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Extendscript: Edit invisible layer controls
Hey guys, I set up a custom effect with Pseudo Effects Maker, that includes a few invisible properties that I'd like to store information in. var Comp = app.project.activeItem;var currentLayer =...
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I would need some after effects script for the series of animation fonts projects that I have been created. The script should import the project letter compositions, and work with some font like...
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animating my own shape
Dear Adobe After fellows,I have the following simple question.My goal is to animate a vector-path shape (it replicates the letters of the font).The number of the splines inside this shape is a function...
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AFTER EFFECTS EXPRESSIONS
Hello Dear AE users,Am looking for your help for scripting or expressions. I want to make a project for football league and in the project there will be the league table and i wanted to use expressions...
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How to get file's last modified date with script?
How to get file's last modified date with script?
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FootageItem replace() method doesn't keep original alpha setting
I am replacing footage with FootageItem replace() (scripting manual page 66).I've been testing it by replacing footage with the same footage just from a different directory.But AE doesn't maintain the...
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$.includePath and #includepath
Hey there, $.includePath vs #includepath What is the usefulness of $.includePath ? if we already have #includepathI did a test script so the preprocessor directives only work together etc, so is...
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Create New Blending Mode (Scripting or SDK)
Just curious, do you know if there's any way for me to define my own blending mode in after effect, i.e, the pixel by pixel operation that is applied to each layer (and the underlying layer) whenever...
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So I recently stumbled across this: GitHub - lohriialo/photoshop-scripting-python: Scripting in Photoshop is used to automate a wide variety of repetitive t… As well as this here (somebody else has...
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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,...
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Trapcode particular - Turbulence position affect single axis
Good day Is there a way or script for the Turbulence position to affect only a single axis? Thanks
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Stacked Fractions
my friend and i are trying to start an educational math channel, which explains math in Arabic via animation, But we're having problems writing a stacked fraction (where the numerator and the...
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Getting the audio levels
Hey! i want to create a script that goes frame by frame on a specific layer,and put inside an array the audio volume for each frame. How can i do that? an even better option:put in to an array only the...
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List of reference names for executeCommand();
Hey! Does anyone know if it is possible to get a list of all the reference names for the executeCommand(); function? To be more specific; i'm talking about a list of all possible "number names", like...
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Extendscript CS6, accessing "clear" button
Hi! I'm new to the forum/extendscript, so I apologize in advance if this question has been asked already. Does anyone know how to access the "clear" button on the time blend effect in AE CS6 through...
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How can I shift audio layers to manage silence with ExtendScript?
I have two audio Layers forming a short video.Layer 1 = nameLayer 2 = voiceover I am using ExtendScript to replace Layer 1 .wav files with a variety of people's first names."Christopher" and...
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Applying Transform Modification To All Open Comps On Specific Layer
Hi All, So I've got 100 comps that all need an opacity adjustment from 80% to 60% on Layer 10 of all the compositions.Is there a script I can run that will automatically adjust the opacity value of...
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Building a Composition completely from JSON
Hello, I'm building a lot (hundreds...) of simple compositions that repeat the same pattern They have 2 layers:Looping comp that already exists in my libraryWav file that exists on my computer To make...
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slow is like headache :)
figuring out why AE becomes slow overtime is like trying to find out why you got a headache - there's one million possible reasons. luckily, consuming advil covers 95% of these symptoms. so -after...
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Save a Project as a Copy (After Effects Scripting)
I was wondering if there way any way to save a project as a copy through ExtendScript. I know that a project can be saved in this manner: app.project.save(File(aep_path)); But this is not identical to...
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