oh, i'm definitely not the head of scripting at adobe, but i do the best i can to know about scripting in after effects.

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hi pete,

current estimate is around the end of January for the updated document.

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hi pete, footage in the Project panel is a FootageItem object (which inherits all attributes and methods of the base Item object); an item in the Project panel can be a comp (CompItem), folder (FolderItem), or footage (FootageItem). In the FootageItem object description, there is a file attribute. T...

Hi, I can't seem to find anything in the documentation about getting a certain item's path. hi pete, you can get the path for the first item by using: app.project.item(1).file.path the file attribute for the FootageItem points to a File object. the path attribute for a File object is a string of th...

if you're wanting to replace a footage layer with an item in the Project panel, couldn't you just use the AVLayer replaceSource() method, which takes an AVItem object? e.g.,
myLayer.replaceSource(matchingItem, true);

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not directly, but if you're already looping through all Item objects looking for one by name*, you'd have the index number when you break out of the loop when you find a match. :jeff *Item objects might not have unique names, so if you're iterating from the start of the collection, you'd find the fi...

Anybody have any luck with getting a DropDownList to work with onChange? pal.grp.OQ.List.selection.onChange = function () { alert("yo"); } but it doesn't seem to work.. buttons and checkboxes with onClick seem to work fine.. -Lloyd i already replied to lloyd directly, but if anyone else i...

tillimanjaro wrote:Is there a script that can make a precomp from clips i select and also make the length of the clip(so the clip is at the beginning), instead of doing manualy, somewhere?

hi mr. t,

will this script do what you need?
http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?i ... re-compose

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So Jeff's script does not include an option to reorder specifically in z, but it has all the essentials... Anybody wanna take a stab at it? THANKS! djuna hi djuna, i added a Layer Z Position option (in v1.2). note that it'll just look at the Z Position value, and won't compensate for Z Anchor Point...

app.project.renderQueue.item(1).comment = "hello"; alert(app.project.renderQueue.item(1).comment); but i doesnt update in the GUI. Anyone know how to get it to update the GUI? -Lloyd hey lloyd, a RenderQueueItem object doesn't have a comment attribute, so naturally it won't update the GUI...

wearevoid wrote: Is there a way/script to tell these layers to stack in order from their in-point? For example:

hi kim,

if you're using CS3, try my Kinda Sorta script:
http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?i ... KindaSorta

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Does it exist a plugin of some sort, that can run a script (with UI) within a panel ? hi SFR75... if you're using CS3, you can tweak existing scripts that use a palette to use a dockable panel. you can even have the same script work as either a floating palette (when opened from the File > Scripts ...

It occurred to me that it would be very helpful if layer markers were automatically placed at the positions where keyframes are. a script can't enable a mode to have that happen automatically, but you can certain write a script that updates layer markers to reflect the current keyframe positions, e...

So basically, if I understood it correctly, there is NO way of telling which layer user have selected in his currently open tab. Is that correct ? hi SFR75, if the Project panel is not currently active, the app.project.activeItem attribute should give you the currently (or last) active composition,...

hey all, i'm trying to collect feedback on what aspiring/new/seasoned ae script authors want in an ae scripting reference and learning materials. if you have some time, i'd appreciate your input. you can post feedback on my blog at: http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071027_hey-ae-script-junkies/ than...