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Script to copy comp name to comments?
Hello,
I have a lot (100+) of comps all named to describe what they do. I’d like this descriptive name to be copied into the comp’s comments, so it survives a comp-rename. I’ve poked around a few scripts and found that the comments field is readable by a script, so I assume it is also writeable. But I’m not sure how to proceed, so any help would be greatly appreciated!~ Paul
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5 Replies
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This should do it:
for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){
if (app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem){
app.project.item(i).comment = app.project.item(i).name;
}
}
Dan
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Thanks Dan!
One more thing – this script processes ALL my comps. How can I limit it to the SELECTED comps? (I’m guessing it’d be a change to the
app.project.numItemsbit).motion graphics | VFX | web design | etc.
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I tried plucking bits from a previous script you’d created:
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 i = 0; i < mySelectedItems.length; i++){
var mySelection = mySelectedItems[i];
var myComp = app.project.items.addComp(mySelection.name, 1920, 1080, 1, mySelection.duration, 24);
var myLayer = myComp.layers.add(mySelection);
var myTransform = myLayer.Effects.addProperty("Transform");
myTransform.property(4).setValue(150);
}
and mashing it together with that one, without success. Scripting is indeed a very mysterious art, which makes expression-writing seem like a doddle in comparison!motion graphics | VFX | web design | etc.
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This should work:
var items = app.project.selection;
for (var i = 0; i < items.length; i++){
if (items[i] instanceof CompItem){
items[i].comment = items[i].name;
}
}
Dan
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