My modification of Compify Script ( as requested )

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My modification of Compify Script ( as requested )

Posted by Joseph M. morgan on April 21, 2005 at 8:12 pm

Some time back, I asked about a macroing language. I learned (here) by a very pleasant surprise that they use ECMAScript (JavaScript). Anyway, I’m a programmer turned advanced hobbyist movie maker kind of guy, and promised to post my script when I finished. I was in the middle of something, so it took me a while to get around to it, but here it is.

This is a modification of Compify, found on the AE Enhancers web site. I needed just about the same thing, so I started with Compify and modified it in several ways. This script does the following things:

1) Takes all selected footage items and adds them to a comp
2) Allows you to select a destination folder for the comps (it must exist first)
3) Puts the selected footage items (all if none are selected) into a layer
4) Allows you to choose the size of the comp (740 x 480 default)
5) Adjusts the size of the footage item to the comp size as closely as possible, preserving the existing w/h aspect ratio.
6) Adds the “Auto Color” effect to the layer.

I needed this because I compose a considerable number of photographs into movies. I like to clean up the pics a little and create some slight motion on each one for effect. Normally the pics are in the 3200 x 2100 range, so the resizing is needed.

The modifications to Compify are significant, and if you have any questions, please ask.

Here it is:

/* =====================================================================
* Compify2
* Byron Nash, Edited and Improved by Paul Tuersley
* October 2004
*
* Comp Scaling, Folder destination, Auto Color effect
* added by Joseph M. Morgan – April 2005
*
* Select footage items to be comped or select none to comp all
* enter a suffix at prompt to be appended to the end of the comp name
===================================================================== */
{ // opening brace

function createWindow(title, x, y, width, height) {
var window = new Window(‘dialog’, title, [x, y, x + width, y + height]);

return window;
}

function createPanel(container, x, y, width, height, label) {
var panel = createControl(container, ‘panel’, x, y, width, height, label);

return panel;
}

function createControl(container, type, x, y, width, height, value) {
var control = container.add(type, [x, y, x + width, y + height], value);

return control;
}

function createDialog() { //function to create the dialog
var destinationFolderName;

function onTimeCodeClick() { //enables timecode fields
rb_TimeCode.value = true;
rb_Frames.value = false;
et_Frames.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeHours.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeMinutes.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeSeconds.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeFrames.enabled = true;

et_Rate.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeSeconds.active = true;
}

function onFrameClick() { //enables frames field
rb_TimeCode.value = false;
rb_Frames.value = true;
et_Frames.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeHours.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeMinutes.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeSeconds.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeFrames.enabled = false;

et_TimeCodeSeconds.active = false;
et_Frames.enabled = true;
}

// ==================================================================
// added a custom click function so the edittxt box gets highlighted.
// ==================================================================
function onCustomClick() {
et_TimeCodeSeconds.active = false;
et_Rate.enabled = true;
}

// ================================================================
// Added this code to disable the et_Rate field if
// any of the frame rate radio buttons are selected except the
// custom one.
// ================================================================
function onRateRBClick() {
et_Rate.enabled = false;
}

// ====================
// Create dialog window
// ====================
var dlg = createWindow(‘Automatic Composition Creation’, 100, 100, 385, 240);

// =============================================================================
// Composition Settings Panel – Wraps the Frame Rate, Duration, and Scale Panels
// =============================================================================
var compositionSettingsPanel = createPanel(dlg, 5, 5, 375, 155, ‘Composition Settings’);

// ================
// Frame Rate Panel
// ================
var frameRatePanel = createPanel(compositionSettingsPanel, 5, 15, 150, 135, ‘Frame Rate’);

// =============================================================
// add radio buttons for the different frame rates
// increment the button placement in between creation of buttons
// =============================================================
var rb_NTSC = createControl(frameRatePanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 15, 90, 15, ‘29.97 [NTSC]’);
rb_NTSC.value = true;

var rb_PAL = createControl(frameRatePanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 35, 90, 15,’25 [PAL]’);
var rb_Film = createControl(frameRatePanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 55, 50, 15, ’24’);
var rb_Custom = createControl(frameRatePanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 75, 60, 15, ‘Custom’);
var et_Rate = createControl(frameRatePanel, ‘edittext’, 70, 75, 60, 15, ’30’);
et_Rate.enabled = false;

// =======================
// Duration Settings Panel
// =======================
var durationPanel = createPanel(compositionSettingsPanel, 160, 15, 210, 65, ‘Duration’);

// =========================
// frames radio and text box
// =========================
var rb_Frames = createControl(durationPanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 15, 90, 15, ‘Frames’);
var et_Frames = createControl(durationPanel, ‘edittext’, 100, 15, 90, 15, ‘150’, ”);

// ==================================================
// timecode radio and fields for entering in timecode
// ==================================================
var rb_TimeCode = createControl(durationPanel, ‘radiobutton’, 5, 35, 90, 15, ‘Timecode’);
var et_TimeCodeHours = createControl(durationPanel, ‘edittext’, 100, 35, 20, 15, ’00’);
var et_TimeCodeMinutes = createControl(durationPanel, ‘edittext’, 122, 35, 20, 15, ’00’);
var et_TimeCodeSeconds = createControl(durationPanel, ‘edittext’, 144, 35, 20, 15, ’06’);
var et_TimeCodeFrames = createControl(durationPanel, ‘edittext’, 166, 35, 20, 15, ’00’);

// =====================
// initialize the values
// =====================
rb_TimeCode.value = true;
rb_Frames.value = false;
et_Frames.enabled = false;
et_TimeCodeHours.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeMinutes.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeSeconds.enabled = true;
et_TimeCodeFrames.enabled = true;

// ============
// Scale Panel
// ============
var scalePanel = createPanel(compositionSettingsPanel, 160, 85, 210, 65, ‘Scale’);
var st_Width = createControl(scalePanel, ‘statictext’, 10, 15, 40, 15, ‘Width’);
var et_Width = createControl(scalePanel, ‘edittext’, 100, 15, 40, 15, ‘720’);

var st_Height = createControl(scalePanel, ‘statictext’, 10, 35, 40, 15, ‘Height’);
var et_Height = createControl(scalePanel, ‘edittext’, 100, 35, 40, 15, ‘480’);

// ========================================================================================
// Folder Settings – Locate all the folders first, then build the dialog with radio buttons
// for the user.
// ========================================================================================
var rootFolderItems = currentProject.rootFolder.numItems;
var folders = new Array();
var folderCount = 0;

for (i = 1; i <= rootFolderItems; i++) { var item = currentProject.rootFolder.items[i]; if (item.typeName == "Folder") { folders[folderCount++] = item.name; } } var destFolderPanelHeight = (20 * folderCount) + 20; var folderPanel = createPanel(dlg, 5, 165, 375, destFolderPanelHeight, 'Destination Folder:'); for (i = 0, y = 15; i < folderCount; i++, y += 20) { var radioButton = createControl(folderPanel, 'radiobutton', 10, y, 365, 15, folders[i]); radioButton.onClick = function() { destinationFolderName = this.text; }; // ========================================================== // Enable the first RB and get its name in the event the user // doesn't change the name // ========================================================== if (i == 0) { radioButton.value = true; destinationFolderName = folders[i]; } } // ========================= // buttons for ok and cancel // ========================= buttonPanel = createPanel(dlg, 5, 165 + destFolderPanelHeight + 15, 375, 30, ''); var cb_OK = createControl(buttonPanel, 'button', 110, 5, 75, 20, 'OK'); var cb_Cancel = createControl(buttonPanel, 'button', 190, 5, 75, 20, 'Cancel'); // ========================================================================= // Reset the window size due to dynamic creation of destination folder panel // ========================================================================= dlg.bounds = [5, 5, 385, 220 + destFolderPanelHeight]; // ======================================================= // send clicks to functions for enabling/disabling buttons // ======================================================= rb_TimeCode.onClick = onTimeCodeClick; rb_Frames.onClick = onFrameClick; rb_Custom.onClick = onCustomClick; rb_NTSC.onClick = onRateRBClick; rb_PAL.onClick = onRateRBClick; rb_Film.onClick = onRateRBClick; // ======================================================== // Activate the dialog by showing it... respond to OK click // ======================================================== if (dlg.show() == 1) { var frameRate = 10; var duration = 1; var folder = ""; var scaleWidth; var scaleHeight; // ===================================== // Figure out what frame rate is checked // ===================================== if (rb_NTSC.value == true) { frameRate = 29.97; // NTSC } else if (rb_PAL.value == true) { frameRate = 25; // PAL } else if (rb_Film.value == true) { frameRate = 24; // Film } else if (rb_Custom.value == true) { frameRate = et_Rate.text; // get value from text box } // ================================ // set comp length for still images // ================================ if(rb_Frames.value == true){ duration = et_Frames.text / 30; // take the frames value } else { var h = Number(et_TimeCodeHours.text * 3600); // multiply hours var m = Number(et_TimeCodeMinutes.text * 60); // multiply minutes var s = Number(et_TimeCodeSeconds.text); // multiply seconds var f = Number(et_TimeCodeFrames.text/30); // divide frames duration = h + m + s + f; // add'em up } // =============================================== // Get the scale values.. force them to be numbers // =============================================== scaleWidth = et_Width.text * 1; scaleHeight = et_Height.text * 1; // ============================== // Process the destination folder // ============================== var rootFolderItems = currentProject.rootFolder.numItems; var itemCollection = null; for (i = 1; i <= rootFolderItems; i++) { var item = currentProject.rootFolder.items[i]; if (item.typeName == "Folder" && item.name == destinationFolderName) { itemCollection = item.items; } } if (itemCollection == null) { itemCollection = currentProject.rootFolder.items; } // ===================== // setup array to return // ===================== var returnData = [itemCollection, frameRate, duration, scaleWidth, scaleHeight]; return returnData; } } // ******************************************************************************** // MAIN CODE - ACTUAL EXECUTION BEGINS HERE // ******************************************************************************** clearOutput(); var currentProject = app.project; // Get project // ======================== // call the dialog function // ======================== var userInfo = createDialog(); // ======================================================================================== // NOTE!!!! // by testing if anything was returned by the createDialog function, you know whether // the user ok'ed or cancelled. This main body of the script will only execute if something // was returned (i.e if userInfo isn't null); // ======================================================================================== if (userInfo) { var suffix; var targetItems; // Will hold items to compify var destinationFolder = userInfo[0]; var frameRate = userInfo[1]; var duration = userInfo[2]; var scaleWidth = userInfo[3]; var scaleHeight = userInfo[4]; // ============================================== // create undo group if user didn't cancel dialog // ============================================== app.beginUndoGroup("Compify2"); var projectItems = currentProject.items; // list of items in project writeLn("Compify2: Byron Nash, Paul Tuersley, Joe Morgan"); var createdCompositions = new Array(); // array for storing all the comps made var selectedItems = app.project.selection; // set selected import items to an array if (selectedItems.length > 0) { // check to see if anything is selected
targetItems = app.project.selection; // if so the use the selection
}
else { // if not, use entire project contents
targetItems = new Array();
for (j = 0; j < projectItems.length; j++) { // add project list to an array targetItems[j] = projectItems[j + 1]; } } for (i = 0; i <= targetItems.length; i++) { // loop through the project var currentItem = targetItems[i]; if (currentItem instanceof FootageItem) { // check for footage items var fileExtensionPosition = currentItem.name.lastIndexOf("."); // find file extension // ================== // Extract the suffix // ================== suffix = currentItem.name.substring(fileExtensionPosition + 1, currentItem.name.length); // ===================================================== // add suffux to comp name and remove the file extension // ===================================================== var curName = currentItem.name.substring(0, fileExtensionPosition) + suffix; // ======================================================= // Truncate comp name if it exceeds the 31 character limit // ======================================================= if (curName.length > 30) {
curName = curName.slice(0,29-suffix.length) + suffix;
}

// ====================
// setup comp variables
// ====================
var curWidth = currentItem.width;
var curHeight = currentItem.height;
var curAspect = currentItem.pixelAspect;
var curduration = currentItem.duration;
var curRate = currentItem.frameRate;

// ==================================================
// Calcualte the new width and height (scale to comp)
// ==================================================
if (curWidth > scaleWidth || curHeight > scaleHeight) {
var widthRatio = scaleWidth / curWidth;
var heightRatio = scaleHeight / curHeight;
var newScale = Math.max(widthRatio, heightRatio) * 100; // preserve 1 to 1 aspect ratio
}

// =====================================
// Handle the duration and rate settings
// =====================================
if (curduration == 0) {
curduration = duration //set duration to dialog value if it is a still image
}

if (curRate < 1) { curRate = frameRate //set frame rate to dialog value if it is a still image } // ========================= // create comp and add layer // ========================= var newComposition = destinationFolder.addComp(curName, scaleWidth, scaleHeight, curAspect, curduration, curRate); var layerItems = newComposition.layers; //variable for collection of layer objects in Comp var newLayer = layerItems.add(currentItem); //add layer newLayer.scale.setValue([newScale, newScale]); // Scale it as close to the comp as we can newLayer("Effects").addProperty("Auto Color"); // Add the "Auto Color" effect createdCompositions[createdCompositions.length] = newComposition;//add comp to array } } writeLn("Created " + createdCompositions.length + " Comps"); app.endUndoGroup(); } } //closing

Joe Morgan

Mike Clasby replied 21 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
2 Replies

Nicholas White
April 21, 2005 at 8:30 pm

Hey,

If you haven’t already, you should post your stuff over on aenhancers.com as well, I’m sure it will get more mileage over there : )

Take care,

Nick
Mike Clasby
April 21, 2005 at 10:07 pm

Thanks for posting your solution, now I need to sit down and use a few scripts, to over the fear factor.

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