Add a Comp and the add a Camera in

[DhAoS]

Hello

I'm trying to create a script that add a new comp in a project an then add a camera in.

it's somethinf like this

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var newComp;

        newComp = app.project.items.addComp("BlendComp", 720, 576, 1.070000, 4.800000, 25);

var newCamera;
		
		newCamera = app.project.XXX.layers.addCamera("BlendCamera",[360.0,243.0]);

Obviously instead of "XXX" it has to call the new comp, but her it's the the problem: I don't know how to do! According to the script Guide to call a specific comp I have to do something like this

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app.project.item().name("BlendComp").layers.addCamera("BlendCamera",[360.0,243.0]);

However doesn't work!

Anyone here have the solution, please?

Thank you in advance

PS I'm on After Effects 7.0 Win Xp

[Paul Tuersley]

Here's how you'd write it:

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var newComp = app.project.items.addComp("BlendComp", 720, 576, 1.070000, 4.800000, 25); 
var newCamera = newComp.layers.addCamera("BlendCamera",[360.0,243.0]);

After creating the new comp, "newComp" contains a Comp Item object, the equivalent of app.project.item, which is why you can miss that out in the second line and start from "newComp" instead.

Here are two examples of how you might write it if you hadn't already defined the comp. The first line will add a camera to the first item in the Project window (assuming it's a comp). The second line will add a camera to the currently active comp (assuming a comp is active).

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var newCamera = app.project.item(1).layers.addCamera("BlendCamera",[360.0,243.0]);
var newCamera = app.project.activeItem.layers.addCamera("BlendCamera",[360.0,243.0]);

[DhAoS]

Ok shame on me, it was a simple syntax error! now everyone knows that I'm an Ae scripts newbie!
However a big thanks to you!