Is there any script to resize comp adding pixels over original value?

[Scott Mcgee]

Simple answer is yes.

Not sure if you are wanting to change 100 in one click or as you are importing the files.

but I don’t know if there is a free or purchase script to do the job, but if you are comfortable with scripting. Essentially this is it

var comp = app.project.activeItem;
comp.width = 1920;
comp.height = 1080;

You can adapt to take the original size

var comp = app.project.activeItem;
var origCompSize = [comp.width,comp.height];

var newCompSize = [origCompSize[1] + 300, origCompSize[0]+100];

comp.width = newCompSize[0];
comp.height = newCompSize[1];

That will change the size of the active comp open in AE, but if you stick that into a loop of selected comps (little more complex, not that much) in the project window that will resize all the comps based on their size and add 300px width and 100px height.

[Scott Mcgee]

That was quicker than I thought it would be to write.

var mySelectedItems = [];
for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){
if (app.project.item(i).selected)
mySelectedItems[mySelectedItems.length] = app.project.item(i);
}

for (var j = 0; j < mySelectedItems.length; j++) {
var comp = app.project.selection[j];
var origCompSize = [comp.width,comp.height];
var newCompSize = [origCompSize[0] + 300, origCompSize[1] +100];
comp.width = newCompSize[0];
comp.height = newCompSize[1];
}

Any comps you select in the project window will be increased by 300 width and 100 height.

[Javier Burgos]

Wow Scott!, It’s works fine
I see it increases de size from 0,0 (position coordinates). Is there any way to leave the layer in it original position, in the middle of the comp? Maybe oversize from layer anchor point?

thank you so much!!

javiburgos.com

[Scott Mcgee]

As long are you are changing the anchor point when it’s placed into the comp in the first place.

This should work 🙂

var mySelectedItems = [];

for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){

if (app.project.item(i).selected)

mySelectedItems[mySelectedItems.length] = app.project.item(i);

}

for (var j = 0; j < mySelectedItems.length; j++) {

var comp = app.project.selection[j];

var origCompSize = [comp.width,comp.height];

var newCompSize = [origCompSize[0] + 300, origCompSize[1] +100];

comp.width = newCompSize[0];

comp.height = newCompSize[1];

comp.layer(1).property(“Position”).setValue([comp.width/2,comp.height/2]);

}

[Javier Burgos]

Hi Scott,

After Effects displays an error message: “Unable to execute script at line 23. Syntax error”

I can’t see the error…

[Scott Mcgee]

It’s because I copied and pasted and my “” changed to ““…And yes that does matter. Now if you copy and paste below. It will work.

var mySelectedItems = [];

for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){

if (app.project.item(i).selected)

mySelectedItems[mySelectedItems.length] = app.project.item(i);

}

for (var j = 0; j < mySelectedItems.length; j++) {

var comp = app.project.selection[j];

var origCompSize = [comp.width,comp.height];

var newCompSize = [origCompSize[0] + 300, origCompSize[1] +100];

comp.width = newCompSize[0];

comp.height = newCompSize[1];

comp.layer(1).property(“Position”).setValue([comp.width/2,comp.height/2]);

}

[Javier Burgos]

Thank you so much Scott, it works fine!