
>>> I searched Goole and found a few examples that use the Audio Amplitude
>>> assistant, but that just wiggles the matte which creates thin slivers of=

>>> meter instead of discrete chunks.
>>> Is there a way to posterise to absolute values the scale/volume or
>>> whatever property would be needed to control the visibility of the matte=
d
>>> layer?
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