aescripts + aeplugins

Zach Meissner · June 2

This is really an incredible tool. I highly recommend it!

nangong han · June 4

in trial mode, grid clone can use 5 time? now is unused, our leader needs try

Sergey Ok · June 6

Hi, when I apply MographAE to any layer, it creates copies at position 0.0;0.0 and I can't move them from there. Changing anything in controller doesn't help. https://ibb.co/k5GcMZh

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · June 6

Sergey Ok said:

Hi, when I apply MographAE to any layer, it creates copies at position 0.0;0.0 and I can't move them from there. Changing anything in controller doesn't help. https://ibb.co/k5GcMZh

Hey Sergey! Did you try changing expression engine to Javascript rather than Extendscript? Also, you can check the other potential reasons by clicking the “?” button for the help UI.
Kai

Sergey Ok · June 6

Kai Henthorn-Iwane said:

Sergey Ok said:

Hi, when I apply MographAE to any layer, it creates copies at position 0.0;0.0 and I can't move them from there. Changing anything in controller doesn't help. https://ibb.co/k5GcMZh

Hey Sergey! Did you try changing expression engine to Javascript rather than Extendscript? Also, you can check the other potential reasons by clicking the “?” button for the help UI.
Kai

Oh, yes, it was Legacy Extendscript, I changed it to JavaScript and now it works. Thanks!

Karl Ackermann · June 13

This seems really similar to React https://aescripts.com/react/ how do these two addons compare?

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · June 13

Karl Ackermann said:

This seems really similar to React https://aescripts.com/react/ how do these two addons compare?

Yeah they are different! Here is one significant difference:

React works on transform properties, while MographAE works on properties that have 1-3 dimensions as well as color properties. This means MographAE can work on transform properties, shape layer properties, effect controls, layer styles, mask properties, essential properties etc. By contrast, React will only work with transform properties.

You can also watch the quick overview video of both to get an idea of the differences.

Michael Wood · June 22

I'm buying anyway but the trial is pretty pointless. Wanted to test the grid cloner more than anything.

Wiley Chen · June 24

This is a great one, but NOISE doesn't seem to be working

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · June 24

Michael Wood said:

I'm buying anyway but the trial is pretty pointless. Wanted to test the grid cloner more than anything.

Thanks for the feedback on the trial Michael! I'll think what the trial restrictions should be when I next update.

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · June 24

Wiley Chen said:

This is a great one, but NOISE doesn't seem to be working

Hey sorry to hear that Wiley and thanks for bringing this to my attention, I am uploading a fix to this issue

vikram lal · July 2

i used array and then enable delay but no sin controller appeared (as shown in tutorial)...How Can i Get that sin Controller in timeline while arraying shape??? PLease HELP

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 2

vikram lal said:

i used array and then enable delay but no sin controller appeared (as shown in tutorial)...How Can i Get that sin Controller in timeline while arraying shape??? PLease HELP

Hey there! I actually used a different script from another developer for "Sin Controller" - Motion Tweaks by Motion Design School. However, you can achieve the exact same animation by applying two keyframes and adding loopOut('pingpong') in the expression field

Levi Reardon · July 5

Getting expression errors when I click the 'create sample comp' or if I select a single shape and tried to make a grid.
I made sure Allow scripts to write files and access network was on just incase that was messing things up.

Error at line 1 in property 'Linked/Rotation' of layer 6 ('Shape Layer 1') in comp 'Comp 1.' Bad method arguements: Incorrect type for argument 1 (expected: 'int' provided: 'NaN', an expression was disabled as a result of an error.

I'm on the latest AE build - Version 23.5.0

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 5

Levi Reardon said:

Getting expression errors when I click the 'create sample comp' or if I select a single shape and tried to make a grid.
I made sure Allow scripts to write files and access network was on just incase that was messing things up.

Error at line 1 in property 'Linked/Rotation' of layer 6 ('Shape Layer 1') in comp 'Comp 1.' Bad method arguements: Incorrect type for argument 1 (expected: 'int' provided: 'NaN', an expression was disabled as a result of an error.

I'm on the latest AE build - Version 23.5.0

Hey Levi, so sorry to hear that you're experiencing errors! Just to check, did you try changing your expression engine to javascript? If that doesn't work, you can open a support ticket and send me screenshots.

Levi Reardon · July 5

Kai Henthorn-Iwane said:

Levi Reardon said:

Getting expression errors when I click the 'create sample comp' or if I select a single shape and tried to make a grid.
I made sure Allow scripts to write files and access network was on just incase that was messing things up.

Error at line 1 in property 'Linked/Rotation' of layer 6 ('Shape Layer 1') in comp 'Comp 1.' Bad method arguements: Incorrect type for argument 1 (expected: 'int' provided: 'NaN', an expression was disabled as a result of an error.

I'm on the latest AE build - Version 23.5.0

Hey Levi, so sorry to hear that you're experiencing errors! Just to check, did you try changing your expression engine to javascript? If that doesn't work, you can open a support ticket and send me screenshots.

That worked, thank you! I should have looked through the previous comments below

luca linhares · July 7

Not sure if this is a limitation or i'm doing something wrong but I have a grid of circles that i'm trying to effect with a custom field effector, scale. I want the field to scale the circle down but it seems like the spline/slider that it gives me when I link the circles' scale to the effector does not accept negative values, ie, the scale function only allows you to grow or works only in the positive direction. Am I missing something? Awesome plugin by the way im loving it so far.

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 8

luca linhares said:

Not sure if this is a limitation or i'm doing something wrong but I have a grid of circles that i'm trying to effect with a custom field effector, scale. I want the field to scale the circle down but it seems like the spline/slider that it gives me when I link the circles' scale to the effector does not accept negative values, ie, the scale function only allows you to grow or works only in the positive direction. Am I missing something? Awesome plugin by the way im loving it so far.

Thanks for trying out MographAE! To answer your question, you can make the circle scale down by changing the "Influence" parameter from positive to negative. Spline is more for remapping the progression of the effect. I attached an image demonstrating this below:

luca linhares · July 11

Kai Henthorn-Iwane said:

luca linhares said:

Not sure if this is a limitation or i'm doing something wrong but I have a grid of circles that i'm trying to effect with a custom field effector, scale. I want the field to scale the circle down but it seems like the spline/slider that it gives me when I link the circles' scale to the effector does not accept negative values, ie, the scale function only allows you to grow or works only in the positive direction. Am I missing something? Awesome plugin by the way im loving it so far.

Thanks for trying out MographAE! To answer your question, you can make the circle scale down by changing the "Influence" parameter from positive to negative. Spline is more for remapping the progression of the effect. I attached an image demonstrating this below:

Thank you very much!

Himalay Majumdar · July 12

Hello, I am trying to animate using an array. For example, I have 8 shapes in circular manner using Array controller. I want to animate increasing and decreasing the number of shapes (say from 8 to 10, and then 10 - 6). I imagine to do this I would need to add and delete layers, and move them in timeline, but adding them is effecting the entire duration since the Array was created. So, can I animate increasing and decreasing number of shapes in a controller using MographAE? Thank you!

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 12

Himalay Majumdar said:

Hello, I am trying to animate using an array. For example, I have 8 shapes in circular manner using Array controller. I want to animate increasing and decreasing the number of shapes (say from 8 to 10, and then 10 - 6). I imagine to do this I would need to add and delete layers, and move them in timeline, but adding them is effecting the entire duration since the Array was created. So, can I animate increasing and decreasing number of shapes in a controller using MographAE? Thank you!

Hey there! It depends on how you want it to be animated. If you want a smooth transition, one way to do this can be to use Start/End angle to make it look like the gaps get bigger or smaller. You will still need to hide the layers though, perhaps with a field or by manually hiding it.

Ruben Langedijk · July 20

somehow does not work in after effects 23.0.0
it does work in after effects beta

https://imgur.com/ddjpjLU

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 21

Ruben Langedijk said:

somehow does not work in after effects 23.0.0
it does work in after effects beta
https://imgur.com/ddjpjLU

Sorry to see you’re having issues! If you scroll up, other people in this discussion had similar problems at first, perhaps the solutions that helped them can also fix yours? If not, feel free to open a support ticket

Ruben Langedijk · July 21

Yes changing the project settings , expression settings to , javascript fixed it.
thanks you!

Kai Henthorn-Iwane said:

Ruben Langedijk said:

somehow does not work in after effects 23.0.0
it does work in after effects beta
https://imgur.com/ddjpjLU

Sorry to see you’re having issues! If you scroll up, other people in this discussion had similar problems at first, perhaps the solutions that helped them can also fix yours? If not, feel free to open a support ticket

Nicholas Quayle · July 30

Hi, how would a project which is using MographAE translate if passed on to an artist who doesn't have the plugin? Thanks.

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · July 30

Nicholas Quayle said:

Hi, how would a project which is using MographAE translate if passed on to an artist who doesn't have the plugin? Thanks.

The project files will work even if they do not have the script

Nicholas Quayle · July 31

Kai Henthorn-Iwane said:

Nicholas Quayle said:

Hi, how would a project which is using MographAE translate if passed on to an artist who doesn't have the plugin? Thanks.

The project files will work even if they do not have the script

Great, thanks!

Orlando Marconi · August 20

Hello, can the final files be Lotties optimized or are they as heavy as the Cavalry app?

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · August 21

Orlando Marconi said:

Hello, can the final files be Lotties optimized or are they as heavy as the Cavalry app?

Well, the more keyframes there are, the higher file size in Lottie. So I generally use the "Smoother" function to reduce the keyframe amount after baking to keyframes.

andrew hildebrand · August 31

Not sure if this is the right place for feature requests, but I'd love to be able to effect time remap of footage or precomp layers with this.

And also be able to drive animation with luminance values of a precomp.

Kai Henthorn-Iwane · August 31

andrew hildebrand said:

Not sure if this is the right place for feature requests, but I'd love to be able to effect time remap of footage or precomp layers with this.

And also be able to drive animation with luminance values of a precomp.

Hey Andrew, thanks a lot for bringing the time remap issue to my attention. Not being able to time-remap is actually a bug, I am updating the script to 1.4 to fix this - let me know if that helps when you update.

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