Link AE preview window to custom flashplayer or videoplayer?
Have never heard or seen that this is possible, however just came up with a new script idea and was just curious if it will work. So what I wonder is whether it is possible to link the AE...
View Articleread out marker properties
I'm trying to write a script that reads out the properties of all markers of a given layer. It works well as far as marker comment and duration is concerned, but I can't figure out how to read a...
View ArticleTimecode
How to read timecode from imported footage?I want to loop through selected footage and create composition for each one, with correct timecode from footage.
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 ArticleHow to convert pngfiles to xmlfile .......
Helle; I'm learning script.I want to create some image button.Q1:How to convert some .png files to a .xml file, then I can use the iamges in script.Q2:How to load the xml file and use the image to some...
View ArticleControl the visibility of buttons
Is it possible to control the visibility of a GUI button through a checkbox? If the checkbox is checked button's visibility = 0 (the button is not visible)If the checkbox is not checked = button is...
View ArticleCan i do Expression to keyframes and smooth via script?
hi guys, who know AE scripts can translate expression to linear keyframes via script(now i use app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("Convert Expression to Keyframes")) ; command) but , for Comman...
View ArticleChange the iconbutton to another image when it unable?
I want create some State-sensitive iconbuttons in my script.But I can's change the iconbutton to another image when it unable?It's mean: When I click one of the iconbuttons,it convert to unable and...
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SmartImport - add to comp layers
Is it possible to modify the SmartImport script in after effects to place the processed results directly into a comp? Basically, I would like to automate grabbing a bunch of image sequences and having...
View ArticleAccessing effect specific properties in PropertyGroup
I'm working on automating certain effects and trying to figure out how to access them properties. For most of them, it's pretty obvious...e.g. Black Point for "3D Channel Extract" is blackPoint....
View ArticleHow can I export speech analysis text with imbedded timecodes for the...
I found a script that allows you to export all your text layers with time codes as a .srt subtitle file. However, instead of multiple text layers, I have only one: essentially the meta data from...
View ArticlePath/Working Directory in Scripts?
Hi all, Came across some interesting behavior regarding the path of the working directory within AE scripts. When at a global/Object scope, directories are relative to the pwd of the script itself....
View ArticleKilling windows (palettes)
Hi there,Trying to figure out how to kill off a palette (entirely from memory).Running the code below - first alert is null, the window object does not exist.When it's run a second time it alerts...
View ArticleSuper easy checkbox script, but not work!!!!
Hi, super easy checkboxing script, but don't work, need helpexemple:first i add checkbox to my gui panel by this:var checkbox1= some_panel.add("checkbox", undefined, "checkbox1");and set it cheked by...
View ArticleRe-size Image in ExtendScript
I have a script for After Effects, I want the user to be able to set a max dimmensions on an image. I'm getting the dimmensions with AVItem.height & AVItem.width But how do I change these values?...
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Get texture file size, resolution and type.
Hi! My script parsing every layer of AE Composition and creating the list of used textures (files). Then copy files in one folder. But I would also to compute overall size of all files and to warn user...
View ArticleSet active(set focus), get *aep file name, end others noobs QS?
Hi guys, need again your help in noob questions: 1) i find new command for AE cs6 app.activeViewer.setActive(); its set focus back to comp(to timeline with layers, after changing it to render queue...
View ArticleReverse Video Footage Script
Hello all, I'm here to ask a favor. I do not know Javascript at all. I need a script that will:1) Move whatever is in the 'Project Panel' to the 'Composition Panel'2) Execute 'Layer > Time >...
View ArticleDoes After Effects dispatches events my scripts can listen to?
hi list,i have scripted a ui for manipulating the projects folder structure (eg. changing hierarchie or renaming items). the communication from the script to AE is no problem but how can my script be...
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error when trying to open
I am trying to open an after effectrs project like soapp.open(aep); where the variable aep is a file object that was aquired using getFiles on a folder object. I get the followeing error how can the...
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