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steve456
steve456
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March 3, 2019
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Putting a comma in an after effects counter

  • March 3, 2019
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Hi all,

I'm trying to make a simple counter in After Effects (which I did), but I can't seem to figure out how to put a comma after the number reaches past 100,000. I already tried what is out there within the YouTube community and other forums. I just can't seem to get it to work. Any suggestions?

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Correct answer dj.summitt

Just copied this from a project I'm working on. If not working with dollars just remove the $ from text before.

countTotal=57000;

textBefore = "$";

textAfter = "";

n="" + Math.round(effect("Slider Control")("Slider")*countTotal/100); s="";

for(i=0, l=n.length;

i<l; i++){ if(s && s!="-" && (l-i)%3 ==0) s+=",";

s += n; } textBefore+s+textAfter;

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fromthedeskoftom
Participating Frequently
December 18, 2020

Made by Loop's Numero After Effects script  now creates sliding number counters with commas and decimals if that's the effect you're looking for?

steve456
steve456Author
Participant
March 3, 2019

This worked perfectly, thank you so much!

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Rick GerardCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 3, 2019

You should search for Dan Ebberts universal timer and save it as an animation preset. Dan Ebberts's Universal Counter.

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    styopg19320681
    Participant
    September 17, 2019
    Thanks for a great help!
    dj.summitt
    dj.summittCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    March 3, 2019

    Just copied this from a project I'm working on. If not working with dollars just remove the $ from text before.

    countTotal=57000;

    textBefore = "$";

    textAfter = "";

    n="" + Math.round(effect("Slider Control")("Slider")*countTotal/100); s="";

    for(i=0, l=n.length;

    i<l; i++){ if(s && s!="-" && (l-i)%3 ==0) s+=",";

    s += n; } textBefore+s+textAfter;

      steve456
      steve456Author
      Participant
      March 3, 2019

      Thank you! I will try this!

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