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sampleImage() and Vector Layers
I've been using sampleImage to scan a layer's alpha channel with great success.Until I started working with vector layers.These are my issues: The sampleImage function works differently on Shape Layers...
View Articlerelation between active layer and enable layer
I am using AE CC 12.2.1. I think this is not specific to AE version but general thing.When I read my layer property through extendscript, it shows layer.enabled =true and layer.active = false. And if I...
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My script's UI is freezing during render time. Is there a fix for this?
Hello, I recently wrote a script that renders multiple parts of my composition based on markers I placed there. Since these renders can take up more than just a couple of minutes, I built a progress...
View ArticleHow does one install AE Adobe ExtendScript toolkit?
I'm new to AE and I've just learned that I must install the Adobe ExtendScript toolkit before I can begin working with a plugin. I'm not finding any helpful information regarding the toolkits for this...
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Change fillColor in a Text Layer with the Source Text keyframe?
Dear all. In ExtendScript I'd like to change the color of a text more than once in a comp, without transitions. I know it can be done with an Animator, but I'd like to do it in the Source Text keyframe...
View Articleopen composition with scripting
Hi.how can i open in viewer a compostion that does not active with scripting?
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change position of many layers
Hello, i tried out a lot and found many things by google, but I can not find any working solution.I have about 60 layers in my Composition. They all has the same position at this time. The idea is to...
View ArticleDo you use scripting methods to initiate previews?
If you ever use a scripting call to initiate a preview, respond to this thread with details about how you do this and why. We're in the middle of making some preview changes that have implications for...
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Export keyframe data to .txt file
Hello, is it possible to get keyframe data using script? I am talking about the information which you get when select property in AE, press ctrl+c and ctrl+v it into txt file. Looks like this: Adobe...
View ArticleHow to get keyframe data for Rotation
I am able to get all keyframe data for Position and Scale referencing the item and layer as follows: var propertyPosition = app.project.item(1).layer(1).property("ADBE Transform...
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Add a complex Expression
Hello, I would like to set an expression for a bunch of layers from my script.This works with a simple expression like ...property("Orientation").expression = "wiggle(5,5)" But now I would like to use...
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Spinning wheel and bad window bahaviour
Hi I have a script which is looping through a lot of layers and converting their expressions to keyframes. Like a bake script. A progress window is showing the progress while it's running and then...
View Articlelooking for AEscript gury for paid project
I'm looking to contract an experience AEscript developer to help automate some steps in my studio's production pipeline.The task has to do with automating certain fairly simple changes such as adding...
View ArticleCC Vector Blur 'Amount'
Hi all, I'm working with the CC vector plugin. Not entirely in the way it was intended... I'm using it to create abstract stills at high resolutions, but the 'amount' variable is capped at '500'. At...
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Classic 3D renderer options
In a comp viewer, the "Fast Previews" menu (the one that pops up when one clicks the "lightning" icon button at the bottom of the viewer) has an item (the last one) called Renderer Options.If the...
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DropDownList Items width bug?
Hello Community. I've stumbled over a strange behavior with DropDownLists that could be a bug with AFX. Maybe somebody can confirm or - even better - knows a solution. I have a plugin with a fluid...
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StaticText resource string line break
It took me half a day to figure out, so this might be useful for anybody else: If you are building your UI with a resource string and you want to force a line break in a StaticText object, the escape...
View ArticleCC 2015 onDraw Throws Error during Rendering
I have a ScriptUI Panel with some custom buttons. I use onDraw event to draw the buttons. Works fine except when rendering. I receive an error "Can not run a script while a modal dialog is waiting for...
View ArticleJScript editor doesn't work in AE 2015.3
Hello everybody I'm trying to create a new JScript opening the Script Editor from the file menu and can't save it nor open one saved before in CS6It looks like the editor doesn't workI try the CS6...
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