Help bringing up plugin options window with ExtendScript
I have a plugin that has an internal "options" link that brings up an external window at the top like the "reset". It doesn't show up in the match Name properties. How how can I bring up that window...
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Extract XMP metadata from specific Photoshop Layer in After Effects
How do it extract XMP metadata from specific Photoshop Layer in After Effects? I am just getting my hands dirty with metadata.I know it is possible to attack metadata to a layer/layerset in Photoshop,...
View ArticleExport/render of single frame as a picture by script?
Hi! Can you advise me please, is it possible to render/export single frame as a picture? Thank you!
View ArticleClone a method for my custom object.
Hi! We have a method: comp.saveFrameToPng(compTime, fileObj); I have my custom object block. Is it possible to clone "saveFrameToPng" method for my custom object? I've tried: Function.prototype.clone =...
View ArticleKilling windows (palettes)
Hi there,Trying to figure out how to kill off a palette (entirely from memory).Running the code below - first alert is null, the window object does not exist.When it's run a second time it alerts...
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set effectsActive on a locked layer
I have a script I wrote that toggles the fx on/off for the layers in my comp. It's really handy and speeds up my workflow quite a bit. The only problem is when I have my layers locked, it won't let...
View ArticleActivate template (unlocked text layers editable in Premiere Pro) with a script?
Hello, How to activate in the composition settings the template option (unlocked text layers éditable in Première Pro) with à script? Thanks for your help. Regards.
View Articlehow do i save an effect as a preset with scripting?
i need to manage a bunch of effects settings and will need to be saving and reusing on a regular basis. it is for 3rd party plugin that doesn't allow scripting access to the internal interface settings.
View ArticleResize image in UI
I was under impression, that setting image.size = [X, Y] will scale image to XY dimensions. But it turns out that it is cropped to that X/Y dimension. Why is this happening? Any way to resize image and...
View ArticleCreate Proxy
Is there a way in AFX CS6 to createvia scripting a proxy movie for a given project item (a sequence)? (I have only found in the scripting guide how to set a proxy, not how to create one.)
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Access which comp gets replaced using PostRenderAction.IMPORT_AND_REPLACE_USAGE?
Quick breakdown: I'm setting up a script to prepare AE scripts for a film pipeline. What I want to do is render the output as an image sequence, then import the image sequence and render it out to a...
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Move footage item to folder problem.
Hi, I have a problem. I have created script with following action: Import footage.Create "_MAIN_RENDER_FX##" comp from footage.Precomp footage from _MAIN_RENDER_FX## to _MAIN_COMP_FX##.Add it to...
View Articleload dockable script from a script
I'm trying to build a script that will allow you to type in the name of a script instead of going through the window or script menu.Is there a way to load a dockable script through a script? Ideally...
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Dialog won't close in AFX CC
I have updated my After Effects from CS6 to CC (13.0.2.3). I'm still trying to figure out why some of my scripts won't run anymore or why they make CC crash sometimes.Now, when one UI dialog calls...
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addEventListener in a group
Hello, i just switched to CC yesterday, and as expected i'm experiencing some scriptUI issues with my old scripts. Basically, myGroup.addEventListener("click", myClickHandler, false) does handle...
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Convert keyframe velocity to cubic bezier pairs
I'm trying to get a better understanding of the keyframe velocity dialog so that I can convert these values into Cubic Bezier pairs which could be used in code [for example in CSS...
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How can I access Composition Markers through a script?
I've dug through the docs and object browser, but I can't seem to find a way to get at Composition Markers, even just to read them. Only Layer Markers seem readily accessible. Am I missing something...
View ArticlefsName problem on Mac OSX
Hi all! I'm working on a script where the user has pick where to save a file and later being able to export a comp to the place the user picked.Right now it works like this:The user gets a...
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Is there an alternative IDE to Extendscript Toolkit?
Hi There, I may be the only one who has this opinion, but I'll throw it out there for discussion anyways. I'm not a huge fan of the Adobe Extendscript Toolkit IDE. I use it mainly on OSX and there...
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AE: Converting relative footage paths to absolute
Hi! Is there a way to convert relative footage paths to absolute ones? Ie. "~\images" to "C:\projects\images". I'm creating a script to easily change footage paths and to copy/move footage from one...
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