get containing layer of a property?
I am looping through selectedProperties - and need to get each property's containing layer. The scripting guide mentions propertyParent and propertyGroup() where they are 0 or null if the parent is a...
View ArticleJava onShortcut command not working
Can someone help me with onShortcut thing?I have OnClick function for the below, but onShortcut alt+R not working, any help would be appreciated....
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Adding a scrollbar to control Opacity with scripting?
First of all , thanks to David Torno (http://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-extendscript-training-complete-series).With the help of their tutorials I managed to make several scripts with UI,...
View ArticleProblems with CEP and install bodymovin for adobe Ae 2015
Hello everyone, I am trying to install this plugin ( bodymovin/bodymovin · GitHub ) which should interface with my 2015 Ae, The software is up to date but I can't find the CEP folder...
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Scrollable group problem: Not all content in group with scroll function shows...
Helloooow wise scripting peoplez. I've been gnawing my fingernails over this problem the past couple of days, and still haven't found a solution. Here goes:I've tried to make a window(or actually...
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Outline path of several solids
Hi guys. Title might be misleading, so let me explain what I have. I have 10 solids (size 20x20) that are distributed in comp to "make path". If solids do not overlap, they shape 1 side, however, there...
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What are aae files and how do I open them?
I uploaded pictures and videos from my iPhone 5S to my PC and got a lot of aae files that I couldn't open. It was telling me I didn't have permission to open the file even though I'm the...
View ArticleFree Function Friday Episode List
Hey all, just wanted to create a single thread to list out episodes as they are released. I've have a single full collection post on ProVideo Coalition later down the line when there are enough...
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Script to precompose every layer in a comp separately
How do I define/assign the layerIndices properly? layerIndices = new Array();for (p = 1; p <= myComp.numLayers; p++){ layerIndices[layerIndices.length] = myComp.layer(p).index; var newCompName...
View ArticleaddBoxText() long creation time
I haven't much experience with long box texts and ran into this problem that i had never noticed before for short texts: The addBoxText() method can have two arguments 1: the box size and 2: the...
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Motion path data through extendscript
I'm currently trying to export the shapes and their animations from an AfterEffects project.And there is a particular situation where i'm not able to get the data for the motion path.For example:There...
View Articlegeojson files
I have this animation to do: plane trajectories I want to import into After Effects and animate. I thought I could use geojason file, with the geolayers plugin from aescripts. I can import the...
View ArticleHow can i script the deletion of a comp from my project bin?
Im a noob, but really enjoy the ability to streamline some of my tasks with scripts. So ill continue.
View Articlegetting comp in timeline
I want to return the name of the current comp in the timeline or return a string if the no comp is active in the timeline. app.project.activeItem won't work because it returns an active comp from the...
View ArticleIs there a way to extract path information of a resultant merge path from...
Hello All, We are working on a script to convert After Effects animations to SVG. We can extract path information from the path property of after effects but when it comes to merge paths we are not...
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Can you have multiple tags in your CEP Extension manifest?
We currently have a CEP Extension for AE whose mainfest points to a single ExtendScript file. We were hoping to split the ExtendScript file into 2 or more files. Trying to add multiple scriptPath tags...
View ArticleCreate 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...
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BG Renderer AE CC "Unable to obtain a license..."
Hi, my BG renderer plugin keeps getting this error: "Unable to obtain a license. Please run the full application to correct the problem or get a more detailed message." I have tried reinstalling After...
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How create layer marker with a duration ?
Hello I can read the duration of a marker, but I can't write it. app.project.item(1).layer(1).property("Marker").keyValue(1).duration How can it be done?Thank you
View ArticlePrecompose without losing expression references?
How do you precompose a layer that has expressions linked to the main comp layers without losing the connection? I would assume this is a frequent enough of an issue that there would be a solution for...
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