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Hello community.
I am looking for a way to create a template for a series I am working on.

 

I made a base template with a comp called _SCENE. This is the work composition and I am trying to get all elements in this comp when importing.
So far so good, till I want to import a .psd.

 

I seem not to find that part of code (I am REALLY new to coding) that gives me the standard after effects pop-up window, when importing manually a photoshop document.

 


Could you help me out please?

 

Cheers,

 

Marc Konings

 

 

 


here is the code I have till now:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/* TEMPLATE  AE COMPOSITING production name */

// MK

// version  15062017-002

 

 

var currentFootageItem;

var maDate=new Date();

var myfps=25;

var mySearch=/EP000_SC000/;

var nom=prompt("Episode and Scene number :","EP000_SC000","production name AE");

var myDuree=prompt("Frames : ","480","production name AE")/25;

var z,z1=false;

var myDoc = app.activeDocument

var myProject = app.project.items;

var q = app.project.renderQueue.items

 

 

 

 

    var folderProjectName = myProject.addFolder(nom);

   

    var folderScene = myProject.addFolder("07_SCENE");

    var folderRenderComp = myProject.addFolder("RENDER_COMPS");

    var folderOther = myProject.addFolder("05_OTHER");

    var folderComps = myProject.addFolder("06_COMPS");

    var folderAnimaticRefs = myProject.addFolder("01_ANIMATIC & REFS");

    var folderAnim = myProject.addFolder("02_ANIM");

    var folderBg = myProject.addFolder("03_BG");

    var folderFx = myProject.addFolder("04_FX");

   

    folderScene.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderRenderComp.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderOther.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderComps.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderAnimaticRefs.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderAnim.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderBg.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

    folderFx.parentFolder=folderProjectName;

   

 

alert("Choose your ANIMATIC file");

 

var animatic = File.openDialog("Select ANIMATIC");

if(animatic != null) {

    var myImportOptions = new ImportOptions();

    myImportOptions.file = animatic;

    var myAnimatic = app.project.importFile(myImportOptions);

    myAnimatic.parentFolder = folderAnimaticRefs;

 

 

for (it=myProject.length; it>=1; it--){

        if(myProject[it].name==nom+"_SCENE"){

            myProject[it].layers.add(myAnimatic)

            }

       

        }   

   

   

    }

 

 

 

alert("Choose your PHOTOSHOP / BG file");

 

var bg= File.openDialog("Select BACKGROUND / .PSD");

if(bg != null) {

    var myImportOptions2 = new ImportOptions();

    myImportOptions2.file = bg;

    var myBg = app.project.importFile(myImportOptions2);

    myBg.parentFolder = folderBg;   

 

//I am struggling here, I seem not to get to choose a .psd AND to choose in what way I want to import  this .psd

//It would be awesome if I could import this also instantly in 'comp_SCENE'.

 

    }

 

    { 

    if(myImportOptions2.canImportAs(ImportAsType.COMP)){ 

    myImportOptions2.importAs = ImportAsType.COMP; 

    }else{ 

    myImportOptions2.ImportAs=ImportAsType.FOOTAGE; 

 

    for (it=myProject.length; it>=1; it--){

        if(myProject[it].name==nom+"_SCENE"){

            myProject[it].layers.add(myAnimatic)

            }

 

    }        

    

}

 

 

alert("Choose your ANIMATION folder");

 

var mySwfFolder = Folder.selectDialog ("Select ANIMATION Folder");

var mySwfFiles = mySwfFolder.getFiles ("*.SWF");

for(var i = 0; i < mySwfFiles.length; i++){

    var myImportOptions3 = new ImportOptions();

     myImportOptions3.file =mySwfFiles[i]

     var mySwf = app.project.importFile(myImportOptions3);

     mySwf.parentFolder = folderAnim;

 

 

for (it=myProject.length; it>=1; it--){

        if(myProject[it].name==nom+"_SCENE"){

            myProject[it].layers.add(mySwf)

            }

       

        }   

 

};

 

 

 

 

 

for (i=app.project.numItems; i>=1; i--){

    if(mySearch.test(myProject[i].name)){

        myProject[i].name=myProject[i].name.replace(mySearch,nom)

        myProject[i].duration=myDuree;

        z=true;

       

        if(myProject[i].name==nom+"_NOMENCLATURE"){

            for(j=1;j<=myProject[i].numLayers;j++){

                if(mySearch.test(myProject[i].layer(j).name)){

                    myProject[i].layer(j).sourceText.setValue(nom);

                    myProject[i].layer(j).name=nom;

                    z1=true;

                }

            }

        }

    }

}

 

 

if(z&&z1){

 

 

   

    // Folder creation + variable of each ones creation   b = folderProjectName

   

 

 

   

    for (i2=myProject.length; i2>=1; i2--){

       

        if(myProject[i2].name==nom+"_SCENE"){myProject[i2].parentFolder=folderScene;}

        if(myProject[i2].name==nom+"_QT_T1"){myProject[i2].parentFolder=folderRenderComp;}       

        if(myProject[i2].name==nom+"_NOMENCLATURE"){myProject[i2].parentFolder=folderOther;}

        if(myProject[i2].name==nom+"_CONFO_T1"){myProject[i2].parentFolder=folderRenderComp;}

 

 

 

           

        if(myProject[i2].name==nom&&!(myProject[i2] instanceof FolderItem)){

            myProject[i2].parentFolder=folderProjectName;

            myProject[i2].selected=true;

            currentFootageItem=myProject[i2]

            }

        myProject[i2].selected=false

    }

   

    function aff_Date(x){

        if(x>9){

            return x;

        }

        else{

            return "0"+x;

        }

    }

 

    var d=app.project.saveWithDialog();

    var e=app.project.file.path;   

    var f=app.project.file.fsName;

    var h = e.toString().split("/");

 

    h.pop();

 

    var g="";

   

    for (i=0;i<h.length;i++){

        g=g+h[i]+"/";

        }

   

    g=g+ "OUTPUT_"+nom+"/" + nom + "_QT_T1_"+maDate.getFullYear().toString().substring (2,4)+aff_Date(maDate.getMonth()+1)+aff_Date(maDate.getDate());

    var curItemQ = q[1];

    var curItemQOut = curItemQ.outputModule(1);

    // var oldLocation = curItemQOut.file;

    curItemQOut.file = new File(g);

 

 

    var w="";

    for (i=0;i<h.length;i++){

        w=w+h[i]+"/";

    }

    w=w+ "OUTPUT_"+nom+"/" + nom + "_CONFO_T1_[#####]_"+maDate.getFullYear().toString().substring (2,4)+aff_Date(maDate.getMonth()+1)+aff_Date(maDate.getDate());

    var curItemQ = q[2];

    var curItemQOut = curItemQ.outputModule(1);

    // var oldLocation = curItemQOut.file;

    curItemQOut.file = new File(w);   

   

}

else{

    alert ("Script stopped working : The AE project doesn't look like a copy of the template: EP000_SC000.aet" , "Production name AE", true)

}


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