yuppster, it seems like FootageItem replace() and even AVItem setProxy() isn't working for GIF files. other than using non-GIF (e.g., JPEG), the only workaround I could find was to import the GIF file, and then scan your comps for layers that use the GIF file as footage source, then use the AVLayer ...

I'm trying to replace a source file with scripting in CS3. For some reason when I do this, I get the error "this module does not support input". hi yuppster, hmm, i'm getting the same error here if i use a GIF file. if i use a JPEG file, it's fine. is there any way to use a non-GIF file i...

so you can trace the settings of an object by then going 'show myitem.file' which would return .pathname etc Is there an equivalent in javascript / after effects. i can't confirm right now if it's in 6.5, but in 7.0 and CS3 you can use the reflection interface to do something like: myitem.reflect.p...

var myItemCollection = app.project.item(1); clearOutput(); writeLn (myItemCollection.file); hi DaveMcD, app.project.item(1) returns an Item object (AVItem and FootageItem for footage), and referencing .file returns a File object, so when you writeLn() that object, it displays the name of the object...

So my questions is whether the script can know when a new proj is opened and update itself? hey lloyd, unfortunately, no. there's no support for AE notifying a script of state changes like this. i've wanted callback support for selection changes myself. please be sure to file a feature request. tha...

Is there a way to set Gradient Fill Color Values via scripting. hey dale, unfortunately, you can't set or get PropertyValueType.NO_VALUE prop type values at this time. the only sort of workaround i can think of is to save a preset containing the gradient you want, then use the AVLayer applyPreset()...

Colin Braley wrote:Anyone know how to replace a simple way to replace a layer in a comp with a footageItem.(like what happens when you alt drag a piece of footage onto a layer)?
~Colin

hi colin,

if you're using CS3, you can use the AVLayer replaceSource() method.

:jeff

I'd love to have a script that could do that job for me, i.e. automating the "replace footage" task by just redirecting the file path to another folder, without changing the actual name of the image sequence. hi thomaskiel, i'm not sure if someone has already written such a script, but th...

I'm looking to do the equivalent of an option-drag of one comp onto another in the project window. Is there such a method for a CompItem? hi aaron, there's nothing built-in to do that, so you'll need to roll your own. if you have CS3, you can use the new AVLayer replaceSource() method to redirect t...

I'm just curious on what changed from 7 to cs3 that would stop this working ? stephen... i'm not sure specifically what changed, but the ScriptUI stuff did get lots of changes for CS3 (e.g., support for dockable panels). yeah, i was hoping it'd work, as i wanted to use it in my Folder Setup script....

I don't think the economics of Useful Assistants makes a lot of sense anymore. Jeff Almasol aka redefinery wrote the very cool script you reference, but I think the Quicktime support was more about Python support for Quicktime then anything AE native, but I'm sure he could fill you in better than I...

I'm starting to re-write some of my scripts to work in cs3 and have found that the 'return' key does not apply a carriage return when typing text into an 'edittext' box. hi stephen, are you on Mac or Windows? i think on Windows you can use Ctrl+Enter, but it's equivalent isn't supported on Mac, unf...

Is there any way to run a script from another script? I am trying to make a dockable panel that lists all the scripts that are available, and lets you run them. just read the contents of the file into a string variable, then eval() it. Or, does this already exist? two options that i know of: rd: Sc...

I'd question the xml if it wasn't valid..no weird entities, no processing instructions etc. something is causing an edge case here though. hey dale... maybe it's my unfamiliarity with E4X (or it being a little early in the morning here in seattle :-) ), but i'm not totally following what you're try...

var filters = clip.filter.children(); hey dale... is .filter your <filter> tag, and you're trying to retrieve the contents of that node? the contents should be a text node, so i would think .filter.text() would work. You've even got namespaces, so all the mulitple flavors of RSS, like in kuler are ...