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Use text from a .txt file
Hi,
I want to make 100 video’s with after effects. Each video is unique because the video is filled with personal data. To make the 100 video’s I want to use text from a .txt file. This works fine but… in the Expression I need a file path. But I don’t want to use a file path. (because I will automate the render batch)
Is it possible to link to a .txt file (ae project and .txt file are located in the same folder) in a after effects project without define the file path?
My Expression code I use now is:
if ($.os.indexOf(“Mac”) != -1)
filePath = “/Volumes/RAID1/jos/”;filePath += “textlist.txt”;
$.evalFile(filePath);
eval(thisComp.name);
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2 Replies
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I don’t know of any way for an expression to determine the path to the project file’s folder. It’s easily accomplished with a script though, so if you’re doing batch render automation, you might want to consider going that route.
Dan
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Hi Dan,
I want to automate the process without changing the after effects project. The plan is to create a after effects project and a .txt file. Then make a automate script (Mac OSX) to copy the after effects project and the txt file to folders and change the content of the txt file. Then I use the watch folder of after effects to render the batch.
But now I need to change the path to the txt file. Is it possible to link the txt file without using the complete path to the file?
Jos
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