AfterEffects

Example: Start or stop wiggle at specific time

You can use any expression in place of the wiggle expression used here, to begin and end any expression’s influence at a specific time.

  • Apply the following expression to a property to wiggle it beginning at time 2 seconds: 
      timeToStart = 2;
  if (time > timeToStart){
      wiggle(3,25);
  }else{
      value;
  }
  • Apply the following expression to a property to stop wiggling it at time 4 seconds: 
      timeToStop = 4;
  if (time > timeToStop){
      value;
  }else{
      wiggle(3,25);
  }
  • Apply the following expression to a property to start wiggling it at time 2 seconds and stop wiggling it at time 4 seconds: 
      timeToStart = 2;
  timeToStop = 4;
   
  if ((time > timeToStart) && (time < timeToStop)){
      wiggle(3,25);
  }else{
      value;
  }