How to sort layer by position?
I have a project that need to sort a ton of layers by it's position from the lower one as the first layer up to the upper one as the last layer. Is there any script or expression I can use to do it...
View ArticleImport one MOV file, Insert into the existing Composition The front,And the...
May read not fluent,I'm Chinese,English don't understand,want to be solved, thankScript How to write?
View Articlecenterting text using align with descending letters
Hi Guys, I need help using the align buttons. If I try to center a two texts with different words, for example 'star' and 'dog' , they will not line up on the center of the screen. Here's why. the word...
View ArticleCreate Keyboard Event via Scripting
How does one CREATE a keyboard event via scripting. I've seen some talk about the "dispatch event" callback, but I've never seen it in action/don't understand how it works/how to use it. Here are two...
View Articlehow do I create an after effects file with an interchangeable image
Hey, hope someone can help me, I'm using after effects to create a mp4 file, it contains a photo which has a animation super imposed ontop of it. When the projects finished the base photo that the...
View ArticleHow Can I get pre text Characters scale?
I create text like "test".and I want to know each letters( "t" "e" "s" "t") scaleHow to do this with script?
View ArticleHow to apply expression using script?
I'm using a script and an expression to automate all selected layer to follow the control layer. So, I do it on two step right now, first make a control layer using this script:{var comp =...
View Articlefootage properties?
How can I create a composition with properties matching a footage item (fps for example)? Or, ultimately I am trying to apply time warp to footage and render I think I need to add footage to a...
View ArticleHow to change image sequence frame rate ?
Hello! I write script which import image sequences to the project. Everything works ok.Now I need to change frame rate for that image sequences using extra info.I tried this way:var proj = app.project;...
View ArticleDouble Click event handler for Tree View
Hi, So, according to the Object Model Viewer in ESTK...TreeView does not have an onDoubleClick event. I'm wondering if this can be added in any way? I've looked into the controlObj.addEventListener()...
View Article[Free Source code] Dockable & floating panel with controls
Figured this may be useful for people, I believe I first learned this code layout from Jeff Almasol awhile back. I use it myself as a general ref/starting point for most of my scripts.{function...
View ArticleDefault scripting font?
Does anyone know what the default font used in AE scripts are called? Looks like I've forgotten the name. JesB
View Articleexample scripts at adobe exchange?
The CS6 scripting guide says: For more examples from Adobe and from other After Effects users, visit Adobe Exchange at http://www.adobe.com/go/exchange/, and choose the Scripts category in the Adobe...
View ArticleExtendscript Toolkit just completely stops working?
Let me preface this by saying it has only begun happening on osx 10.7 and 10.8. My laptop running 10.6 has never had this issue. So I've had this issue before while freelancing - Periodically, and...
View ArticleAbout the specification of [app.project.file] from CS6
HelloThere is a question about the specification from CS6.[app.project.file] included the project in the time when filing was held in CS5, but when it isn't preserved, null enters at CS6.Isn't there a...
View ArticleHow to build a right-click menu in ScriptUI?
I want to create a context menu for My ScriptUI. Believe it or not, It is very cool when we run some commands from the right-click menu. I have found a classes named MenuElement which maybe help me...
View Article[Tutorial] After Effects ExtendScript Script Writing
Hi all, just wanted to share a new tutorial series I have launched today that I think a lot of you may find helpful. We've all posted here in this forum looking for help with scripting. There are many...
View Articleboilerplate render pipeline
I figured out the answer to the question that I added into the answer to the footage properties post. With the goal of loading a video and processing it in batch, I had gotten this far: var footage =...
View ArticleHow set anchor point?
I know, repositionAnchorPoint (and many others scripts) - there is a good solution. But i need write it myself.
View ArticleWhen we enter text on the video frames while editing, Can After Effects...
Hi All I am an educational content creator. I have a question for all the After Effects Geeks that when we edit a video/animation, we add text sentences or text Labels over the video at different...
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