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Subject: Re: [AE] Layer names and Expressions
From: Darby Edelen <dedelen@gmail.com>
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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As a general rule I like to avoid explicitly naming layers in expressions
and instead use an Effect > Expression Control > Layer Control to point the
expressions in the right direction.

One caveat is that you can't apply these effects to Light or Camera
layers.  I've asked for that limitation to be removed in the past but I
suppose one lonely guy muttering about expression control effects doesn't
hold much sway (hint
hint<https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform>
).

-Darby


On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Phil Spitler <phil@bonfirelabs.com> wrote:

> Could somebody explain why some expressions update themselves when I
> rename a layer that is referenced in the expression and some don't.
>
> Also, does anybody know of a script that will rename layers and also
> update broken expressions.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Phil
>
>
> *Phil Spitler*  |  Creative Technologist   |  *Bonfire Labs*  |  t :
> 415.394.8200  m : 415.571.3139
>
> Website <http://bonfirelabs.com/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs>|
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>
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>As a general rule I like to avoid explicitly naming l=
ayers in expressions and instead use an Effect &gt; Expression Control &gt;=
 Layer Control to point the expressions in the right direction.<br><br></di=
v>
One caveat is that you can&#39;t apply these effects to Light or Camera lay=
ers.=A0 I&#39;ve asked for that limitation to be removed in the past but I =
suppose one lonely guy muttering about expression control effects doesn&#39=
;t hold much sway (<a href=3D"https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cf=
m?name=3Dwishform">hint hint</a>).<br>
<br>-Darby<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote">On Thu, Apr 3, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Phil Spitler <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<=
a href=3D"mailto:phil@bonfirelabs.com" target=3D"_blank">phil@bonfirelabs.c=
om</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">Could so=
mebody explain why some expressions update themselves when I rename a layer=
 that is referenced in the expression and some don&#39;t.<div>
<br></div><div>Also, does anybody know of a script that will rename layers =
and also update broken expressions.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers.</div><=
div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div><br></div><div><br><div>






<font face=3D"Helvetica Neue"><font color=3D"#536269"><b>Phil Spitler</b>=
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rget=3D"_blank">415.394.8200</a>=A0 m : <a href=3D"tel:415.571.3139" value=
=3D"+14155713139" target=3D"_blank">415.571.3139</a></font><br>
<font color=3D"#536269"><br>
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=3D"http://www.facebook.com/bonfirelabs" target=3D"_blank">Facebook</a> | <=
a href=3D"http://www.linkedin.com/company/235257?trk=3Dtyah" target=3D"_bla=
nk">LinkedIn</a></font></font>




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