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Errors when trying to create/add a Pseudo Effect
This is my first time working with pseudo effects and I just can’t get this one working and I can’t seem to figure out why. Hoping someone who knows them a bit better could give me a helping hand.
The XML for the effect I’m trying to add looks like this: (Substituted ^’s for <‘s because those break the post and cause text to disappear)
^Effect matchname='Pseudo/Gameshow_Controls_3Lights' name='$$$/AE/Preset/GameShowMatteControls=Game Show Matte Controls'>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/EdgeThickness=Edge Thickness' default='50' valid_min='0' valid_max='1000' slider_min='0' slider_max='100' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/Skew=Skew' default='0' valid_min='-1000' valid_max='1000' slider_min='-100' slider_max='100' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/MatteXValue=Matte X Value' default='1250' valid_min='0' valid_max='50000' slider_min='0' slider_max='1920' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/MatteYValue=Matte Y Value' default='120' valid_min='0' valid_max='50000' slider_min='0' slider_max='1080' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/MatteRoundness=Matte Roundness' default='40' valid_min='0' valid_max='50000' slider_min='0' slider_max='200' precision='2'/>
^Group name='$$$/AE/Preset/ColorControls=Color Controls'>
^Color name='$$$/AE/Preset/EdgeColor=Edge Color' default_red='255' default_green='106' default_blue='0'/>
^Color name='$$$/AE/Preset/BKGDColor=BKGD Color' default_red='255' default_green='0' default_blue='0'/>
^Color name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightColor1=Light Color 1' default_red='229' default_green='224' default_blue='195'/>
^Color name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightColor2=Light Color 2' default_red='229' default_green='224' default_blue='195'/>
^Color name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightColor3=Light Color 3' default_red='229' default_green='224' default_blue='195'/>
^/Group>
^Group name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightControls=Light Controls'>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsScale1=Lights Scale 1' default='125' valid_min='0' valid_max='10000' slider_min='0' slider_max='300' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsScale2=Lights Scale 2' default='125' valid_min='0' valid_max='10000' slider_min='0' slider_max='300' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsScale3=Lights Scale 3' default='125' valid_min='0' valid_max='10000' slider_min='0' slider_max='300' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsOpacity1=Lights Opacity 1' default='100' valid_min='0' valid_max='100' slider_min='0' slider_max='100' precision='1'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsOpacity2=Lights Opacity 2' default='100' valid_min='0' valid_max='100' slider_min='0' slider_max='100' precision='1'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsOpacity3=Lights Opacity 3' default='100' valid_min='0' valid_max='100' slider_min='0' slider_max='100' precision='1'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsGap=Lights Gap' default='40' valid_min='0' valid_max='10000' slider_min='0' slider_max='250' precision='2'/>
^Slider name='$$$/AE/Preset/LightsGap=Lights Offset' default='0' valid_min='-10000' valid_max='10000' slider_min='-500' slider_max='500' precision='2'/>
^/Group>
^Group name='$$$/AE/Preset/GradientControls=Gradient Controls'>
^Angle name='$$$/AE/Preset/EdgeGradientAngle=Edge Gradient Angle' default='90'/>
^Angle name='$$$/AE/Preset/BKGDGradientAngle=BKGD Gradient Angle' default='90'/>
^/Group>
^Group name='$$$/AE/Preset/AnchorPointControls=Anchor Point Controls'>
^Checkbox name='$$$/AE/Preset/xLeft=xLeft' checked='false'/>
^Checkbox name='$$$/AE/Preset/xRight=xRight' checked='false'/>
^Checkbox name='$$$/AE/Preset/yTop=yTop' checked='false'/>
^Checkbox name='$$$/AE/Preset/yBottom=yBottom' checked='false'/>
^/Group>
^/Effect>
and I’m trying to insert it into AE using the ExtendScript Toolkit via this like of code:
app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty("Pseudo/Gameshow_Controls_3Lights");When I run the script in ExtendScript I’ve gotten two different errors, I can’t tell what I’m changing that makes either appear instead of the other. The errors are “After Effects error: Can not add a property with the name “Pseudo/Gameshow_Controls_3Lights” to this PropertyGroup” and “null is not an object”.
Anyone have any idea what I’m doing wrong and how to fix this? Any replies are much appreciated! Thanks! -
1 Reply
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Try
app.project.activeItem.layer(1).effect.addProperty("Game Show Matte Controls")
I also had this problem when trying to add it using the matchname but when i used the display name, it worked.Andrei
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