Add the Animate Fill Color RGB to text layer

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Add the Animate Fill Color RGB to text layer

Posted by Jace Bradley on January 14, 2023 at 7:33 pm

I am trying to create a script that add the Fill Color RGB to selected text layers.

here is the code so far

// Create a new window for the UI panel

var myPanel = new Window(“palette”, “Add RGB Fill”, undefined);

// Add a button to the panel

var myButton = myPanel.add(“button”, undefined, “Add RGB Fill Color”);

// Add an event listener to the button

myButton.onClick = function() {

// Get the active composition

var activeComp = app.project.activeItem;

if (!(activeComp instanceof CompItem)) {

alert(“Please select a text layer in the active composition.”);

return;

}

// Get the selected text layers

var selectedLayers = activeComp.selectedLayers;

if (selectedLayers.length == 0) {

alert(“Please select at least one text layer.”);

return;

}

for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {

var textLayer = selectedLayers[i];

if (!(textLayer instanceof TextLayer)) {

alert(“Please select only text layers.”);

return;

}

// get the text path

var PickColor = textLayer.property(“Text”);

//after getting this path, how can I add the animate Fill Color RGB?

}

// Show the UI panel

myPanel.show();

Any help?

Jace Bradley replied 2 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
5 Replies

Manuel Moellmann
January 14, 2023 at 7:42 pm

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/scripting-can-you-show-me-an-example-of-add-animator-properties-to-text-layer-using-extendscript/td-p/10969013

took me about 20 seconds to find a solution on google. “after effects script add fill color animator”

Dan Ebberts

January 14, 2023 at 7:45 pm

I think this works:

// Create a new window for the UI panel
var myPanel = new Window("palette", "Add RGB Fill", undefined);
// Add a button to the panel
var myButton = myPanel.add("button", undefined, "Add RGB Fill Color");
// Add an event listener to the button
myButton.onClick = function() {
	// Get the active composition
	var activeComp = app.project.activeItem;
	if (!(activeComp instanceof CompItem)) {
		alert("Please select a text layer in the active composition.");
		return;
	}
	// Get the selected text layers
	var selectedLayers = activeComp.selectedLayers;
	if (selectedLayers.length == 0) {
		alert("Please select at least one text layer.");
		return;
	}
	for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {
		var textLayer = selectedLayers[i];
		if (!(textLayer instanceof TextLayer)) {
			alert("Please select only text layers.");
			return;
		}
		var animator = textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Animators").addProperty("ADBE Text Animator");
		var fill = animator.property("ADBE Text Animator Properties").addProperty("ADBE Text Fill Color");
	}
}
// Show the UI panel
myPanel.show();

Jace Bradley
January 14, 2023 at 8:48 pm

Thank you. That works but is not adding the range selector so I am able to animate the start and end

I tremendously appreciate your help.

Dan Ebberts

January 14, 2023 at 9:28 pm

Good point. Change that section to this:

var animator = textLayer.property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Animators").addProperty("ADBE Text Animator");
var selector = animator.property("ADBE Text Selectors").addProperty("ADBE Text Selector");
var fill = animator.property("ADBE Text Animator Properties").addProperty("ADBE Text Fill Color");

Jace Bradley
January 15, 2023 at 4:32 pm

That worked ! 🙂 Thank you very much.

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