I do this stuff all the time, so this is definitely a huge boon. Thanks for making it! I would however love to be able to customize what happens (other than just brightness) on the hover object. It would be super useful if we could tie the hover state to different properties like opacity or scale, etc.
I do this stuff all the time, so this is definitely a huge boon. Thanks for making it! I would however love to be able to customize what happens (other than just brightness) on the hover object. It would be super useful if we could tie the hover state to different properties like opacity or scale, etc.
Hi Adam,
Love the idea! Definitely possible in a V2.
Happy to hear if you have other ideas or improvement ideas.
This looks awesome! If in a future version you're able to add in options/methods to change the click and hover behaviours (eg. click makes the button scale down and up again; hover makes the button darker instead of lighter), this would be an even bigger time saver!
I'm getting a problem with latest version of AE (17.5.1) and of the Hover script where the Hand isn't showing up, and neither the over functions when I create a button.
Already tried to reset things here and there, re-install script, have a look at the expressions but no dice.
I also join the request so that you can customize the actions of the object when hovering (especially changing the fill color).
I'm not very good at complex expressions, maybe someone knows what code to apply to fill on the layer so that when you hover over it, the color changes from "a" to "b"?
This looks really useful and would definitely save me a lot of time. I have a question though. Clients can be very strict about things like hover states. Say, for example, the clients site buttons and a normal state of blue but changed to something like a bright pink when the cursor hovers over them. Is it possible to achieve this with 'Hover', rather than just the lightened state in the demo?
This looks awesome! If in a future version you're able to add in options/methods to change the click and hover behaviours (eg. click makes the button scale down and up again; hover makes the button darker instead of lighter), this would be an even bigger time saver!
Thanks for the feedback Rob! Definitely on the list for next update.
I also join the request so that you can customize the actions of the object when hovering (especially changing the fill color).
I'm not very good at complex expressions, maybe someone knows what code to apply to fill on the layer so that when you hover over it, the color changes from "a" to "b"?
Thanks Andrey,
I’ll see what I can do . It’ll be a little while until I can get back to working on Hover, but it’s in my queue after I finish the script I’m currently working on.
This looks really useful and would definitely save me a lot of time. I have a question though. Clients can be very strict about things like hover states. Say, for example, the clients site buttons and a normal state of blue but changed to something like a bright pink when the cursor hovers over them. Is it possible to achieve this with 'Hover', rather than just the lightened state in the demo?
Hi Sean,
Version 2 will definitely have those features. Sorry to say that this version does not.
Thank you!
Just bought Hover plugin but it's barely useful since it's crashing after effects every couple of minutes.
Please advise.
Hi Luka,
Please make sure you’re using the latest version of Hover (1.0.3). We recently solved a crashing bug in the latest version.
If you’re still running into issues, you have the option to open a ticket to give some additional information about how & when these crashes are happening.
If neither of these options work for you, you can also request a refund by opening a ticket. Thank you
Just for information/ideas for future improvement (and to help if someone else has the same problem):
I would have liked to use more complex hover effects, e.g. input field stroke weight and color, display a button for hover state, etc.
Solution:
I set the hover states with Essential Properties in the hover object (eg. one dropdown to change states, and each element changes its appearance based on this dropdown).
On the parent timeline, I put a Slider Effect on the hover object, and added the slightly modified Hover script for effect, so instead of brightness, it toggles the slider between 1 and 2.
Then I assigned the Essential Properties state to this Slider object, so now I can change as many parameters on the hover as I want, creating complex hover, drag states.
Actually, I don't even need the Slider proxy effect, just added the hover script to the Essential Properties dropdown on the main timeline, and it works.
Be warned that convert to hover object is currently not working in AE 2023. I've logged a ticket but no idea how long the developer will take to fix this issue.
I seem to have it partially working. When you click convert to hover object id wait a min, then press esc wait a second or two and hit esc again. Do it until you get control back over AE.
After I get control, when I move my cursor over the object the cursor will change to hand - but cant seem to get the icon/button to change colour > expression appears broken on that. Probably can cut a frame or two and then apply brightness or tint to have a temp fix.
Havent tried grab or release yet.
EDIT: Keep pressing esc, and then crank up brightness slider and seems to be working now
I'm enjoying using Hover, but I am getting mixed results exporting to Lottie via Bodymovin. Do you have any tips? At present, it shows both the cursor and the hover finger when it mouses over a button. The grabber hand displays properly and so does the cursor in the cursor/grabber states. It's just when the hover state is activated that there is a problem.
Love it! Thank you for the suggestion.
Hi Frank, it does!
Thanks Andrey, I’ll see what I can do
Hi Sean, Version 2 will definitely have those features. Sorry to say that this version does not. Thank you!
I tested and it works if there is no "Hover Object" created. But with Hover object on "Add Click" AE freezes.
record - https://filebin.net/hozvdsp6v77qxwv6
Thank you for all the details. This is perfect! We’re working on a solve now
Hi Eric, Sorry for the crash. That’s frustrating. You may be able to reopen your After Effects file by doing the following:
Thank you
I seem to have it partially working. When you click convert to hover object id wait a min, then press esc wait a second or two and hit esc again. Do it until you get control back over AE.
After I get control, when I move my cursor over the object the cursor will change to hand - but cant seem to get the icon/button to change colour > expression appears broken on that. Probably can cut a frame or two and then apply brightness or tint to have a temp fix.
Havent tried grab or release yet.