Answers.Body: <p>The source time of a layer is found with the expression</p>
  
  <pre><code>thisComp.layer("some layer").sourceTime()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>More about it can be found by <a href="https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expression-language-reference.html#layer_sub_objects_attributes_and_methods_expression_reference" rel="nofollow noreferrer">reading the manual</a>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>How can I get or calculate the original current composition time of a time-remapped or stretched layer?
  My composition has both stretched and non stretched layers and I want to display the current playback time (relative to the composition) as it would be if non of the layers were stretched.</p>
  
Tags: <after-effects><after-effects-scripting>
Title: Calculate after effects composition un-stretched time
UserDisplayName: ramiwi
ThreadText: # Calculate after effects composition un-stretched time
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-10-21)
  
  How can I get or calculate the original current composition time of a time-remapped or stretched layer?
  My composition has both stretched and non stretched layers and I want to display the current playback time (relative to the composition) as it would be if non of the layers were stretched.
  
  **Tags:** after-effects, after-effects-scripting
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-10-28. Score: 0
  
  The source time of a layer is found with the expression
  
  ```
  thisComp.layer("some layer").sourceTime()
  
  ```
  
  More about it can be found by [reading the manual](https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expression-language-reference.html#layer_sub_objects_attributes_and_methods_expression_reference).
  
  
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