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AE Under the Hood: Custom Effect (un)Answerable Question?
Hey all, I've got a question which might cross over into insider/trade secrets but it's both been nagging at me for a while and I can't seem to find anything out about achieving it. Can they be live...
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Retain control in loop through the ScriptUI
My script is launched from the ScriptUI Panels (so it's a Window). In the script user interface, there are two buttons: "Start" and "Stop". When you click the "Start" button, the script executes a...
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How to launch a batch file from an After Effects script?
Hello everyone, my Os is Windows 7 Entreprise I have written this A.E. script var myFile= new File("C:/myBatch.bat");myFile.execute(); When I double clic in my file browser on myBatch.bat, it opens...
View ArticleWhat's the benefit of defining your UI with a string?
I see a lot of scripts that define their UI in a string and then add it to the panel, like this: var myPanel = (thisObj instanceof Panel) ? thisObj : new Window("palette", "My Panel...
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2017 new scripting features?
Saw this in the release notes; anyone have any more details? "Additional support for complex scripts in the After Effects graphics engine" Source: New features summary for the 2017 release of After...
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 Articlecheck if any fonts are missing
Hi thereIm trying to check if there are any fonts missing in project through script. Cncerning footage there is footageMissing property on footage layers. I was trying to compare if...
View ArticleDropdown list function and variables
Hi I have a basic problem with dropdown list.my variable alignTxt doesn't work outside function. var alignmentBox = alignmentBoxGroup.add("dropdownlist", undefined, ["Left","Center", "Right"]);...
View ArticleactiveItem doesn't work outside onClick function
Hi,I need to select timeline so my script can run.If something else is selected, my script doesn't work.I've tried to put onChange function with variables into onClick function but it doesn't work. var...
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Save setting per project
Hi guys, How can I save setting for script on my project, Like into comment of project?
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Extendscript Toolkit freezes intermittently when linked to AE CS 2014
Whenever I have ESTK linked to AE CC 2014 I get intermittent freezes, during which ESTK becomes unresponsive for a few seconds. Unlinking it from AE eliminates these freezes, but this obviously means...
View ArticleautoFixExpressions
I'm experiencing issues with app.project.autoFixExpressions() (which is a utility function that attempts to fix expressions that a script may have broken, to be used like this:...
View ArticleHelp with Ft Toolbar script enhancing
Hi there I have the script in Ft Toolbar which reveals selected layer in Project panel. It works well but the Project panel has to be opened. If I click the script-button in Ft Toolbar and the Project...
View ArticleAfter Effects - JavaScript vertex removal from a mask path
Hi All, I have a bit of the problem for the past several days and it seems like I can't get my head around it...Tried looking everywhere and simply can't find any solution. I've went through AE...
View ArticleListing footageItems, similar to search results
Is it possible to seach through the project, filter out the footageItems, and display them so that you get the contextual menu like you would if you were looking at search results? I've written a...
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How to scale After Effects slider with scripting? (AECC 2017)
After creating a set of keyframes from the audio amplitude, I would like to scale it so the highest points are at around 105, with the bottom values still at 0, in scripting. If it helps, I'm using...
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nested undo groups and $.evalFile() = mismatch
I have a script which at a couple of points calls 'child' scripts using $.evalFile().both the main script and each of the 'child' scripts has an undo group.when i run the main script everything...
View Articlehow do I can stopping this timer function?
Hi,I use this script for change Slider value.but when I close script and open again the timer is not answer and I have to close and open again.Is there a code for stopping timer function? Gtlym = new...
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Remove outline from button in AE cc 2017
Hi, In new AE version (cc 2017) shows a button (in my UI panel that I have created) with outline,How can I remove the outline or to control the roundness?
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Is 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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