Cannot copy to clipboard in Windows
Hello everyone, I'm trying to copy a string to the clipboard via scripting in AE CC and Windows 7. This is my code: var myString = "Hello world";system.callSystem("cmd /c \"echo " + myString + " |...
View ArticleProgrammatic access to shapes
Hi folks, I'm wondering if there's a way to create/manipulate the contents of shape layers through either the javascript scripting api or the sdk. I can't find any information about this in each...
View Articlea listener script for ae like the one for photoshop
Hello guys and girls (?) Having scripted with photoshop before I'm wondering if there's some scripting listener plugin for After Effects. It'd be an awesome tool for script development. I'm not sure...
View Articlesend comp to media encoder
Hi Is there any way through scripting to send a comp to adobe media encoder?
View ArticleonClose event not being called when closing palette, but called when closing...
Hi There, For some reason the handler assigned to my window's .onClose event is not firing when I run the ScriptUI as a palette, but when I run it as a floating window it fires off. Has anybody...
View ArticleAE CC - onClose()
Hi, I'm trying to save the user's settings when they close the script window, but can't for the life of me figure it out. This executes wonderfully in Extendscript CS6, but when I run it in AECC I...
View ArticleChanging AE Prefs with Javascript
I am looking to change my Disk Cache settings in AE CS6 using javascript. Would anybody be able to lend a hand? I am not really familiar at all with javascript, but was told that you could modify AE...
View ArticlePlease show or instruct how to create the arrayOfValues value parameter for...
Hello AEScriptComm, i have a few, small scripts that use the setValueAtTime method successfully placing a keyframe on the Layers existing maskPath, but as you could...
View ArticleHow can I get the length of a sequence using script
I am trying to get the length of an image sequence that was imported using importOptions.sequence. I need to check that the length is a correct number, and if it is too short/long it gives an error...
View ArticleBridgeTalk.bringToFront - not working anymore
I have been putsing around with a script since CS6. Suddenly with the most recent updates to CC BridgeTalk.bringToFront ("aftereffects"); isn't working. So I've been trying to test it using extend...
View ArticlePlease recommend/write a Script or how to force Shape Layers paths to have...
Hello AEScriptingComm, I'm hoping someone could please refer me to, show how or write a script that would force all Shape Layer > Contents > Group 1 > Path 1 >...
View ArticleCalling a python Script from an AE Script
I'm trying to create a little automation script to inegrate my studios's pipline with our Shotgun page.I have the python cript working as "myScripy.py <arguments>" Where arguments are comp names...
View Article#include can't use a variable?
I haven't used #include previously, but is it not able to use a variable that holds the file path string? Fails:var doc = "/Desktop/TEST.jsxinc";#include doc Works:#include "/Desktop/TEST.jsxinc" I...
View ArticleSharing script to create slideshow
Thanks for David Torno I have been able to hack together a basic slideshow script. There's still a lot more that could be done with it, but I wanted to share it so that others may be able to benefit....
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Window brightness in CS6
I've written some scripts that create windows for different purposes (ex: new Window('window', 'test', undefined, {resizeable: true});) . They display fine in CS5 but not in CS6 (mine is 11.0.1.12)....
View ArticleNew Comp from Selection Scripting
Hello, I cannot get the following command to work in my script: app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId("New Comp from Selection...")); however, the following does give me result of 2796:...
View ArticleCS6 UI Brightness Adjustment via code
I would like to get/set the brightness slider value via scripting, dynamically (Edit\Preferences\Appearance\Brightness slider). The point is not to change this value in the Preferences file, but rather...
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changing a text's style
HiI have a textbox in my comp. and want to change the style of some characters not whole of textCan any one help me how to do it in script?
View ArticleUndo Grouping Mismatch problems
I seem to have pretty constant issues with the "Undo Grouping Mismatch error". After I run one of my scripts, it throws that error and either does nothing, or totally wrecks my AE project. As far as I...
View ArticleOutput Module templates: Hidden templates?
I'm looping through the array of outputModule templates in AE and it is listing templates that do not show up in the list of available templates. When I alert the names of the templates it displays all...
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