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  • Where can I find list of command line arguments to afterfx with their description ?

    Posted by Svetlana Kurtsman on June 26, 2012 at 6:34 am

    Where can I find list of command line arguments to afterfx with their description ?
    For example, what -m,-ro,-so do ?
    Is it possible to run script without running UI from command line ?

    Thank you

    Arie Stavchansky replied 13 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Walter Soyka

    June 26, 2012 at 1:23 pm

    [Svetlana Kurtsman] “Where can I find list of command line arguments to afterfx with their description ? “

    Here’s the documentation for aerender [link], including command line arguments. Otherwise,
    aerender -help

    [Svetlana Kurtsman] “Is it possible to run script without running UI from command line ?”

    I don’t think so.

    Walter Soyka
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  • Svetlana Kurtsman

    June 26, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    Thanks for the answer.

    I know about aerender -help, my question is about afterfx.exe

    Any ideas ?

  • Walter Soyka

    June 26, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    [Svetlana Kurtsman] “I know about aerender -help, my question is about afterfx.exe”

    So sorry for failing to read correctly — the only command line switches I’m familiar with for afterfx is -r, which runs a script in the UI, and -wf, which opens AE in watch folder mode.

    I don’t recognized the other switches you mentioned.

    Walter Soyka
    Principal & Designer at Keen Live
    Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
    RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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  • Arie Stavchansky

    November 20, 2012 at 7:14 pm

    I know this is an old post, but you can run afterfx.exe with the -noui flag / switch to run it without loading the GUI.


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