Dynamic properties allow you to change a layer's properties based on a certain value.
Dynamic properties can be bound to a layer's height, width and opacty.
Spotify example
In this example we're going to bind a layer's width to how far along a track is. The Windows Profile datamodel offers a SongPercentCompleted property, which indicates how much of the track has played.
1 - Create the layer
We'll start by creating a layer spanning from the Esc key to F12, this will be the maximum length of the layer when the song is finished.
2 - Bind the dynamic property
Next head into the layer's properties and under the dynamic section bind Width to Spotify -> SongPercentCompleted
3 - Setup maximum value
Now we need to tell Artemis what the maximum value is.
This can either be a set number by setting the second dropbox to % of
Or it can be another property by setting it to % of property
Since the maximum value of is SongPercentCompleted 100, that's what we'll fill in. In this case we want the layer to fill up from left to right, like a progress bar, so we can leave the last dropbox as it is.
This results in the following layer:
