Layer Sub-objects attributes and methods
- source
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Return type: Comp or Footage.
Returns the source Comp or source Footage object for the layer. Default time is adjusted to the time in the source. Example: source.layer(1).position
- effect(name)
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Return
type: Effect.
Argument type: name is a String.
After Effects finds the effect by its name in the Effect Controls panel. The name can be the default name or a user-defined name. If there is more than one effect with the same name, the effect closest to the top of the Effect Controls panel is used. Example:
effect("Fast Blur")("Blurriness") - effect(index)
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Return type: Effect.
Argument type: index is a Number.
After Effects finds the effect by its index in the Effect Controls panel, starting at 1 and counting from the top.
- mask(name)
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Return
type: Mask.
Argument type: name is a String.
The name can be the default name or a user-defined name. If there is more than one mask with the same name, the first (topmost) mask is used. Example:
mask("Mask 1") - mask(index)
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Return type: Mask.
Argument type: index is a Number.
After Effects finds the mask by its index in the Timeline panel, starting at 1 and counting from the top.
Todd_Kopriva
said on
Aug 25, 2007
at
1:05 PM :
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