Hello! I am trying to figure out how to get programs to launch from the Command Line. Been searching around on google for days and haven't found any solutions that are working for me. Here's the code I am trying to do: system.callSystem("cmd /c \""C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Adobe After...

Hello, I am trying to make a very simple BG Render script that will render the whatever is in the queue of the current project. The script runs and renders the file...but it freezes up AE while it renders which completely negates the purpose of the script....to be able to use AE while rendering. Any...

Thanks for the quick answers, guys! The first question was one that had been nagging me for forever, but I never got around to posting it. Seems obvious now.

I am looking to import footage into a comp. I know the standard way of doing this is to reference the footage by its index number, but I am in a situation where that number will change depending on the file name. Example: I want to import cats.mov into comp but do not know ahead of time what that fo...

Everyone knows that After Effects isn't exactly the ideal software for rotoscoping, but if you work at a small to medium shop you'll probably end up having to do some heavy roto in it from time to time. This script helps along the process by making it easier to lock your footage and matte layers as ...

just started using rush for after effects and this script sounds great. i loaded it and ran it after setting up a project to render in AE, but nothing happens. am i doing something wrong? does anything need to be set up a certain way?

One of the places I work for switched their naming convention to have the artists' initials AFTER the version number (i.e. test_v01_sw.aep ), so now the incremental save doesn't work properly. I wrote a short script that now allows you to incremental save with the initials afterword and update the i...

aw man, rookie mistake! thanks for the help!

So I figured out my issue with the EditText box.... I forgot to add ".text" at the end when referencing it. Now I am having trouble getting the new initials update function to work. Here is my latest code. Any ideas? I think the problem is somewhere in my if/else statement towards the top ...

Hello! I recently wrote a new script for the place I am currently working. Their naming convention does not allow me to use AE's incremental save button, because they use the artists initials AFTER version number (i.e. "boyrunning_v04_sw.aep"). So I wrote a script posted below that will in...

nice! thank you so much for your help. i hope to have my finished script soon after i get some free time.

also, wondering why you have to use "ABDE..." instead of just .opacity?

Hi,

This request seems simple but I haven't seen an example of what I am looking for anywhere. I have a UI where I want to create a dropdown box listing all the layers in the comp. I think I know how to get the dropdown created, but I am not sure how to generate an array of all the layer names.

Hello, I am designing a script with an interface that includes a slider, which should control interactively the opacity of a layer. I am able to create the slider...but I can't get it to control the opacity of my layer. Tried a bunch of different options...and looked through similar scripts' code. B...