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Help!!! for a beginner...
I started to write a script that want to mimic in the render queue... Select all - duplicate - select original render queue items - delete.. In this case... select 4 items - duplicate (with or without...
View ArticleIs the anchor point origin different between text layers and comp/solid layers?
Is it the case that the origin of a text layer is at the "visual" base of the type while the origin for a comp layer or solid layer is at "visual" top left corner? I am working on an alignment script,...
View Articleget data from Region of interests
Hi to all, who know, how can I get data from Region of interests? (Coordinates for example)? I quickly read cs6 scripting guide and can’t find information about it…. thanks PS AE scripts can gets users...
View ArticleAnimating a Halftone Image
Hi everyone, I'm an experienced AE user, but not so much with scripting. I have an idea I'm hoping I can get some help with. My goal is to animate a halftone image, starting with a blank screen and...
View ArticleUnable to create temporary image error
Hi there, I recently started embedding images in my scripts... Today for some reason, AFX doesn't like loading any scripts with embedded graphics..."Unable to load temporary image file" is the message...
View ArticleCS5 ScriptUI dialogs open with no minimum width or height
Hi There, Running my script as ScriptUI in CS5 seems to cause a strange issue with window drawing / resizing. I am unable to reproduce the issue in CS6 or CC. In some cases, when I run the script...
View ArticleHow to access a script or plugin through a button?
Hi everyone! Does anyone know if it is possible to access, add or open another script or plugin through a button? This is because I bought a very useful script on http://aescripts.com/, called...
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Folder.name returning 'Folder' and not original folder name
Hi, thanks for viewingI was in the process of writing a script which adds folder bins to your project and names them according to the folder names from the source.I'm using the script below to figure...
View ArticleExtending prototypes
Hi there, I am building a menu system in AE, what do people think about extending the prototype of the Window object?Thinking of containing everything within an object. . . . First time I have done...
View ArticleRun plug-in through script?
Does anyone know if it's possible to run a plug-in through a script? For example, if I click a UI button, the script will run a plug-in? JesB
View ArticleWhere is saved the Preference for "Write XMP IDs to Files on Import"?
Hello, In a Jsx, I test if the "CreateLayerMarkersFromFootageXMP" is activated in the AE preferences with: app.preferences.getPrefAsBool( "Metadata", "CreateLayerMarkersFromFootageXMP" ); But I cannot...
View Articleparse XML file
i'm trying parse a user selected XML file and am completely stuck. i've read through the Javascript Tools Guide CS6 - XML Object Reference section several times, but i must be missing something. here...
View ArticleADBE Text Document boxTextSize attribute
Hello, I am trying to determine the size and position of a text box in a text layer. the attribute "boxTextSize" works as expected, I am able to retrive the size of the text box with a call like this...
View ArticleIs it possible to remove a scripting-created preference?
Hi all, I'd like to know if is there a method to remove a preference/setting created via scripting. You can create a new one using app.settings.saveSetting, but I'm getting a lot of them and it would...
View Articleimage export/import script won't work, need guru help
hi guys, i try export image from AE to png file and import this file back to AE with adding to timeline via script, exporting working excellent but importing not work.... script: function test() {var...
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Is it possible to specify a FolderItem to import footage into?
Hi, thanks for viewingI'm writing a script that imports your footage into folders; keeping the hierarchy from your source's root folder. I've been able to create the folders and name them accordingly,...
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How should spatial motion tangents and shape tangents be interpreted?
I'm writing a script that needs to interpret motion paths. The After Effects Scripting Guide specifies that each keyframe has a position, an in tangent and an out tangent. My assumption was that these...
View ArticleIs there a way to access per-character text properties via script?
The TextDocument object (available via the source text property of a text layer) seems to only provide information about the first character of the text. How can I access properties for other...
View ArticleGetting the string representation of set value from an effect drop down?
I have a layer with an effect that I my script is "inspecting". One of the parameters in the effect is a drop drown list -- not a layer drop down, but a popup of items. In my script, I am able to get...
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palette/window inside another palette not showing/rendering - bug???...
hello, I'm writing a script where I could select some psd files in project, and script would basicly replace those psd-s with the same files, but load them as *layered comps*, duplicate them 2 times,...
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