• Adobe After Effects Expressions

  Extendscript pickwhip

  Posted by Marco Grubert on September 9, 2008 at 10:10 pm

  I would like to modify certain parameters (e.g. a slider in a color correction effect) from within a jsx script. Usually this requires the index or name of an associated layer which I do not want to hard code. Is there a way to get pickwhip like behavior so the user just clicks or drags on the desired parameter and my script gets a pointer / index to it ?

  Marco Grubert replied 17 years, 8 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Dan Ebberts

  September 10, 2008 at 1:24 pm

  The only thing I can think of would be to use the CompItem’s selectedLayers() and/or selectedProperties() methods, which you could use in the callback routine for your slider. Something like that.

  Dan
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  Peter O’connell

  September 14, 2008 at 5:41 am

  Hi, this script or parts of its code might help you.

  https://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_GimmePropPath

  Pete
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  Marco Grubert

  September 14, 2008 at 7:39 pm

  Oh that looks very promising. Thanks !

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