<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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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).
veru_z
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<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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Display image file name in AE viewport
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# 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.
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4rFzX.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4rFzX.jpg)

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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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