Having hard time with resource strings...
Hi. I'm developing my first script with GUI and having hard time debugging a resource string. The script works in After Effects but won't work on ESTK. Is resource string the best way to manage GUI...
View ArticleEdit Text onChange bug
Hi guys. I am experiencing a weird bug (bot on AE and AI). Here's the code: var myNumber = 3var win = new Window( "dialog", "Slice it Up" ); var firstET = win.add("edittext", undefined, myNumber);...
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Multiple instances does not working parallel using Scripting on Windows Server
Hi all,i am uploading after effects template to my site, user came and upload his desired contents.i update the template using scripting with user's contents and then render video so user get video...
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How to set a keyframe with setValueAtTime for only one axis?
Hi,I´d like to set a keyframe for the layer´s scale, anchor point values but separately. Let´s say I want to add the following keyframes to a layer:time: 0, value: 100, axis: Xtime: 0.3, value: 10,...
View ArticleScript reporting wrong layer type after replacing footage
Hi, I do have a Composition with Solid layer. When I run this script with the layer selected, it shows me that this really is a solid layer: curLayer = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers[0]; if...
View Articlepackaging extensions for Adobe AE?
I've written an CEP5 extension for Adobe AE CC and would like to distribute it but extension manager doesn't appear to support AE. How does one go about distributing extensions for AE?
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Adding an additional Output Module to an existing submission
I'm writing a script to submit multiple cropped areas of a composition. I've gotten it to submit each section as a new render submission, but I'd like to have one comp submission with multiple Output...
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You can utilize CrossUI to create user interfaces in ExtendScript
A couple (?!) of years ago I created Boethos, a block of code ExtendScript developers can plug into the CrossUI RAD tool to create user interfaces quickly for their scripts. My script developing has...
View ArticleExtendscript Toolkit freezes intermittently when linked to AE CS 2014
Whenever I have ESTK linked to AE CC 2014 I get intermittent freezes, during which ESTK becomes unresponsive for a few seconds. Unlinking it from AE eliminates these freezes, but this obviously means...
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Set Marker 'Duration' Attribute
Hey there, I am having serious problems with a seemingly easy task: I want to set the Layer Marker's "Duration" Attribute via ExtendScript. The Scripting Guide tells me two things: 1) There is a...
View ArticleBest way to release a scripted after effects extension
I am currently thinking about how to move forward with the After Effects integration of a product I develop. The new CC 2014 release and the html5 panels have made my options broader, and I think it's...
View ArticleAccessing original value of a property before an expression is applied
I have a layer, which has an expression applied to Position. The expression changes the Position value over time. What I am trying to do is access the value of Position as if it had no expression...
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Change Camera Auto Orientation with Script
Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to change the auto-orient setting for a camera in my script. From page 41 of the AE scripting guide it looks like I should be able to affect auto orient with...
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Better documentation of AE API?
hi, What docs are you guys using when scripting for AE? I'm using the CS6 pdf here:http://download.macromedia.com/pub/developer/aftereffects/scripting/After-Effects-CS6-Scri pting-Guide.pdf And I'm...
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CEP Application Events
Hi, Which application events are supported by After Effects, that I can listen to in my HTML5 extension?Similar to these in Photoshop: HTML Panels Tips: #12 CEP Application Events | Photoshop, etc. I'm...
View ArticleChange size of video FootageItem in Layer
hi, I'm replacing video footage in a Layer by using the following code (earlier in my code I declared 'layer'): var targetVideo = 'pathTo/my.mov'; var myFile = File (targetVideo);if...
View ArticleReturn trackMatteType as a string rather than a number
How can I get the string value of trackMatteType similiar to the way David Torno retrieves the value for text justification..... var justification = "-1"; var val = myLayer.property("ADBE Text...
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Create Array of all filenames in target folder on desktop using ExtendScript?
I'm trying to write a script that will look at a target folder on my computer and grab the file paths for each of the files inside that folder and then store them in an array. This array will then be...
View Articleread return values in CC Extension Panel
I am trying to read some information back to a javascript file in a CC extension panel. I am trying this which according to all the samples and documentation should work. >> js/host/main.jsvar...
View ArticleAfter Effects Script Issue - Resize
I have a few scripts that have worked flawlessly...until now. Now, when I start the script, the pop up window isn't sized properly...several of the buttons are missing and the one's on the right are...
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