From: "Phil Bearman" Received: from mail-ig0-f171.google.com ([209.85.213.171] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5532673 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:39:19 +0200 Received: by mail-ig0-f171.google.com with SMTP id l13so6348354iga.4 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:39:18 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=vLZKh3IWUyp+AALpNLOx2Rc1NXdsZwAjdXVEoD/0b7w=; b=YIxB3n4GC8XhAIkO0KH4e28R1vfUNPb9o7f2NIGAwEnqS2cHaGrse9+j5XOJgcZe8r M64QwNGDjEwVatSjaRVWyGv07ul5KqiYO4eqgDYc3/gcv4z3BDaRgb0Z0Sq4nyjak+NK vYnP7BzaW0AVA/v+xbuAJS5cAPvg7P2KkWVNKZbeVHGQBtaty9zrwIZEjCoXszcn4Uvf KQEK+nKK+MynE9UBwimrTo8b/8tg6Z3hxOjmNk5XX5TDgoN/w4PqmzJa5MF91iZYlBRE iE1HTjDoPTc2g7kYRt2GE+5k2i++JCquSRTyl8hBUc8FuO2kG6wK7DHvLGCEZlpjkpCM csYw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnlP5cgl50FMP75N3NyUNa644jK3MMPH+jCKKSNaabQlAb5ydzo2kKAgXPPfSr8XP/0daho MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.42.83.81 with SMTP id g17mr11565043icl.45.1406201958589; Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:39:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.107.35.193 with HTTP; Thu, 24 Jul 2014 04:39:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:39:18 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Text expression selector syntax error? To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba613a3c3981bd04feeee8fd --90e6ba613a3c3981bd04feeee8fd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you mean the layer name? Renamed the layer to something much shorter to no avail. Filename isn't particularly long and no special characters. Tried cutting the text, pasting into notepad and then cutting and repasting (in case there were any weird formatting characters in there, as it was originally copied from an email), but it made no difference. Very strange! --=20 *Phil Bearman* *Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions* Motion Graphics Design www.PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclub & Bar ~ Production, Corporate & Events ~ DVD Products *2004-2014 - **Celebrating 10 years in business! * Click here for 10th anniversary video clip giveaway 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this E-Mail. Please notify the sender immediately by E-Mail if you have received this E-Mail by mistake and delete the E-Mail from your system. E-Mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message or attached documents or for any damage suffered by your computer system caused by any errors or viruses contained in the E-Mail message or any attached documents. On 24 July 2014 12:26, angie@angietaylor.co.uk wrote: > Could it be something as simple as the file name being too long? Try > changing the filename to something shorter and re-apply it? > > cheers, > > Angie > > > On 24 Jul 2014, at 12:22, Phil Bearman wrote: > > Weird - I've just tried rebuilding it in a new project and it works fine! > So I saved it as an animation preset, returned to the original project I > was trying to use it in and applied the preset, and it fails... > > Screengrab of the error here: > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1388508/textexpressionerror.jpg > > Bizarre! > > -- > > *Phil Bearman* > > *Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions* > Motion Graphics Design > > www.PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclub & Bar > ~ Production, Corporate & Events > ~ DVD Products > > > > *2004-2014 - **Celebrating 10 years in business! * Click here for 10th > anniversary video clip giveaway > > > > 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday > > This message contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. 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E-Mail transmission cannot be > guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted= , > corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses= . > The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omission= s > in the contents of this message or attached documents or for any damage > suffered by your computer system caused by any errors or viruses containe= d > in the E-Mail message or any attached documents. > > > On 24 July 2014 12:09, angie@angietaylor.co.uk > wrote: > >> PS I removed the unnecessary step of adding Anchor Point animator as the >> anchor for Rotation can be adjusted in the More Options > Grouping >> Alignment settings :-) >> >> >> >> On 24 Jul 2014, at 12:07, angie wrote: >> >> Just tried it out and it works for me. Here=E2=80=99s my setup. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 24 Jul 2014, at 11:31, Phil Bearman wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I'm trying to use an expression in a text animation, but getting a (non >> specific) syntax error after it runs for a few frames (the name of frame= s >> before it throws up the error seems to be variable). >> >> The expression is: >> >> swings=3D3; >> timeOffset=3D0.25; >> v=3DvalueAtTime(time-timeOffset*textIndex/textTotal)[0]; >> anim=3D2*Math.PI*v/100; >> amp=3DeaseOut(v,0,100,100,0); >> Math.cos(anim*swings)*amp; >> >> Applied to the 'Amount' in the expression selector. >> >> It's based on these instructions: >> http://www.motion-graphics-exchange.com/after-effects/3D-swing-in-pendul= um-text/4ad3a609eafd3 >> >> It works fine if I base it on Words, but if I base it on Lines it fails. >> Any suggestions for why this might throw up a syntax error like this? >> >> Any help much appreciated as always! >> >> Phil >> >> -- >> >> *Phil Bearman* >> >> *Phil Bearman Creative Media Solutions* >> Motion Graphics Design >> >> www.PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclub & Bar >> ~ Production, Corporate & Events >> ~ DVD Products >> >> >> >> *2004-2014 - **Celebrating 10 years in business! * Click here for 10th >> anniversary video clip giveaway >> >> >> >> 0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday >> >> This message contains confidential information and is intended only for >> the individual named. 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Do you mean the layer name? =C2=A0Renamed the layer to som= ething much shorter to no avail. =C2=A0Filename isn't particularly long= and no special characters. =C2=A0Tried cutting the text, pasting into note= pad and then cutting and repasting (in case there were any weird formatting= characters in there, as it was originally copied from an email), but it ma= de no difference.

Very strange!

--

Ph= il Bearman

Phi= l Bearman Creative Media Solutions=20
Motion Graphics Design

www.= PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightclu= b=20 & Bar ~ Production, C= orporate=20 & Events ~ DVD Product= s=C2=A0


2004-2014 -=C2=A0Celebrati= ng 10 years in business! =C2=A0=C2=A0Click here for 10th anniversary = video clip giveaway=C2=A0


0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

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On 24 July 2014 12:26, angie@angietaylor.co.uk <= ;AE-List@media= -motion.tv> wrote:
Could it= be something as simple as the file name being too long? Try changing the f= ilename to something shorter and re-apply it?

cheers,

Angie


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On 24 Jul 2014, at 12:22= , Phil Bearman <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Weird - I've just tried = rebuilding it in a new project and it works fine! =C2=A0So I saved it as an= animation preset, returned to the original project I was trying to use it = in and applied the preset, and it fails...


--

Phil Bearman

Phi= l Bearman Creative Media Solutions=20
Motion Graphics Design

www= .PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightcl= ub=20 & Bar ~ Production, C= orporate=20 & Events ~ DVD Product= s=C2=A0


2004-2014 -=C2=A0Celebrati= ng 10 years in business! =C2=A0=C2=A0Click here for 10th anniversary = video clip giveaway=C2=A0


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On 24 July 2014 12:09, angie@angietaylor.co.uk <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
PS = I removed the unnecessary step of adding Anchor Point animator as the ancho= r for Rotation can be adjusted in the More Options > Grouping Alignment = settings :-)



On 24 Jul 2014, at 12:07, angie <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wr= ote:

Just tried it out and it works for me. Here=E2=80=99s my setup.
<= div>


<Screen-Shot-2014-07-24-at-= 12.05.10.jpg>





On 24 Jul 2014, at 11:31, Phil Bearman <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = wrote:

Hi all,

=
I'm trying to use an expression in a text animation, but getting a= (non specific) syntax error after it runs for a few frames (the name of fr= ames before it throws up the error seems to be variable).

The expression is:

swings= =3D3;=C2=A0
timeOffset=3D0.25;=C2=A0
v=3DvalueAtTime(ti= me-timeOffset*textIndex/textTotal)[0];=C2=A0
anim=3D2*Math.PI*v/1= 00;=C2=A0
amp=3DeaseOut(v,0,100,100,0);=C2=A0
Math.cos(anim*swings)*amp;

Applied to t= he 'Amount' in the expression selector.


It works fine if I base it on Words, but if I base it o= n Lines it fails. Any suggestions for why this might throw up a syntax erro= r like this?

Any help much appreciated as always!<= /div>

Phil

--

= Phil = Bearman

Phi= l Bearman Creative Media Solutions=20
Motion Graphics Design

www= .PhilBearman.co.uk : Nightcl= ub=20 & Bar ~ Production, C= orporate=20 & Events ~ DVD Product= s=C2=A0


2004-2014 -=C2=A0Celebrati= ng 10 years in business! =C2=A0=C2=A0Click here for 10th anniversary = video clip giveaway=C2=A0


0161 236 2581 - 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday

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