Is there a way to loop through a layer's property groups and JUST get the...
Hi,I'm trying to just get the property groups that are visible to a given layer in my script. Is there such a property? For example, when I loop through a Shape Layer's property groups, I get Masks,...
View ArticleSet cache location on startup?
I have a number of various RAIDs that I have attached to my computer, each one having a folder called z_AECache that is used for the cache for whenever said RAID happens to be plugged in. But every...
View ArticleIs there a way to call Collect Files with Extendscript?
I'd like to be able to create a script that collects files to a watch folder on the network and triggers our render machines that are watching said folder to start rendering, all with the click of a...
View ArticleBeyond the 3hr limit
I have a script that needs to shift layers around in time based on some input time code. Some of the clips could be very long in time and I'm also slowing down one of the layers to 300%. On some clips,...
View Articlehow to list output module templates
I cant seem to get the list of output modules templates, without having a comp in the render queue and getting the template array by looking in:...
View ArticleMask interaction manipulation based on coordinates idea
Not sure if correct forum, but, I was picturing a script or expression that would allow for mask manipulation by another mask, based on which side the "secondary" mask comes in contact with the...
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 ArticleHow to add mask reference in effect's Composition Options with After Effects...
The main reason why I update my After Effects to cc 2014 is "compositing options for each effect, including ability to confine area affected by each effect with masks".This useful feature really...
View ArticleAutomatically run a script whenever a keyframe is created?
Is this possible? I'm very new to AE scripting so I apologize if this is a silly question.
View ArticleBypass ACR dialog when importing raw files?
I am batch importing raw image sequences with a script i wrote, but for each sequence it pops up the ACR dialog to allow for raw adjustments before import. I want to just dismiss that dialog...
View ArticleCS6 iconbutton issue
var w = new Window ("palette"); var f = File ("~/Desktop/Script tests/Icons/folder.png"); var a = File ("~/Desktop/Script tests/Icons/accept.png"); var button = w.add ("iconbutton",...
View ArticleCheck if "Layer Styles" exist
Hi guys. How to check if layer has Layer Styles on it? By default, when you create a new layer, it does not have Layer Styles on it. However, when running this code: var myComp =...
View ArticleOpposite to comp.openInViewer()? Something like app.closeActiveViewer()
Hi There, I noticed that in CS6, the openInViewer() method was added to the CompItem object, but didn't see any methods in the CS6 scripting guide for closing the active viewer? Is it possible to do...
View ArticleClose dockable panel programmatically?
Hi There,Is it possible to simply close a dockable panel that my script creates with a line of code? I thought I might be able to use the Window.find() method, but that doesn't seem to work. Here is...
View Articlelayer inPoint problems after update to CC2014.2
Hi folks, after the update to CC2014.2 I have problems with the correct starttime of some layers. I write a script which generate project-files from a JSON with multiple compositions, textlayers,...
View Article2014.1 - Appearance of scripts is incorrect
There are visual errors in various scripts when using them with the new 2014.1 update. Key example - the 'Immigration' script. A major part of this script's UI is a large white text list area where the...
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The text overlaps tabbedpanel.
I look 11 lesson VIDEO: After Effects ExtendScript Training: Ep. 11 by David TornoAndget thispicturevar myWin = new Window("palette", "Text123", undefined);var...
View ArticleCompItem.displayStartTime precision problem
I have a 24 fps comp, and I'm trying to set the displayStartTime to match the timecode of the footage inside it. I've precomposed the footage and accessed the displayStartTime of the precomp, which is...
View Articleafterfx -r switch on command line in Parallels Virtual Machine
Hi everyone, hope all are well this morning! I know the issue I'm posting about is particular to my setup. I have a Parallels VM running After Effects CC 2014. It works flawlessly in normal use, but...
View ArticleIs there an after effects object library in ESTK?
Recently I find some infomation about the Object Model Viewer in ESTK.The infomation in it is stored in *.xml file,such as the javascript.xml, scriptui.xml,omv.xml.With these xml files, Object Model...
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