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Is it possible to embed images in ScriptGUI by using the ressource string...
Dear script developers, I’m trying to embed graphics in my UI. So far I’ve tryed the method described by Peter Kahrel in appendix 1 of his ScriptUI For Dummies, and it works for floating GUI.But I...
View ArticleHow can i: $.evalFile (Path from the same folder inside Scripts UI)
Hi, actually i have a really big code and i want to $.evalFile("file.jsx"), but call from the same folder of the Script UI. But without all the ~/Desktop/Applications/AfterEffects/Scripts/ScriptUI...
View ArticleOpen and save after effect project on a network drive using Extend Script
Hi All, Is it possible to open after effect project from a shared location of another computer and then do the modifications and save it on the same location (i.e. shared location) using Extend script?...
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Folks who help look at the script where the error？Scripting？
I want to know why you can not ( "Slider") written to a Key property, the key is written directly (Slider), which leads to the expression can not be...
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Hello, How can I get to the "trim comp to work area" order through the "extendScript toolkit" tool?
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ExtendScript If Else (else not working)
Hello all, my first post and hoping you can help! To help with my ExtendScript learning I've been writing a script for a trim paths function. Almost there but the else part of my if else statement...
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Progress Bar to show the comp render progress
Hi everyone and as always, thank you in advance for all your help! I wanted to learn more about how to use the Progress Bar in Extend Script, So I created a user interface that allows me to render the...
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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...
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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dropdown interaction issue...
Hi guys, I have a composition with 48 layers, and I decided to separate them all in four groups of 12 layers each depending on its properties (with or without logo or bar)... See image attached....
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How to get rid of the "Starting Composition" scripting alert?
Hi, I'm trying to use a script to render a composition from AE project from the command line, but each time I keep getting the modal dialog like this:AE doesn't start rendering, until I hit OK, and I...
View ArticleHow to change the label color of a Affter Effects Render Queue Item in...
Hi, Is there a way to change the label color of a Render Queue Item in javascript?For other items in project, label attribute is for the label color, but seems like Render Queue item doesn't have label...
View ArticleAfter Effects is all about the keys, baby–so why isn't there an object to...
Why isn't there a keyframe object in the After Effects object model? The hierarchy stops at property, and I can't understand why. This means if I am trying to reference an attribute of an individual...
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Un-Serialising data from a file, without eval
I'm playing with writing data to a file so that it can persist between sessions. I'm usingf.write(data.toSource());to save my data, where f is my file object, andvar data = eval(f.read());to get the...
View ArticleIs there a way to save animation preset by script?
Hello, I have written a script named Memory,which save any layers even comp layer for later generating.https://github.com/Smallpath/Memory A few days ago,I completed the preview feature,and was...
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Creating portable psuedo-effects for AfterEffects
Hi There, I have some scripts that rely on a bunch of different expressions controls. I wanted to know if there was a more organized way of creating a preset that included all of the expressions and...
View ArticleexecuteCommand("Shy") to specific Layer and Refresh Preview cache
Hi, Im actually doing a button to execute command to Shy an specific layer called: app.project.item(1).layer("Pos").property("Position") And then refresh the Preview green bar at the top of timeline....
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Adding Pseudo Effect Without Restarting
The "standard" way of creating pseudo effects (sometimes called custom controls) is to edit the Preset Effects.xml file, but it seems there's a way to add custom controls without doing that (at least...
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Tooltip on a dockable GUI
Hi everyone, I just created au dockable GUI with pictos (not text) and for my users, I would like to have a tooltip on the Mouse rollover to show the name of every function. Here is my menu {function...
View ArticleExtendScript handling special characters
Hello, I am working on my first script for After Effects. I have never worked with JavaScript so please bare with me if the answer to my question is very simple. I am simply reading a .txt file and...
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