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AE sometimes shows alert "Cannot execute script. The scripting plugin is not...
Problem:Sometimes AE displays the alert "Cannot execute script. The scripting plugin is not installed."This requires human interaction, i.e. somebody needs to close the alert, to continue batch...
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select multiple layer and apply effect
Hi i am new to scripting my current script can only process one layer, how can i select multiple layer and add single effectplz help...this is my script : var activeItem = app.project.activeItem;var...
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AE stops updating interface, shows spinning cursor when rendering via script
Hey everybody, I have the following problem. When I start a render queue with multiple items in my script (app.project.renderQueue.render()), after a few seconds the main AE window stops updating and...
View ArticleNew Precomposer in AE CC function via script
As we know new AE CC has got awesome checkbox called "Adjust composition duration to the time span of the selected layers". Default setup in scripting guide is:[object...
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sending binary data over a socket
this is something I have been trying to do for years to no avail (in trying to figure it out I keep coming across posts from me in 2011 trying to figure this out). I am trying to read a binary file and...
View Article[free] After Effects Plugin Match Names pdf
After Effects plugin match names have been a highly sought after bit of info for script coders. They are names that help with cross language compatibility of scripts and are hidden from view for most...
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Call "Update Markers from Source".
Is there a way to call "Update Markers from Source" command from a script?
View ArticleAlternative to toLocaleString() in ExtendScript?
As far as I can tell and after many attempts, this method doesn't work in ES. Does anyone know of an alternative for automatically adding commas to large numbers?
View ArticleStruggling to understand TextDocument (want to format text layer)
Hi everybody,I've spent a ton of time trying to understand how textDocument works, but I just can't seem to wrap my mind around it. In the script I'm working on, I take text entered into an edittext...
View ArticleNo access to Project Item Tape Name?
I checked and I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but I gotta ask. I have a serious need to access the Tape Name for each of my project items so I can automate relinking source files to transcoded ones....
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Events?
Is it possible to register a callback for any events in After Effects? If so is there a reference somewhere with these events? If not, perhaps there is another way to approach my problem? What I want...
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Scripting : Accessing a plugin's functions
Hi everyone,I'm actually creating a script that could set hundreds of comps for a personal project.The thing is I need to animate them randomly, so I want to use a plugin I bought : Animation...
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Set anchor point grouping on text layer?
Hi all,I'm not able to change the anchor point grouping in extendscript. This doesn't seem to work: textAnchorPointGrouping = curLayers[i].property("text").property("More Options").property("Anchor...
View ArticleHow to add lines to PresetEffects.xml from script
Hi, i want to add some lines in the PresetEffects.xml from another text file or from another javascript add lines like this how can i do that???: <Group...
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Generate mask based on luminance
Hi, I am familiar with how to create masks within scripting. However, I was wondering if there is any way to generate them based off of luminance values. For example, with this image of fractal noise,...
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Can you line up child layers to their parents in the timeline using scripting?
Ok, so I'm very new to scripting. Right now I'm looking for a way to align layers in the timeline with each other. So if, for instance - if have 3 nulls parented to a comp like this: I want to be able...
View ArticleHow to suppress project warnings so they not block an opening script?
The question's header is self-explaing: I'm trying to open project in my script to make some automated manipulation with layers, but if the project has some problems, e.g. it uses fonts missing in the...
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Toggle visibility columns UI in timeline
Hello everyone, I would like to know how to toggle the visibility of the UI columns in the timeline (like LayerName, #, Label, Switches, A/V...).Is that possible ?I would like to create a simple script...
View ArticleRetina @2x.png icons for script UI
Hi, does anyone know where I can find any documentation on setting up retina images for Script UIs in After Effects? From digging around in the After Effects install directories I can see lots of icons...
View ArticleUnique Layer IDs?
Project items like compositions, and folders have an ID attribute tied to them: app.project.activeItem.id Layers within a composition don't seem to have this attribute, but it there something...
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