Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv ? Message #53478
From: Darby Edelen <dedelen@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] Layer names and Expressions
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 11:51:18 -0700
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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).

-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


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