From: "John Karner" Received: from mail-ot1-f53.google.com ([209.85.210.53] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7461804 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Nov 2019 20:22:14 +0100 Received: by mail-ot1-f53.google.com with SMTP id n23so8389757otr.13 for ; Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:22:14 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=xTRDvMEMwvFCoXHqphjvdPIRQCFKHxJUW8DhJoJGx+M=; b=WQr989Yt/rWrdX14EUFFnwfGflsD1Dl9WoV8I34zFgaF73Bo+u/4YbtvorYUU7P1db n1ny5g82khrvbfrmXrP670JfYZhOTw/EeQFVoT4+oGs95iaBA7EUfBwPeyCb1j22yqgn CUjYiuin9FFGDAZ4IdgE9b8LPIHJapCzJFMiOWkZXKiHlpxelW8brlqt6tQESp97w4H3 CO1G2gGyDiKlN3QyKBf2Xx81uVJ4vg3T2CFMLAa8+h2/YGPGfLdW3bY08JQyOFaWMuFV LF8Q0gcXNPaLbImCMuW+82iPTKZUcNCYisXLVhUekKHtVMixz8ikJlfrQZsjmCnP7g/Z WR+w== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=xTRDvMEMwvFCoXHqphjvdPIRQCFKHxJUW8DhJoJGx+M=; b=Fyneh2UQHJindi46/pZb4W0nxS15n+0fgGl9gDPrDa1CGE7zp/2PPdIMK+vwIBZoIf l+vRLLiNzKdWYG/otzB+LG3BKuSh+bZOCkW2DLKfijZS4bDYBWV6ymeunENjPZlik63s OAERz2CngYdaAw6wg6hmjiRtI2mVaLIL4c9xThsdOv74nXi7V8KzugTy4eFRVeXgCWgD GTibewHHnW+SsyD8C+Jc8OQJQaLMTdBPQP/hNNvYUyZXP5UX2tWFBioGXCfeJSnNBD15 WsLoBRLmrgzSsgb6RJRQD8AqRBVdeXvirbC55Y1eD8hmk23D9WvfDJR0s02ccQN5ZQ8F Sc/w== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAX9eUPRxRr82GBlIUFlMsPn9sJsOpMspQ5YiJDlL05AAbsWAaW+ fTI5thjmSWJ7xsooNoHHUDpYG7RHJCv3dUP4xo6Ho1g= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqwgSEzbur4Lwrp8mxK02eA5/MkpO+Aq9W3v9z71WE+czOJ1Q4wtiJyWNIKUwSNzh/4KLvK2lVp3VGEkrT7YQ8A= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:7402:: with SMTP id n2mr23489424otk.264.1572981732699; Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:22:12 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2019 11:22:01 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Expressions help To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000006a736805969e592a" --0000000000006a736805969e592a Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" OMG, why have I never thought of that. My life has changed, thank you all! On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:49 AM Nathan Shipley wrote: > Just drag the comp's tab to the edge of the timeline panel. Check it out > - here's a quick screencapture I made: > https://imgur.com/a/OkMBfZR > > - N > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:41 AM John Karner > wrote: > >> How do you split timeline? That would be great to know. >> >> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:39 AM John Karner >> wrote: >> >>> Thanks! worked great! >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:33 AM Nathan Shipley >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Yeah! You can just add comp("Comp Name") in the beginning like this: >>>> >>>> comp("Comp 1").layer("Solid 1").transform.opacity >>>> >>>> Or, if you split your timeline panels so you can see each comp's >>>> timeline at the same time, you can just pickwhip directly to the layer's >>>> opacity in the other comp and you don't even need to type it. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM John Karner >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm under the gun and need to find a simple expression to link a >>>>> layers opacity from one comp into a layer on another comp. If anyone can >>>>> help with the syntax I would be grateful, while I search the web. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> John >>>>> >>>>> --0000000000006a736805969e592a Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
OMG, why have I never thought of that.=C2=A0 =C2=A0My life= has changed, thank you all!

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:49 AM Nathan Shiple= y <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Just drag the comp's tab to the edge of the timeline pane= l.=C2=A0 Check it out - here's a quick screencapture I made:

- N

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:41= AM John Karner <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
How do you split timeline?=C2= =A0 That would be great to know.

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 10:39 AM John Karner= <AE-List@m= edia-motion.tv> wrote:
Thanks!=C2=A0 worked great!

On Tue, Nov 5, 20= 19 at 10:33 AM Nathan Shipley <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Yeah!=C2=A0 You= can just add comp("Comp Name") in the beginning=C2=A0like this:<= div>
comp("Comp 1").layer(= "Solid 1").transform.opacity

= Or, if you split your timeline panels so you can see each comp's timeli= ne at the same time, you can just pickwhip directly to the layer's opac= ity in the other comp and you don't even need to type it.
On Tue, = Nov 5, 2019 at 10:27 AM John Karner <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
<= blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-l= eft:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
I'm u= nder the gun and need to find a simple expression to link a layers opacity = from one comp into a layer on another comp.=C2=A0 If anyone can help with t= he syntax I would be grateful, while I search the web.

T= hanks,
John

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