quickly double values in the effects panel?

Question

I need to double the values of lots of areas in some effects but i was wondering if there's a quick input which would double what you already had, instead of calculating it for each value?

Mathias Moehl · Accepted Answer

instead of entering a number like 26, you can enter 13*2 and Ae will calculate the result. But I think you still need to enter it for each property individually.

Alternatively, you can apply the expression "value * 2" to all properties to double their value.

Rick Gerard · Answer

I use the expression Mathias suggested all the time. You can copy expression only, then select multiple layers and just paste.

I also type *2 somewhere (or any value I want to use over and over), then select the property, click on the property value, press the right arrow then Ctrl/Cmnd + V, and enter. It goes very quickly. It's much faster and more accurate.

If you are modifying any of the transform properties and you need to change them on a bunch of layers by far the easiest solution is to parent all the layers to the master, then just enter a new value for position, scale, or rotation. If you release the parent layer all layers will remember the changes.

If you want to monkey with scripting something like that would be very easy to create.

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