Return-Path: Received: from mail-wi0-f170.google.com ([209.85.212.170] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5151951 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:20:28 +0200 Received: by mail-wi0-f170.google.com with SMTP id ey16so2876935wid.3 for ; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:31:40 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=T2EvTK92ZvWu4lYYUZRsftYctfhBkE20MEDRmPkyLPM=; b=i1mDq4jnqUGRTivz/8rKR+nV5QSQ2+y9mE7fQ8Om4KE32GX1GLtdLf7uawfhkBzr+7 z977tamSQPjCjhI7934HFnOMfdEhdBn1C0llSbaAZ0XzTWNykQmnA6/oIdhgPVQvxnDy wdVX6Nv05mEMGhnhiKtdy0vCUjf96WcttmlR8rEf5hgXx40tFXMzZ47I2QaSzb4P0Qyi BcEfarNrsW+N+ywir/MpZxeHERl7Uw87eUUi9KsixbhkcCroIVcIumxzpSumIdUwAIg8 +jfXAEZt+LEBGUwC8kePTe5/dteNBCglxhEEPBuG5XM+TUAjZtHUZ0X4kQCqgwmNn9vD 16zw== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.102.36 with SMTP id fl4mr18795062wib.45.1374507100606; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:31:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.217.7.5 with HTTP; Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:31:40 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 16:31:40 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] expressions or simple parenting solution? From: D To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d044481c779181a04e21b5fbe --f46d044481c779181a04e21b5fbe Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Lloyd, that's exactly what I mean and is incredibly useful, thanks! So the point control must be located at 0,0 of the layer positioned immediately above the parent for it to be effective? D. On 22 July 2013 16:20, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: > Hi Dow, > > Here is a rigged project: http://bit.ly/1b8j0nY > > The "Parent" layer has an XY Offset slider that you can use to offset the > "child" layers in X or Y. To add more child layers simply duplicate one of > the child layers. You just need to make sure that all the "child" layers > are immediately below the "parent" layer. Let me know if you have any > questions. > > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:19 AM, D wrote: > >> Thanks. Did exactly as you suggested but still the same error >> unfortunately. >> >> >> On 22 July 2013 14:51, Bruce Wainer wrote: >> >>> Make sure that there is no space in .position and also replace n with >>> the true name of the slider. Easiest thing to do is delete the n, put your >>> cursor where it used to be, and drag the pick-whip (swirl icon near >>> expression textbox) to the name of the slider effect. >>> >>> On Jul 22, 2013, at 9:37 AM, D wrote: >>> >>> > cheers Scott - no joy with that though. I just get errors when pasting >>> it into each of the stacked layer's position parameters. Tried replacing >>> 'n' with a name but no good. >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >> >> > --f46d044481c779181a04e21b5fbe Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Lloyd, that's exactly what I mean and is incredibly us= eful, thanks! So the point control must be located at 0,0 of the layer posi= tioned immediately above the parent for it to be effective?

D.=

O= n 22 July 2013 16:20, Lloyd Alvarez <lists@aescripts.com> = wrote:

Hi Dow,

= Here is a rigged project:=A0http://bit.ly/1b8j0nY

The "Parent" layer has an XY Offset slider th= at you can use to offset the "child" layers in X or Y. =A0To add = more child layers simply duplicate one of the child layers. =A0You just nee= d to make sure that all the "child" layers are immediately below = the "parent" layer. Let me know if you have any questions.

On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 10:19 AM, D <d= ow.hanson@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks. Did exactly as you suggested but still the same er= ror unfortunately.=A0

On 22 July 2013 14:51, Bruce Wainer <brwainer@gma= il.com> wrote:

Make sure that there is no space in .positio= n and also replace n with the true name of the slider. Easiest thing to do = is delete the n, put your cursor where it used to be, and drag the pick-whi= p (swirl icon near expression textbox) to the name of the slider effect.

On Jul 22, 2013, at 9:37 AM, D <dow.hanson@gmail.com> wrote:

> cheers Scott - no joy with that though. I just get errors when pasting= it into each of the stacked layer's position parameters. Tried replaci= ng 'n' with a name but no good.

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