Create Masks From Text on Multiple Layers

[Andrei Popa]

Select your desired layers and then run this script.


app.beginUndoGroup('Create Shapes From Multiple Texts');
var myComp = app.project.activeItem;
var selectedLayers = myComp.selectedLayers;
for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++){
deselectEverything(myComp);
selectedLayers[i].selected = true;
createMasksFromText(selectedLayers[i]);
}
app.endUndoGroup();

function createMasksFromText(myLayer){
if(myLayer.sourceText != null){
app.executeCommand(3781);
}else{
alert(myLayer.name + " is not a text layer.")
}
}

function deselectEverything(myActiveComp) {
mySelectedItems = myActiveComp.selectedLayers;
for (var i = 0; i < mySelectedItems.length; i++){
mySelectedItems[i].selected = false;
}
}

Andrei
My Envato portfolio.

[Jonathan Young]

Thanks Andre, appreciate all your help with this!

It seems like that is creating shape layer, the same as the menu item “Create shapes from text” instead of achieving the same effect as the menu item “create masks from text”… Do you have any idea on how to fix that?

[Andrei Popa]

I’m sorry i respond this late, been quite busy lately. Yes, i have a solution. Replace “app.executeCommand(3781);” with “app.executeCommand(2933);”. If you wonder where i got that id number, here is a link to a pdf that provides all menu ids.

Andrei
My Envato portfolio.

[Jonathan Young]

Awesome! Works great. Thanks so much!