AE wiggle
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How do I fade out a wiggle expression in After Effects?
- xcreonx0
In your wiggle expression you'll highlight the first (or second value) and pickwhip it to a slider control.
ex: wiggle(3,10). Highlight the 3 and pickwhip a slider control.
Then keyframe the slider control to 0 to stop the expression and ramp it up to affect it more.
the expression looks like this essentially:
wiggle (effect("Slider Control")("Slider"),10)
- harlequino0
And make sure when you say "pickwhip" you pronounce it "pick - hwhip."
- Prev0
Do I just make a Null object and use a slider from that? I am a beginner in the app.
- DoTheMacarena0
Go to effect>expression controls>slider control to generate a slider
then pickwhip the wiggle value you wish to control to the slider control in the effects dropdown
if you want to control both amplitude and frequency, you will need to have 2 sliders, or pickwhip them both to the same slider if you want to animate the same value.
- DoTheMacarena0
for further clarification, when you pickwhip to the slider, it will enter the
effect("Slider Control")("Slider")
code that xcreonx stated, into your expression, which needs to REPLACE the numeric value that you wish to control. Entering it manually or pickwhipping does the same thing.
- Hombre_Lobo0
CS4 has wiggle functionality built into the effects panel, but obviously more manual control is favorable.
- Prev0
I got it to work! AE is a steep learn for me. Thanks for the help!!