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Display Active Layer Name – After Effects Expression

Monday, 31 August 2020 by Carlos Yasik
Use this script on a Text Layer to show the active layer name. txt = “”; for (j = 1; j <= thisComp.numLayers; j++){ if (j == index) continue; L = thisComp.layer(j); if (! (L.hasVideo && L.active)) continue; if (time >= L.inPoint && time < L.outPoint){ try{ txt = L.source.name; }catch(err1){ txt = L.name }
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Tagged under: action script, active layer, after effects, expression

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