copy markers from layer markers to comp markers

[Dan Ebberts]

>I tried placing it in Ae Scripts folder

That should work. You have to restart AE though. Then it should just be File > Scripts > select your script from the list.

Dan

[Roei Tzoref]

I thought so too… tried it again and it works. probably I did something wrong before.

thank you Dan you did it again.

BTW I also posted a feature request to make copy layer markers to comp marker a feature. hope someone will notice. doing my little part. and of course If I ever come across somebody looking for a way to copy layer markers to comp markers – will give him that Jsx.

thanks.

[Roei Tzoref]

Hi Dan and everyone.

returning to this thread after a while. 5 months after the initial post, Ae released the November update (Ae CC 2017 14.0) with extended scripting support to various things including Comp Markers.

so surely now there’s a way to copy layer markers to comp markers and retain the comment, right? if I may be so bold to ask you to revise the script. of course if you feel this is a tool worth publishing and getting paid for, i would buy that tool but no scripting tool available.

Thank you.

Roei Tzoref
2D/VFX Generalist & Instructor
♫ AeBlues Tutorials ♫
http://www.tzoref.com

[Dan Ebberts]

I fleshed it out a little:


function CopyLayerMarkersToComp(){
var theComp = app.project.activeItem;
if ((theComp == null) || ! (theComp instanceof CompItem)){
alert ("No comp active.");
return;
}
if (theComp.selectedLayers.length == 0){
alert("No layer selected.");
return;
}
var theLayer = theComp.selectedLayers[0];
var theMarker = new MarkerValue("");
var theTime;
for (var i = 1; i <= theLayer.property("Marker").numKeys; i++){
theTime = theLayer.property("Marker").keyTime(i);
theMarker = theLayer.property("Marker").keyValue(i);
theComp.markerProperty.setValueAtTime(theTime,theMarker);
}
}
CopyLayerMarkersToComp();


Dan

[Roei Tzoref]

Great. thanks Dan for putting this out there.

Roei Tzoref
2D/VFX Generalist & Instructor
♫ AeBlues Tutorials ♫
http://www.tzoref.com

[Fernando Almeida]

Is it possible invert this action?
Send comp markers to marker layer.

[Dan Ebberts]

Something like this:


var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var myLayer = myComp.selectedLayers[0];

var sourceProp = myComp.markerProperty;
var destProp = myLayer.property("Marker");

for (var i = 1; i <= sourceProp.numKeys; i++){
destProp.setValueAtTime(sourceProp.keyTime(i),sourceProp.keyValue(i));
}


Dan

[Fernando Almeida]

Dan Thanks very much for your help!
Very very useful script, Congrats
See you

[Rasel Islam]

It’s possible to copy from multiple layers?

[Dan Ebberts]

This should work:


function CopyLayerMarkersToComp(){
var theComp = app.project.activeItem;
if ((theComp == null) || ! (theComp instanceof CompItem)){
alert ("No comp active.");
return;
}
if (theComp.selectedLayers.length == 0){
alert("No layer selected.");
return;
}
var theLayers = theComp.selectedLayers;
var theLayer;
var theMarker = new MarkerValue("");
var theTime;
for (var i = 0; i < theLayers.length;i++){
theLayer = theLayers[i];
for (var j = 1; j <= theLayer.property("Marker").numKeys; j++){
theTime = theLayer.property("Marker").keyTime(j);
theMarker = theLayer.property("Marker").keyValue(j);
theComp.markerProperty.setValueAtTime(theTime,theMarker);
}
}
}
CopyLayerMarkersToComp();


Of course only one comp marker can exist at a given time, so if two selected layers have markers at the same time, the layer selected last wins.

Dan