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  Getting the precise timecode for Layer Markers

  Posted by Martin Bollerup on November 27, 2012 at 8:55 am

  Mornings folks,

  I need to get the precise timecodes of specific Layer Markers – I need them for moving all keyframes between the two markers in all nested compositions.

  I can find the Layer Marker based on the index and its comment but then how do I get its timecode?

  Should it iterate through the frames of the timeline – find the nearest marker and then how do I get the precise timecode?

  I feel like I’m missing something very obvious – I’m faily new to ExtendScript but starting to get the feeling that mostly everything is possible some way or another…

  Thanks for your help,
  Martin

  function getLayerMarkerTime(layer, markerComment)
{
layer.containingComp.openInViewer();
var markerTime = 0;

  for(var i = 1; i < 100; i++){
  var marker = layer.property("Marker");
  var commentOfMarker = marker.keyValue(i).comment.toString();

  if(commentOfMarker == markerComment){
//inMarkerTime =
//alert("im markerIn: " + layer.keyTime(marker));
break;
}
};
}

  Martin Bollerup replied 13 years, 5 months ago 1 Member · 1 Reply
• 1 Reply

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  Martin Bollerup

  November 27, 2012 at 9:05 am

  Sorry – missed that markers behave like keys…?

  Have a great day,
  Martin

  alert("marker.keyTime(i): "+marker.keyTime(i));

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