Answers.Body: <p>This suggestion might help you</p>
  <pre><code>https://video.stackexchange.com/a/26424/4426
  </code></pre>
  <p>It was relating to audio files, but the principle is the same.</p>
  <p>You would make a text layer, then apply this expression to the Source Text field in the text layer:</p>
  <pre><code>thisComp.layer(2).name
  </code></pre>
  <p>Anything on layer 2 in the comp would then have its file name displayed in the text layer.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thanks, this is a good start, but the expression only displays the whole image sequence name C_[2500-6640 ], which is basically a layer name. It doesn't show the individual frame name (dynamically, like the missing frames layout does).
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Body: <p>When there's a file missing in the imported image sequence, there is a filename displayed in the corner. Is there a way in After Effects to have the file name displayed all the time even on non-missing frames? Thank you.
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Title: Display image file name in AE viewport
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ThreadText: # Display image file name in AE viewport
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-10)
  
  When there's a file missing in the imported image sequence, there is a filename displayed in the corner. Is there a way in After Effects to have the file name displayed all the time even on non-missing frames? Thank you.
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  **Tags:** after-effects
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-10. Score: 1
  
  This suggestion might help you
  
  ```
  https://video.stackexchange.com/a/26424/4426
  
  ```
  
  It was relating to audio files, but the principle is the same.
  
  You would make a text layer, then apply this expression to the Source Text field in the text layer:
  
  ```
  thisComp.layer(2).name
  
  ```
  
  Anything on layer 2 in the comp would then have its file name displayed in the text layer.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks, this is a good start, but the expression only displays the whole image sequence name C_[2500-6640 ], which is basically a layer name. It doesn't show the individual frame name (dynamically, like the missing frames layout does).  
  
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