Hi Norm, Look at the Project object's importFile() or importFileWithDialog() method to retrieve a FootageItem (or array thereof), and then use the LayerCollection object's add() method to add it as a layer. Something like: var fItem = app.project.importFile(File("myJPEGFileToImport.jpg"));...

Hi pfmurphy, openDialog() doesn't take an argument to specify a default path. The first argument is the prompt/title. Consult the Bridge JavaScript Reference document for details on the File object. As for ESTK (ExtendScript Toolkit), its Scripts panel displays the contents of the script folder asso...

Hi Byron...

Use the exists attribute for the Folder object, as in:
Hope this helps.

Jeff

Hi pfmurphy, Does using forward slashes (/) or "escaped"/double backslashes (\\) work for the file path? As in: "F:/My Documents/project_AE6.aep" or: "F:\\My Documents\project_AE6.aep" If you use a backslash, you need to "escape" it by doubling them up (\\) to...

Hi nesanime, You need to concatenate the parts of the file name with something like: myRQItem.outputModule(1).file = new File("D:/3D/Lin/" + myComp.name + "/[compName].mov"); Note that I've also changed the backslashes to forward slashes, otherwise you'd need to "escape"...

Hi explorer, Is the topmost (first) item in the Project panel a composition? If not, it's expected that duplicate() won't work as it's defined only for CompItem objects (i.e., compositions), not for folder or footage items. If the first item is a comp, maybe you're using an earlier version of AE tha...

I would concur with Paul. Confirm that ESTK's target menu is set to After Effects. I've never encountered app.project not returning a Project object in AE7.

Jeff

Hi Byron,

I'm not aware of a way to pass data on the command line. I would just save the data to a file from Photoshop, and then read the data from the After Effects script. ...unless I'm misunderstanding what you're trying to do.

Jeff

Hi elalumie,

I haven't tried it, but maybe app.exitCode will work for you? Refer to the AE Scripting Guide for more details.

Otherwise, maybe you can write the value to a file on disk, and then your calling python script can parse it?

Jeff

Hi cob906, A listbox's items attribute is an array, so if you want to modify a single entry, just reference it as you do any array entry by access its text value (e.g., theListBoxObject.items[0].text = "my new value";). If you need to add/remove items, you can use the .removeAll() and .add...

Hi hiroto,

If you're referring to a folder in the Project window, you can certainly move project items into it, or move it into a different folder. Check out the Item object's parentFolder attribute, which is read/write in AE 6.5.

Jeff

Hey Dale, I don't have any resources myself, other than any kind souls in the community that want to translate my strings. :-) I haven't tried using the built-in auto-selection of translated strings, so I'm not sure if my rd_localize() wrapper and various dictionaries are set up correctly. The inten...

Unfortunately, the iconbutton, image, and progressbar controls are not supported in AE 7.

Jeff

Hi Dale, If beginSuppressDialogs()/endSuppressDialogs(false) doesn't work, what I've done in the past is create a preset (.ffx) file for the effect, and then use the Layer applyPreset() method. Of course, you need to create the file beforehand, and like with any effect that has "other options&q...

Hi JohnBoy,

For disk-based footage items, I suppose you can re-import the file using app.project.importFile(), using the footage item's file.fsName or file.fullName value. Of course, you'd have to re-apply any footage item settings (e.g., Interpret Footage type of stuff).

Jeff