aenhancers

Here are some scripts I've written which provide 2 handy tools:

1. Instancer
This tool allows you to create multiple duplicates of a source image, with each duplicate having user-specified variations (e.g. random placement, random hue, etc.)
It can also be used to create duplicates which are synced to a marker layer (e.g. if the marker layer contains markers showing where the beats are in an audio track, then the instancer tool can create a new duplicate at every time there is a marker)

Photo of the Instancer UI: http://www.hey-miki.com/Assets/code/Aft ... cerGUI.tif

2. Iterate Effect
This tool allows you to run an effect over multiple layers.
(It does not create any new layers - it only alters the selected layers.)
It lets you:
- reorder layers by various criteria (including "random shuffle")
- give each layer a random hue/saturation/lightness, between specified bounds
- give each layer a random scale or rotation, between specified bounds
- change the start and end times of all the layers in various ways (including staggering the layers randomly between 2 points in time)

Photo of the IterateEffect UI:
http://www.hey-miki.com/Assets/code/Aft ... ectGUI.tif


I've found these really useful for quickly making and changing effects which are based on multiple layers

You can download it here:

http://www.hey-miki.com/Assets/code/Aft ... 060505.zip

Check the README doc for info about where to put the scripts and how to use them

Feedback very welcome!

Miki

thank this is great
cuts down all the painfull manual work

edit:
nevermind.

any chance on getting this updated for cs3? after i run the script i can't close the palette so then i need to force quit ae. anyone else experiencing this? this is ae cs3 on a mac in 10.4.11.

thanks