AE CC - onClose()
Hi, I'm trying to save the user's settings when they close the script window, but can't for the life of me figure it out. This executes wonderfully in Extendscript CS6, but when I run it in AECC I...
View Articleafterfx command line "restores" maximized window - any way to duplicate...
Hi all, I am controlling After Effects CC from another application by invoking JavaScript files from the command line. But the command *always* restores the maximized window of After Effects. That is,...
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Strange noise problem with music layer after replacing the music file using...
Hey guys, I got a strange problem. Sometime when I import a music file, or replace a music footage with another music file using the "replace()" or "importFile()" method, the music layer added one...
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Strange noise problem with music layer after replacing the music file using...
Hey guys, I got a strange problem. Sometime when I import a music file, or replace a music footage with another music file using the "replace()" or "importFile()" method, the music layer added one...
View ArticleIssue with icon button title layout
Hi, I am new to After Effects scripting and am struggling with this issue for quite some time. I need to display iconbuttons in a window where the the title of the button should appear below the icon....
View ArticleCan I batch render a composition with different resources?
Hi All, I've got a composition that I want to render and send out to a large number of people (around 1000) as a video file. One element of this composition includes an image depicting the viewer. I...
View ArticleCommand line render "-reuse" flag with multiple copies of afterFx.exe
The question is, can i use "-reuse" flag to start rendering with more than one copy of afterFx.exe ? //OS Windows 7If i start aerender.exe -project c:\projects\project_1.aepI have to wait about 15...
View ArticleConvert GUI "edittext" to a Number
Hi There I´ve build a GUI with an edittext box where I want to put in numbers, to use them later for calculating, generating layers and so on.But I always come along with NaN (Not a Number). Script...
View ArticleUse GUI checkbox for scripting
Hi There How can I use the GUI checkbox option in my script to turn Motion Blur ON or leave it OFF? For example I´ve generated this checkbox in my GUI Panel: var checkMB = groupTwo.add("checkbox",...
View ArticleScripting AE addSlider
Hello CommunityI want to write a script to add a slider control to a layer and set the values for the control.To set the value for the slider value works, but I found no way to set the min and max...
View ArticleReload a secuence of pictures
Hello. Iwill like to know how I can reload a secuence of a item inside project. via scriptting .Thank you If any could help me. Reggards and sorry my bad english.
View ArticleFind comp in the project
Hello guys. Simple question: I have a layer (it's a composition layer) selected in the composition and I need to find it in the project window. How would I go about this? There are instances, when...
View Articleselecting a control layer
Hi community ... I am writing a script that end up with a control layer and some slider effects on it.When the script is done to create all the stuff I wanted it to, the Master Control Layer should be...
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javascript UI: folders?
Hi! Is it possible to create a custom UI in After Effect with "folders" like this?: At this moment I see only one way - is to "undock Panel" and add another Panel: But this isn't the way that I want...
View Articleadding date to filename
I'm trying a to automatically add the date to an items name in the render queue. I have the following. var x = app.project.renderQueue.item(1).outputModule(1); alert (x.file.name); This returns the...
View ArticleCannot prevent ExtendScript debugging while running scripts from After Effects
Hi, I am facing this issue while running scripts from within After Effects. Whenever I am trying to run a script in After Effects, the script opens up in ESTK in the debug mode. The execution waits at...
View ArticleDrop Down List index - my script does not recognize the index line in my...
AE script Community- I am a designer not a programmer so bare with me. I'm just trying something simple, baby steps and I can't for the life of me to get this simple script to work. I saw the script...
View ArticleRandom Seed
Hi guys. Is there any logical way how to implement Random Seed? Curently I am using Math.random(), bus I'd like to have ability to control seed for that random. As far as I know random generator is...
View ArticleAuto select an item in a child node of a TreeView UI control?
Hi There,I'm having some issues with a TreeView control in my UI that I cannot seem to resolve, and thought I would ask if anybody here has done this type of thing. My TreeView is made up of a...
View ArticleAfter Effects save location and ExtendScript
I am pretty new to After Effects scripting and I'm fairly new to the programming world (1+ years experience). My question has multiple possible answers I guess, I'm looking for a way to have After...
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