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Layer Sub-objects attributes and methods (expression reference)
- source
- 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)
- 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 multiple effects have the same name, the effect closest
to the top of the Effect Controls panel is used. Example:
effect("Fast Blur")("Blurriness")
- effect(index)
- 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)
- Return
type: Mask.
Argument type: name is a String.
The
name can be the default name or a user-defined name. If multiple
masks have the same name, the first (topmost) mask is used. Example:
mask("Mask 1")
- mask(index)
- 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.
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