Hey guys. I'm looking for a way to work with ZIP files in ExtendScript. Actually I could go with anything that can hold multiple files along with the folder structure in one single file. It doesn't need to be compressed at all. I just thought ZIP's would be nice since they've been around for a long ...

Most of the things presented in this article you probably know,
but I think you should read it anyway. Maybe something will spark.
Theres a cool tip at the end. Hope you'll enjoy it.

http://maltaannon.com/blog/hacking-expressions/

You can also try doing it like this. Your solution is in fact easier, but might not work for all cases. I'm not saying this one will. It's just a different approach. currentFrame = timeToFrames(t = time + thisComp.displayStartTime, fps = 1.0 / thisComp.frameDuration, isDuration = false); if(currentF...

Hey. You could also check out the 3DShapeExtruder on http://maltaannon.com/articles/after-effects/ce-shapeextruder/ It won't allow you to create that kind of animation you showed in the link, but there is a project that is inspired by exactly that piece of video, and I can tell you today that it is ...

ok. nevermind.

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Oh... hey... I didn't see your response
I figured it out a bit differently, but it works like a charm.
I'll be publishing this new great app soon.
I'll make sure to let you guys know.

Cheers

Hey.... I have some questions about Mac's paths and I hope someone could help me out. Is there something like "Browse for folder" dialog on a Mac? If there is what would be a path returned by that dialog look like if one would navigate to the AE instal dir? I'm writing a cross-platform app...

you should check this out.
http://library.creativecow.net/articles ... huffle.php

seems to be just a thing

you should also check out http://maltaannon.com/
good tutorials, often expression based. theres a tutorial on that aspect as well. way more advanced.
unfortunately the site is down from time to time for unknown reason.

thanks.
i did not expect try/catch to work, but it did the job nicely.
thanks again.

hi everyone 1) i was wondering if its possible to control mask pins with expressions. as far as i know (or as far i was able to figure out) it is not possible. or is it? 2) we all use expressions and expression controls, like sliders, checkboxes and so on. my question is: does anyone know how to set...

geezzz.... does this happen to you also? you think about something, trying to solve a problem for whole day, or two, or more.... finally you post a question to some forum... and then after a few minutes you find a solution. :D did it ever happen to you? now... back to the deal. i think i could creat...

thanks, but it does not... i forgot to say, that it cannot be based on time, because i have some events going on, that sould trigger this fading (or whatever) when the event occurs. by event i mean a condition. i have som expressions going on. you might think of them as collsion detection. so when t...

hi. im curently making a simple experiment. say i have a layer, and i want to turn its opacity down every 2 second. maybe i've been working on this so long, that i cant see the solition and im overcomplicating things. logic sais to do it like this: if( (time % 2) == 0 ){ transform.opacity = transfor...

i have AE7.0, and what im trying to do is to automate something that i do. first step is to select a footage in the project window, duplicate it and change its interpretation. i got everything figured out but i can't duplicate the item.

i tried that and it didn't work. thats why i writing to you. i get that duplicate() is undefined. what should i do?