Yasunari Murayama

After Effects: Breaking the 1 Million Limit for Number Counters

Welcome to my blog at yasunarimurayama.com! I’m Yasunari Murayama, a professional video producer in Mexicali. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a number counter in After Effects that surpasses the 1 million limit imposed by the slider control. This guide is perfect for anyone looking to enhance their motion graphics skills.

If you’re just looking for a quick solution to SAVE TIME and simply swap out the numbers, I have three versions ready for you: basic, with 7 leading zeros, and with decimals. You can get them here on my Gumroad: https://murayama7.gumroad.com/l/millones

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What You’ll Learn:

• Set up a dynamic number counter in After Effects.
• Utilize expressions to bypass slider limitations.
• Create a visually appealing and functional counter for your projects.

s = "" + Math.round(effect("Point Control")("Point")[0]);
s = s.replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");

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Common Questions from Readers:

Question from: Luis Estrada

Answer: To make the counter start from “00000”, you can modify the expression as follows:

var num = Math.round(effect("Point Control")("Point")[0]);
var s = num.toString().padStart(7, "0");
s = s.replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
s;

Question from: GianEditando

Answer: If you want to display two decimals, you can use this variation of the expression:

s = " " + effect("Point Control")("Point")[0].toFixed(2);
s = s.replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ",");
s;

s = “” + Math.round(effect(“Point Control”)(“point”)[0]);

Answer: I believe the issue is with the lowercase ‘p’ in “Point”. After Effects is case-sensitive, so ensure “Point” is written with a capital ‘P’. Once you correct that, make sure to use the proper parentheses. Here’s an example:

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Conclusion:

This method of breaking the 1 million limit in After Effects will be incredibly useful for your data visualizations and motion graphics. Don’t hesitate to leave your questions in the comments, and I’ll do my best to help!

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