Match time of sequence

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Is there a way to match the timing of a sequence…say to the seconds or minutes ect

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Yes you can. Simply use an expression to bring the sequence into frame when it is needed, then out of frame when it is not. For instance I have a sequence of Sonic running along, but I want to turn it off and substitute it for one of him doing a loop, but only in the first 2 seconds of every minute. So in the X coordinate (of the looping sequence) I have the following expression:

$#Ds#<2?(143-(75*cos(rad(#DWFSS#*28-(7*36))))):2000$

Basically, most of the time the sequence is at an X coordinate of 2000. In the 1st 2 seconds of every minute it brings the sequence in frame and does it’s spin thing, but only in the 1st 2 seconds. Then it goes away back to 2000.

There is also as similar expression for the regular running sequence:

$(#Ds#)<2?2000:130$

Here, most of the time he is at X coordinate 130, except for the 1st two seconds of each minute, at which time he is moved out to X coordinate 2000.

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Wow , Another Master Class . Tracked and Bookmarked : )

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I remember that Face Brad, cool animations :wink:

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Thanks for the reply but I’m not sure how to apply that with what I’m working on

I was ask if I could match the animation in the background to the seconds on this

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Maybe I mis-understood. Why not just set the sequence length to 1 second then, and have it repeating? Do you also need to start the sequence to begin at the exact top of each second?

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I don’t think you can. If you want to do that, you’d have to split the sequence in to separate layers, and show/hide each layer using part of the seconds or dnow tag or something.

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@bradtc I set duration to a sec and it is working like they had hoped it would thanks for the help

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