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Updating a progressBar in a scriptUI panel
I have an After Effects script with a ProgressBar. If I run this script by clicking File >> Scripts >> Run Script File then the progress bar works fine. However, if I run this script by...
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Controlling multiple effects via script error
Hey I can add a single effect and update it fine, but I keep getting an “object is invalid” error, any time I add a second effect to a layer, then try to change a value of one of the properties of the...
View Article#include onClick only ??? Is it possible?
Aloha, insane coders! Anybody knows how #include works exactly? I have a huge script, and it's taking too long to load.I split my code into multiple slices, then call one by one with the #include...
View ArticleQue comp in AME, run script when done
Hi guys, I'm working on our studio's pipeline and would like to script some of our AE rendering tasks. At the moment, this step is too manual which obviously creates issues working with a larger team....
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How to setValue of a property that isn't selectable for GimmePropPath...
Hi guys, I'm very new to scripting but love After Effects, I'm finding a lot of useful information online though admittedly PropertySpec seems pretty ambiguous and I've been having trouble. I'm trying...
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Add Expression on Selected Property Items
Hello, since I am very new to this field, I apologize if the answer is obvious or has already been discussed (unfortunately I could not find anything yet...) Below is one of my first scriplets:this is...
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Merging multiple radio button groups for one possible result
Hey. I have 3 groups each with two radio buttons in. I want only one button to checked at a time, but unfortunately you can still check one button from each group.From looking online, I've read that...
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convert path text string to shape layer with extendscript
hey guys how do you take a svg string such as M 321.100341796875 0 C 498.4391479492188 0 642.20068359375 135.6577301025391 642.20068359375 303 C 642.20068359375 470.34228515625 498.4391479492188 606...
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Socket timeout function???
Hello Insane coders. Anybody knows if it's possible to set a timeout function into an HTTP connection using a socket?Thanks. Rubens Nobre
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Extension doesn't load after.jsx script has been edited
Hi. I am new to extension dev. I have an extension working in AE. But I wanted to add some code to one of its .jsx files. I added the code. Then removed it.Saved the file. But from then on the...
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Get Array of all Pixels in Composition
Is it possible to obtain an array that contains all of the pixels in the active document's current composition at a given frame? By "array of pixels," I'm referring to an array that contains all of...
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"Null is not an object" error in After Effects Script
I am trying to write a script that changes the color of an object to a different color (In this instance I am changing all blue solids to red solids). The script works just fine until I include an...
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Drawing mask with OutTangents and InTangents
Hi, I faced a problem when I want to draw a shape from mask. I tried to draw one side of shape on solid layer and then convert it to mask and exclude InTangents, OutTangents, and to mirror other side...
View ArticleSave text from type layer in file using an expression
What I would like to do is save the type in a text layer to a file using an expression. I know I can do this with a script, but I need a more on-demand solution. This is a comp that is being used in...
View ArticleJSON and thisComp.layer(index).name
Hello, I am attempting to extract data from a JSON file while using the name of the layer. This is my JSON file called exportedxls.json[{"p1":"0.1"}] The below code will return the value 0.1:eval("var...
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Working with AE Preference settings
Hi everybody, I have a checkbox defined as this: var passThrough = groupTwo.add ("checkbox", undefined, "passThrough"); And I'm trying to store the checkbox value in the AE Preference setting file,...
View ArticleError including .jsxbin
Hello Insane coders. I'm about to finalize a huge script.But I got a weird behavior. If I include the .jsx files. Everything works fine. But if I convert this same file to .jsxbin and include,My...
View ArticleCall After Effects JSX (ExtendScript) from Python
Hello, I was wondering if it was possible to call a After Effects ExtendScript from Python? I was wondering if there was a library/wrapper available? Thanks!
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Using Script to turn a mask on or off in After Effects
I am looking for a way to turn the mask on this blue solid from “Add” to “None” using script. The closest script I could find that does this is here: var myComp = app.project.activeItem;var greenSolid...
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Automatic color change for specific words
Hello I have a .jsx project with an automatic text change from a .csv but the texte is supposed to have words with different colors. I succeded to change the text color automaticly but I want to change...
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