Hi there,

I need to copy a mask path from another layer to a null’s position via script. When I paste the mask path the position of the path changes. I can’t figure out how to fix it. Any ideas? I’ve added screenshots.

I’ve solved it. I’m sharing the code block. Maybe it can help.

var selectAiFiles = File.openDialog([“Select scene *.ai file”], [“Illustrator:*.ai”], [true]);

    for (var i = 0; i < selectAiFiles.length; i++) {
        var importAiFiles = new ImportOptions(File(selectAiFiles[i]));
        if…

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Hi there,

I’m trying to precomposing layers within a comp by using layer’s name. I need to group layers which has same prefix and precompose them together. I’ve attached a photo and the code block. Might be there’s better and shorter way. I’ve just tried to make it work, i might be follow a wrong path.

        if…

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I’ll try it. Thank you Andrei.

Thank you Dan and Filip.

Hi there. I want to use a font which i’m installed. I know i need to use system name of the font in script but how can i find it?

Hi there,

I want to add start and end vertices on a specific location and join them with the another mask path which i’ve created to create a single mask path. How can i achive it with script?

Thank you very much guys. I was having trouble to change style of the text box which i’ve added but figure it out too. I’m adding my code here too. Looks like you should use TextDocument object to modify the style of text box.

var titleLayer = mainComp.layers.addBoxText([1250,500]);

// Title Text Properities…

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Looks like it’s a bug. I have delete the file and copy again and it works. Thank you.

Hello there,

I’m trying import a file by using the script’s path. I have tried like this but it doesn’t work:

var thisFile = File($.fileName);

var basePath = thisFile.path;

var resPath = basePath+”/res/”;

var paperFile = resPath+”paper.png”;

app.project.importFile(new ImportOptions(File(paperFile)));

Any ideas what’s wrong with these lines or any other…

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Thank you very much. This has been extremely helpful.

Thank you Dan. I tried your way and it worked.

I was talking about scripting. I post here because can’t find a scripting topic. How could i do it with script? Could you please explain the logic in this so that i can understand it 🙂 Also is there a way to create the mask point without using pen tool?

Hi there,

How can i create a text box in a composition and center it to specific area? (Like the example in the attachment)

Hi there,

Can i reach a layer’s bounding box via ExtendScript? I can explain what i’m trying to do with those steps :

– Import a vector drawing in a comp

– Get the bounding box of this layer to create mask path within it

I’ve added a screenshot to illustrate it.

Thanks for your replies and your time guys.

Hi there! I got 30 fps footages with sound and i want to use it with another footage which is 25 fps. I want to reduce 30fps to 25fps. Does it work? What’s the right way of doing it?

Do you mean disabling “Use Display Color Management”? If so i’ve tried with it but couldn’t figure it out.

What’s the proper way of doing this? I’m sending my project also.

Hi there,

I’m working on 32bit linear workflow. Everything is ok while working in After Effects but when i render my comp with alpha i got color difference. When i import it again it looks different from my comp. I tried to use color profile converter but the result is different still.

Got any idea how i can fix this issue? If so could you please…

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