For the original poster, here's some info I've discovered. It will take between 2000 and 5000 layers to create the effect depending on the working resolution and how small you want the mosaic pieces to be. This takes a LONG time to pack in. I know I said I wasn't in a hurry, HOWEVER, it just took ov...

hahaha, yep. I see it now. Thanks man. :) I guess it does return when you get the syntax right. I'll give it a try. UPDATE: I tried it and I get "expression result must be of dimension 2, not 4, Expression disabled. exp = "thisComp.layer(2).sampleImage(transform.position, [2, 1.5], false, ...

Yeah, I'm trying to do this too. I did a version in Flash using Actionscript's bitmapdata. I've been coding with that for a few years. But I want to output to high quality video, so i tackled AE. I've been using AE for stuff for years too, but not the scripting. Man, I gotta tell ya, the syntax diff...