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Scott Niswander

Would love to have more control over the speed of the posterize time effect. I'd like to be able to select the exact frames per second. I would like to use this with other posterized layers that don't need Randomatic 2, and I'd like to make sure the speed of every animation matches.

Kirill Tiufyakov

Hello. Can i activate it on machine without internet connection? And can i use a single license script on my home and personal studio machines?

frank weber

Hi. Is there a way to connect new layers to an existing controller, so that I don't have to create multiple controllers? Like, if you've Randomised the scale value on one layer, and now you want to apply that same animation to all the layers in the comp.

anim8ter anim8ter

Any plans to include random z spacing for 3d space?

Romain Cousin

Scott Niswander said:

Would love to have more control over the speed of the posterize time effect. I'd like to be able to select the exact frames per second. I would like to use this with other posterized layers that don't need Randomatic 2, and I'd like to make sure the speed of every animation matches.

You can set up the speed of the animation with the "speed" parameter and it works with or without the "posterize time" option enable.

The "speed" parameter works the same way as the build in After Effects "posterize time" effect so you can synchronize your different layers.

If you prefer to specify a number of frames instead of the current frequency per second, you can use the following formula:

framerate / number of frames

For example, if you want 6 frames between each move and your project is 30 fps, simply type 30/6 in the speed parameter.

Romain Cousin

anim8ter anim8ter said:

Any plans to include random z spacing for 3d space?

You can already randomize "z position" properties (or any 3D property). There are 2 ways to do this:

- you separate position dimensions first and only apply Randomatic 2 on the "z position" property.

- OR:
      > you apply Randomatic 2 on an unseparated position property
      > then uncheck the "absolute" parameter on the Randomatic controller
      > and finally set the "min./max." parameters of the the x and y axis to 0

Romain Cousin

frank weber said:

Hi. Is there a way to connect new layers to an existing controller, so that I don't have to create multiple controllers? Like, if you've Randomised the scale value on one layer, and now you want to apply that same animation to all the layers in the comp.

Hi Frank,

Unfortunately there is no option to do this directly with the script but I am thinking about it for a future update.

However there is a workaround. You can copy an existing Randomatic expression and paste it on other layers and they will all be connected to the same Randomatic controller. If you are using an "animated random" or a "wiggle" effect, you also have to copy and paste the "Randomatic - layer" parameter on the other layers.

Romain Cousin

Kirill Tiufyakov said:

Hello. Can i activate it on machine without internet connection? And can i use a single license script on my home and personal studio machines?

Hello Kirill, sorry for the delay.

I invite you to read this FAQ about licensing: https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/license-type-faq/

If you have more questions on this subject please open a support ticket.

Igor Nilsen

Looks awesome.
Is there a way to randomize position based on the grid?

Romain Cousin

Igor Nilsen said:

Looks awesome.
Is there a way to randomize position based on the grid?

Hi Igor,

You can use the "increment" option for randomizing position on a grid.
Feel free to download the trial version to test this feature.

fsdsd fsdfsd

Hi! Was the white grid in the background made with this plugin as well ? How did you manage to make it move like that ?!

Romain Cousin

fsdsd fsdfsd said:

Hi! Was the white grid in the background made with this plugin as well ? How did you manage to make it move like that ?!

Hi, the white grid in the promo video was not made with the script.
I created a custom rig with a lot of expressions to animate it.

Dorota Manowska

Hi I have a problem with Randomatic 2 in AE ver 2020 and 21. It simply doesn't work as a panel, when I open it it shows "unable to execute script at line 6. null is not n object", any suggestions how to solve it?

Romain Cousin

Dorota Manowska said:

Hi I have a problem with Randomatic 2 in AE ver 2020 and 21. It simply doesn't work as a panel, when I open it it shows "unable to execute script at line 6. null is not n object", any suggestions how to solve it?

Hi, sorry to hear that.
Can you open a support ticket so we can further investigate what the problem is:
https://aescripts.com/contact/?product_id=1535

Animation Koene

Hi, is there already any option or at least any plan for that option to convert everything what randomatic is doing in to final keyframes onto the different layers which are affected? Would be the only possibility to use it with something like Bodymovin/Lottie or maybe it already works with it?

Romain Cousin

Animation Koene said:

Hi, is there already any option or at least any plan for that option to convert everything what randomatic is doing in to final keyframes onto the different layers which are affected? Would be the only possibility to use it with something like Bodymovin/Lottie or maybe it already works with it?

Hi,
I used Randomatic several times with Bodymovin and it works great. If there is a problem you can also use the Bodymoving option "Convert expressions to keyframes".

Concerning a Randomatic option to convert expressions into keyframes, nothing is planned at the moment.

I invite you to download the trial version of Randomatic if you want to make sure it fits your needs.

Animation Koene

Romain COUSIN said:

Animation Koene said:

Hi, is there already any option or at least any plan for that option to convert everything what randomatic is doing in to final keyframes onto the different layers which are affected? Would be the only possibility to use it with something like Bodymovin/Lottie or maybe it already works with it?

Hi,
I used Randomatic several times with Bodymovin and it works great. If there is a problem you can also use the Bodymoving option "Convert expressions to keyframes".

Concerning a Randomatic option to convert expressions into keyframes, nothing is planned at the moment.

I invite you to download the trial version of Randomatic if you want to make sure it fits your needs.

Hi and thank you so much for the quick answer, would love to check it out within the a demo version if that's possible!

Romain Cousin

Animation Koene said:

Hi and thank you so much for the quick answer, would love to check it out within the a demo version if that's possible!

Hi, you can download the trial version by clicking on the green "try" button on the product page:
https://aescripts.com/randomatic

Nikolaus Schwarten

With random positions and increment in use - is there a way to make sure two items are not using the same space?

Romain Cousin

Nikolaus Schwarten said:

With random positions and increment in use - is there a way to make sure two items are not using the same space?

Hi Nikolaus,
This is not possible. Each layer or property is independent from the others so overlaps are possible.

Dominik Stec

Randomatic 2 - doesn't work if you have a dropbox 'Backup This Mac' feature activated on macOS. This should be mentioned on the product page (IN A BOLD STATEMENT) - no one needs to waste time and money on that experience.

Source from the support team (after the purchase): https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/dropbox-macos-warning/ /

Not nice.

Lloyd Alvarez

Dominik Stec said:

Randomatic 2 - doesn't work if you have a dropbox 'Backup This Mac' feature activated on macOS. This should be mentioned on the product page (IN A BOLD STATEMENT) - no one needs to waste time and money on that experience.

Source from the support team (after the purchase): https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/dropbox-macos-warning/ /

Not nice.

This is an issue with Dropbox that affects all After Effects tools that need to read/write to the home folder. It has nothing to do with Randomatic specifically. Did you try turning it back on as the faq suggested?

ivan rYH

can randomatic 2 do same position/rotation at start comp to end comp?so its gonna looping animation. thank you

Romain Cousin

ivan rYH said:

can randomatic 2 do same position/rotation at start comp to end comp?so its gonna looping animation. thank you

Hi Ivan,
There are 2 ways to do this:

- You can use the "loop" parameter in the wiggle mode and set the duration of this loop to match the duration of your composition.

- You can also use the "strength" parameter by creating 2 keyframes from 0% to 100% at the beginning of your composition and 2 other keyframes from 100% to 0% at the end.

José Cuervo

It works with Transform Effect! Great!

Mike Majewski

Hi,

i like your tool and sound in your promo video. Can you tell me, where can i get the sound? Thanks

Romain Cousin

Mike Majewski said:

Hi,

i like your tool and sound in your promo video. Can you tell me, where can i get the sound? Thanks

Hi Mike,
I got the sound on premiumbeat.com

Mike Majewski

Ok, Premiumbeat is very good! Can you tell me, what is the name of this music? 

P.S: i bought your plugin and it works very good :-)!

Thanks

Turner Schade

I really wish that there was a way to apply the Random attributes to the layers from the controller null.

As it currently stands, When I move Rando2 through comp duplication it gives my layers a new random seed regardless of what the original seed was due to the comp being different. This means that AEmatics exported through Newton3 end up with new random attributes in their export comp that throws off the collision matching in the animation if lets say Size was randomized.

If there was a way to attach a static randomizer and then have an 'apply on removal' check key or something to make sure the new property values stick to their layers without the use of expressions being required would be awesome!

Romain Cousin

Turner Schade said:

I really wish that there was a way to apply the Random attributes to the layers from the controller null.

As it currently stands, When I move Rando2 through comp duplication it gives my layers a new random seed regardless of what the original seed was due to the comp being different. This means that AEmatics exported through Newton3 end up with new random attributes in their export comp that throws off the collision matching in the animation if lets say Size was randomized.

If there was a way to attach a static randomizer and then have an 'apply on removal' check key or something to make sure the new property values stick to their layers without the use of expressions being required would be awesome!

I'm sorry for the delay, I completely missed your comment.

I understand that when you duplicate a composition that contains Randomatic effects, the "layer speed" properties on each layer change value.

If this is the problem, you can delete the expressions on these properties (ALT + click on the stopwatch) before duplicating the composition.

If it's another problem, I invite you to open a support ticket so we can have a closer look.

Cheers,
Romain

Igor Golovin

Hello! How can I make static random values? For example, I need random Rotation only 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees. Or random Scale just 45%, 60%, 75%.

Romain Cousin

Igor Golovin said:

Hello! How can I make static random values? For example, I need random Rotation only 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees. Or random Scale just 45%, 60%, 75%.

Hello,

For the rotation set the min value to 90, the max value to 360, turn on the "increments" checkbox and set the increment value to 90.

For the scale set the min value to 45, the max value to 75, and also use the increment options with a value of 15.

Saxon Rix

Hey, please can you add headless/KBar support to this? Just a basic button that applies Animated random when clicked, or static random when Ctrl-Clicked? I love the idea of the script, but I like to have as minimal UI as possible.

Lee Jung Baltus

Hi, first of all, I really love your script! I do have 1 question, I want to create a random 3D (XYZ) distribution of dots (shape layers) and connected lines (using ConnectLayers Pro script) scene, where te dots are put in random variations of position (XYZ) and also add a very subtle wiggle to all the dots so that the whole scene is moving slightly (dots and connected lines) but when I use the Randomatic 2 script for random position, all works great. But adding a wiggle to the same Rando2 controller, all the positions change drastically and even turning down all the numbers in the wiggle menu.. doesn't bring the dots back to somewhat the initial positions. So what is the best way to accomplish what I describe? And can I do that inside Rando script or do I need to apply the subtle and rando wiggle seperatly to all the dots?

Thank you.

Romain Cousin

Lee Jung Baltus said:

Hi, first of all, I really love your script! I do have 1 question, I want to create a random 3D (XYZ) distribution of dots (shape layers) and connected lines (using ConnectLayers Pro script) scene, where te dots are put in random variations of position (XYZ) and also add a very subtle wiggle to all the dots so that the whole scene is moving slightly (dots and connected lines) but when I use the Randomatic 2 script for random position, all works great. But adding a wiggle to the same Rando2 controller, all the positions change drastically and even turning down all the numbers in the wiggle menu.. doesn't bring the dots back to somewhat the initial positions. So what is the best way to accomplish what I describe? And can I do that inside Rando script or do I need to apply the subtle and rando wiggle seperatly to all the dots?

Thank you.

Hi,
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with Connect Layers and I can't figure out exactly what you're trying to achieve. Can you please open a support ticket with screenshots and/or an aep file?
Thank you,
Romain

Lee Jung Baltus

Romain Cousin said:

Lee Jung Baltus said:

Hi, first of all, I really love your script! I do have 1 question, I want to create a random 3D (XYZ) distribution of dots (shape layers) and connected lines (using ConnectLayers Pro script) scene, where te dots are put in random variations of position (XYZ) and also add a very subtle wiggle to all the dots so that the whole scene is moving slightly (dots and connected lines) but when I use the Randomatic 2 script for random position, all works great. But adding a wiggle to the same Rando2 controller, all the positions change drastically and even turning down all the numbers in the wiggle menu.. doesn't bring the dots back to somewhat the initial positions. So what is the best way to accomplish what I describe? And can I do that inside Rando script or do I need to apply the subtle and rando wiggle seperatly to all the dots?

Thank you.

Hi,
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with Connect Layers and I can't figure out exactly what you're trying to achieve. Can you please open a support ticket with screenshots and/or an aep file?
Thank you,
Romain

Hi, thnx for your reply. Well the ConnectLayers Pro part isnt really relevant. I would just like to achieve alot of dots floating in 3D space. I achieved the randomize position with your plugin. But now I would like to also add a randomize wiggle effect to that same Randomatic Controller, that only gives subtle "breathing" motion to all dots. But when I apply the wiggle effect to the Randomatic controller all the positions of the dots change drastically (already unchecked Absolute box). And no parameter I touch in the Randomizer controller brings back their original position and just give me some subtle random movement of the dots. Hope this explanation is more clear?

Romain Cousin

Lee Jung Baltus said:

Romain Cousin said:

Lee Jung Baltus said:

Hi, first of all, I really love your script! I do have 1 question, I want to create a random 3D (XYZ) distribution of dots (shape layers) and connected lines (using ConnectLayers Pro script) scene, where te dots are put in random variations of position (XYZ) and also add a very subtle wiggle to all the dots so that the whole scene is moving slightly (dots and connected lines) but when I use the Randomatic 2 script for random position, all works great. But adding a wiggle to the same Rando2 controller, all the positions change drastically and even turning down all the numbers in the wiggle menu.. doesn't bring the dots back to somewhat the initial positions. So what is the best way to accomplish what I describe? And can I do that inside Rando script or do I need to apply the subtle and rando wiggle seperatly to all the dots?

Thank you.

Hi,
Unfortunately I'm not familiar with Connect Layers and I can't figure out exactly what you're trying to achieve. Can you please open a support ticket with screenshots and/or an aep file?
Thank you,
Romain

Hi, thnx for your reply. Well the ConnectLayers Pro part isnt really relevant. I would just like to achieve alot of dots floating in 3D space. I achieved the randomize position with your plugin. But now I would like to also add a randomize wiggle effect to that same Randomatic Controller, that only gives subtle "breathing" motion to all dots. But when I apply the wiggle effect to the Randomatic controller all the positions of the dots change drastically (already unchecked Absolute box). And no parameter I touch in the Randomizer controller brings back their original position and just give me some subtle random movement of the dots. Hope this explanation is more clear?

Hi,
Please open a support ticket with an example aep file or screenshots so that I can understand more easily.