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compPointToSource method doesn't work with 3D layers.
Everytime I use compPointToSource method to a 3D layer via scripting, After Effects crahes! And ExtendScript gives me the notice: After Effects error: crash occurred while invoking plug-in...
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AfterEffects.exe always hangs up when script from command line
After Effects 14.1.0.57 on Windows 7(same problem with AE 14.0) Hi all, This is a fresh AE install on a new Windows 7 (uptodate, 8GB Ram). The same problem occurs on 3 other PC. When I run a script...
View ArticleExsport Bs Binary only part of code
Hi guys, I need to Encrypt only part of my code,Like "Exsport Bs Binary" but only for part of the code,how can I do it? thanks a lot
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Getting a box text anchor point after resizing it
Maybe this has been addressed but I can't find info about it. Here's the description of my problem: 1.- I create a box text and I can calculate the text's anchor point because is right in the box...
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Can't change Text Properties from scripting
Hi Everyone, I made a script to change all the fonts in a project, but since some days, nothing works anymore.Is there a nex feature in AE 17 ? Here is a simplified code with the fontSize; var myComp =...
View ArticleExporting comp and layer coordinates to Touch Designer
Hi All, Rank beginner, trying to get a handle on exporting to a spreadsheet.From an active comp, where every layer is an imported asset;I need to export layer name, position, scale, and rotation in...
View ArticleScrolling text / Flickering / Expression
Hello everyone, i found a formula on the web for avoiding at max the flickering effect on scrolling title for non-interlaleced video rate = 2; //value in px/sec.value - [0,rate*timeToFrames(time)] its...
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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 ArticleHow to open an extension from ExtendScript?
I need to open an extension via extendscript so I can open the panel via command line. The closest I've gotten is:app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("MyExtension")); However this command acts as...
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Easy way to crash After Effects CC 2017 : run a script from command line
Hello, With After Effect 14.1.0.57 on Windows 10, when we run the next script from a .bat file, AfterFx.exe crash each time :AfterFX.exe -r "E:\MyWork\JobToDo.jsx" Whatever the parameter after the "-r"...
View Articletrigger watch folder render with RCF file
Hi,I'm trying to trigger a render in a watch folder without using the "collect" dialog box. I've written my own code for collecting the project to the watch folder. The last thing I need to trigger the...
View Articlescript to access animated mask vertices XY position data
hello, I believe there is a way to extract XY positions of vertices on animated maskShape. I would love to use this extracted data to drive XY positions on several Null objects in another layers. So...
View Articlerecent files or projects menu
Hey there,Just wondering does anybody work with scripting the recent files in the prefs ? I just tried to manually extend it in the txt file to be 20 files, doesn't seem to work... do people read the...
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DPX sequence to MOV script with Audio & TC - Batch not working
Can please someone here help me out on this topic, i am new to AFX/java scripting and i already spent around 15h on thatsubject but it simply does not work- the background:we are shooting DPX sequences...
View ArticleIs there a way to call Collect Files with Extendscript?
I'd like to be able to create a script that collects files to a watch folder on the network and triggers our render machines that are watching said folder to start rendering, all with the click of a...
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Edittext: scrollable, numeric only with limited values
I'm tyring to achieve what is commonly used in multiple places across After Affects - edittext fields with numeric-only values which you can change by either typing the value in with keyboard or by...
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Live / Scrollable Value Fields in Script UI
Is there a way to use a live scrollable field for values in your script UI the same way AE has for everything else (blue values in image below), or can we only use basic edit text fields. instead of...
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Top/Left Value of Point Text Relative to Composition?
So since the width and height of a point text layer is --always the size of the composition--calculateTransformFromPoints can only set and not read a set of values-- a point text layer's...
View ArticleDisable panel while no ActiveItem is selected
I need some code that checks if an active item is selected so that the panel is only enabled while a comp is selected. I tried a while loop, but it keeps crashing After Effects. The code below is wrong...
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