[Tudor Baican]

Walter, lot of thanks!! you saved me 🙂

It’s a bit annoying that it doesn’t work by default but sometime small details are just laborious.

I will implement your workaround and tell you.

Thanks again!

[Tudor Baican]

I know this list but don’t was sure how I assign the values.

I found it out now 🙂

12212 = CTScript.CT_ROMAN_SCRIPT
12213 = CTScript.CT_JAPANESE_SCRIPT 
12214 = CTScript.CT_TRADITIONALCHINESE_SCRIPT
....

[Tudor Baican]

A bit annoying, this limitation but after some try and error, I think I found a good solution for that.

I use CC composite to copy the layer and put in the opacity attribute an expression.

Its not absolute the same like the track layer option, but I think not bad to merge multiple layers.

var myLayer = effect("CC Composite")("Top Layer")
time<myLayer.inPoint || time>myLayer.outPoint ? 0 : myLayer.transform.opacity;

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[Tudor Baican]

I know the set matte Fx and use it a lot.

Set Matte FX respects not the InOut value from the taken layer and works not like expected.

Its a limitation and how I found CC Composite and Calculation works same.

[Tudor Baican]

I had tried to export it in different formats, also ProRes, always the same result.

I think is a bug on Mac, It works on Windows perfectly.

[Tudor Baican]

Hi Hector, thanks for your suggestion. I tried different path options and also as binary text. Always the same behavior. I think is a bug 😤

[Tudor Baican]

Hmmm ok, Strange behavior 🙃

Sure, to add 0.5 works, I was thinking I forget something.

Thanks. 👍

[Tudor Baican]

a = linear(time, 0, 1, startVal, endVal);
b = easeX(1, 2, [0,0], [20,20]);
a+b;

The a+b works fine. The problem is the start speed of b. The tangent of b at t=1 should be the same of a. Then b slows smooth down.

I Think ;)??🤨

[Tudor Baican]

Ok, lot of thanks…seems to be bug.

It works on the second attempt!!

var activeComp = app.project.activeItem;
activeComp.workAreaStart = 5;
activeComp.workAreaStart = 5;
activeComp.workAreaDuration = 2;

I set the workAreaStart two times and it work properly.

[Tudor Baican]

Ok, think I got it.

The <b class=””>applyPreset function apply the preset to all selected layers. That means that all the layers needs to deselect. In the for iteration the layer needs to be select and then deselect after the preset is applied.

var mySelectedLayers = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers;
    app.executeCommand(2004); // Deselect all Layer 
    var relativePath = $.fileName.substring(0, $.fileName.lastIndexOf("/"));
    var myPreset = File(relativePath+"/myPreset.ffx");
    for(var i=0; i<mySelectedLayers.length; i++){
        var myLayer = mySelectedLayers[i];
        var hasController = false;
        myLayer.selected = true;
        for(var k=1; k<=myLayer.effect.numProperties; k++){
            if(myLayer.effect.property(k).name == "myPreset.ffx"){
                hasController = true;
            };
        };
        if(!hasController){
            myLayer.applyPreset(myPreset);
            myLayer.selected = false;
        };
    };