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Light attributes and methods

Light objects have the same attributes and methods as Layer objects, except for source, effect, mask, width, height, anchorPoint, scale, opacity, audioLevels, timeRemap, and all of the material properties.

pointOfInterest
Return type: Property [3].

Returns the light’s point of interest values in world space.

intensity
Return type: Property.

Returns the light’s intensity values as a percentage.

color
Return type: Property [4].

Returns the light’s color value.

coneAngle
Return type: Property.

Returns the light’s cone angle, in degrees.

coneFeather
Return type: Property.

Returns the light’s cone feather value as a percentage.

shadowDarkness
Return type: Property.

Returns the light’s shadow darkness value as a percentage.

shadowDiffusion
Return type: Property.

Returns the light’s shadow diffusion value, in pixels.

David Van Brink provides an instructional blog post and sample project that show how to use expressions with lights: www.adobe.com/go/learn_ae_ominoflashing.




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