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Callbacks work in CC 2015 but not CC 2014?
We are creating an AE extension using angular, node, and of course, ExtendScript. We upgraded to CC 2015 on 6/19. We have since noticed that for certain basic callback functions in our ExtendScript...
View ArticleThe Commander - A Universal Launcher Script
Hi everyone! I'm very excited to share a script I developed earlier this year. It's called The Commander and it allows you to use a single keyboard shortcut to search and apply effects, expressions,...
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Undo group of actions
Hi guys.There's a fictitious situation where I have UI with 2 buttons:Button A creates a new layer and set's it position to XY, Button B Scales that layer by 10%buttonA.onClick = function() {...
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Tracking on timeremaped layer
I need to found a workaround AE's inability to track time-remaped layer.The workflow i see:1.st to do tracking; then apply time-remaping and then somehow I need to re-scale on timeline keys of the...
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Select comp through drop-down menu
Looking for some insight into how you would make something like this in AE: https://vimeo.com/135388255 Guessing they're just swapping out comps here?.. Thanks guys,Jason
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Need an ExtendScript timer
I've done a lot of research and even found this question asked on another website, but no answers have been found. Has anyone been able to create a non-blocking timer? Something not involving...
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How to Highlight(like mouse click) a array of layers from Extend script to...
Can some one Plz share how to select a layer in after effects just like mouse click. var activeItem=app.project.activeItem;var curTime=app.project.activeItem.time;var myLayers=activeItem.layers;var...
View ArticleRun a script from Make, headless.
This has come up for me a few times, and each time I found some other way around it. But I'm sure it's possible, I just havent found the incantation.I want to run an AE script totally headless (no UI,...
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Memory leak when processing many AEP files, can I fix?
I previously posted this in the SDK forum but then saw that this forum exists so this may be a better place to put it... I deal with a lot of users and a relatively large data set. I have an automated...
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accessing audio data
Hi !I would like to detect events in the audio and take some action eg set a keyframe for another item.Specifically I'm looking to count the number of peaks (like you would see in a slate clap say)...
View Articlecreating extension using html5 and javascript for AE but initially the...
want to create an extension for AE which is using HTML5 and javascript(Already have this extension for Photoshop, Premier PRO,).Need to keep tracks of the projects and also want to edit the metadata...
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Force redraw/refresh of a tabbed panel
Hello all, I have a script running in a tabbed panel - whenever I change the active subpanel with the mouse an onChange event is triggered. One of the subpanels has a listbox. I can remove elements...
View Articlecreated and imported compositions
hi, I'd like to know if and how I can see the difference between- a composition that was created by a user and- a composition that was imported, as part of an imported AE project. Is there something...
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how can i access XMP metadata in AE.
creating extension using html5 and javascript for AE but initially the extension needs to read the metadata file of the project and also can i edit the metadata file?
View ArticleGet correct font name from Text layer.
The name reported by the 'font' property of TextDocument does not always report the "real" name of a font.For example, sometimes it includes style information in the name. LCD in the Ultra style...
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Implementing Array functions (indexOf, lastIndexOf, removeDuplicates...)
Hi, I'm trying to implement some functions to manipulate Arrays more easily, like I would do with other programming languages (Array.indexOf() does exist in Javascript, but seems to be missing from...
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Is there any way to create "Hot Box" like maya or Adding items to right click...
Is there any way to create "Hot Box" like maya.??For Example > Holding Space or any button Shows up a menu of some loaded scripts or my own scripts.???Or can we add some items to Right Click menu of...
View Articleae cc 13.5 getting/setting js debugger setting
As discussed at aenhancers.com (AE ENHANCERS • View topic - try...catch), the bug that keeps try/catch blocks from being logically usable is still alive and well. Only now, with AE CC v13.5, I cannot...
View ArticleHow to Run .bat file from Extendscript?
I have a .bat file with some instructions and i want it to run from Extendscript.How to Run .bat file from Extendscript?Tried execute(); command and it seems like .bat executed but no result, but when...
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...
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