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Automated creation of a large number of layers?
Hi folks,
I have a automation problem I was hoping to get some help with. I’m new to After Effects scripting, although I do have programming and scripting experience in other packages.
For a VFX project, I need to:
1. Load a very large number (several thousand) of sequentially numbered still frames into the project.
2. Add all of that footage into a comp, set the transparency and blending mode of each layer.
3. Save that resulting composited image out as a 32 bit floating point image.
How would I go about automating this process through scripting/expressions?
Thanks in advance for any help!
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2 Replies
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That sounds like a pretty straight-forward (although not trivial) application of scripting. My advice would be to spend a lot of time with the AE Scripting Guide (latest version here):
https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/pdfs/aftereffectscs3_scripting_guide.pdf
Also, look around on the internet for examples that do something similar and dissect those. Expect to spend some time getting it working.
Dan
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use ae’s smart import script then take a little snippet here and there from aenhancers.com. Paul will probably be there. Post in the help with script forum and use the really nice search function. You should be up and running in about an hour if you have basic java or c++ experience.
https://technicolorsoftware.hostzi.com/
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