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Originally Posted by Devastator

I've been using Adobe AE 7.0 Pro for quite some time now, but I have an issue regarding the fps. It seems even if I force VDM to output a video specifically to 23.976 fps, AE will still import the video as 23.98 fps. I've checked the video to make sure it was still 23.976 fps (and it is).

Thank you for your time and support in this matter.

I think it doesnt matter how AE displays the framerate; deep inside it knows its 23.976 instead of 23.98

Originally Posted by Quarkboy

Here's maybe a basic question:

Using shinji Pierre's scripts, how do I make the entire line fade in and fade out. I can, for example, adjust the opaque parameter on one line at a time, but is there a way to automate it and copy it to other lines? Or must it be done manually?

something akin to a basic \fade(500,500) in textsub...

Animate the Opacity ('Animate >' next to 'Text')
Apply this expression to the opacity.

duration_fadein = 0.12;
duration_fadeout = 1.5;

if ( time <= thisLayer.inPoint + duration_fadein ) { 
   opac = ( (time - thisLayer.inPoint) / duration_fadein) * 100;
}
else if (time >= thisLayer.outPoint - duration_fadeout ) {
   opac = ((thisLayer.outPoint - time) / duration_fadeout) * 100;
}
else {
   opac = 100;
}
opac

you then copy the opacity animator to other layers, and its done
Be aware that AE will always take the last settings for opacity, so if you got one 'base' layer and an 'animation' layer with disappearing and appearing syllables, you need to apply something like this to the end selector of the animator

duration_fadein = 0.25;
duration_fadeout = 0.3;

if ( time <= thisLayer.inPoint + duration_fadein ) { 
   end = 100;
}
else if (time >= thisLayer.outPoint - duration_fadeout ) {
   end = 100;
}
else {
   end = 0;
}
end

At least.. this is how i've done it