[al_terego]

Hi,

If you use the expression – truerand(1,100) for the ‘x’ variable you will get
random numbers from 1 to 100.

eg. If ‘x’ variable is ‘axis1 position x’. Add the expression ‘truerand(1,100)’
to axis1 position x.

You can always just keyframe ‘x’ to get the numbers you require.

Cheers, Alan.

[al_terego]

Hi there,

Here’s a technique I have used to create a digital counter using expressions
which allows you to animate a single variable to create any number.

I started by editing together a 10 frame clip of the individual numerals 0-9.

A separate layer is used for each digit. The more layers the higher the counter can go.

The first step is to lock the front clip of each layer but still be able to slip them. The expression “-frame + 1” will lock a clip on it’s first frame.
This allows you to go to any frame in the back clip without the score
changing.

The second step is to isolate the appropriate number (1,10,100,1000)
for each digit of the counter and then add that to the slip expression
of each layer.

eg. if X is the variable for the counter and we want the counter to read 7658.

expression: X – trunc(X/10) * 10

= 7658 – trunc(765.8) * 10
= 7658 – 765 * 10
= 8 which is the value for the first digit

layer 1 slip: -frame + 1 + X – trunc(X/10) * 10

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expression: trunc((X – trunc(X/100) * 100) / 10)

= trunc((7658 – trunc(76.58) * 100) / 10)
= trunc((7658 – 7600) / 10)
= trunc(5.8)
= 5 which is the value for the second digit

layer 2 slip: -frame + 1 + trunc((X – trunc(X/100) * 100) / 10)

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For each additional layer add an extra zero to the last three numbers
in the expression.

layer 3 slip: -frame + 1 + trunc((X – trunc(X/1000) * 1000) / 100)

layer 4 slip: -frame + 1 + trunc((X – trunc(X/10000) * 10000) / 1000)

Cheers, Alan.

[al_terego]

I’d say it’s a vtr or cabling problem. I’ve used a Panasonic DVCPRO AJ-D650
(not the AJ-D640) with Flame 7/8 without any problems using standard init settings.

Cheers, Alan.

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