Adding a loop to Render que help
Posted: August 9th, 2016, 3:38 pm
Hello,
I have written a script that will add a comp to the render que / alter the name and render path. It is working fine. I am just having trouble figuring out how to wrap it into a loop - so that I can add multiple comps at the same time. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
code:
//TITLE - Highlight Board Render Script
/*Goals
A
1. add comp to render queue
2. set template to MBProxy
3. remove "z_" from comp name
4. set output folder to "Final Renders"
5. add subfolder to "Final Renders" with project date
6. add "project date" to name of rendered output
*/
// prjLib Import
var activeItem = app.project.activeItem;
var selectionItem = app.project.selection;
var prj = app.project;
var prjName = app.project.file.name;
var prjPath = app.project.file;
var myRQ = prj.renderQueue;
var prjNameLength = prjName.length
var renderPath = prjPath.toString().slice(0, -prjNameLength) + "06_Final_Renders/";
var prjDate = prjName.toString().slice(prjNameLength-8, prjNameLength-4);
// Specific Vars
var renderPathString = renderPath.toString();
var templateMainboard = "Mainboard";
var mainboardProxy = "MB_Proxy";
var movSlice = oldName.toString().slice(4 , (oldName.length))
var CompNameMinusExt = oldName.toString().slice(0 , -4)
// Add comp to render queue
myRQ.items.add(activeItem)
// Apply Mainboard Template
myRQ.item(1).outputModules[1].applyTemplate(templateMainboard);
// Rename output file
var oldName = myRQ.item(1).outputModule(1).file.name;
var CompNameMinusExt = oldName.toString().slice(0 , -4)
// Create date folder
var f = new Folder( renderPath + prjDate);
f.create();
// Set output folder to "Final Renders"
myRQ.item(1).outputModule(1).file = new File(renderPath + prjDate + "/" + CompNameMinusExt.toString().slice(2, (CompNameMinusExt.length)) + "_" + prjDate + ".mov");
I have written a script that will add a comp to the render que / alter the name and render path. It is working fine. I am just having trouble figuring out how to wrap it into a loop - so that I can add multiple comps at the same time. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
code:
//TITLE - Highlight Board Render Script
/*Goals
A
1. add comp to render queue
2. set template to MBProxy
3. remove "z_" from comp name
4. set output folder to "Final Renders"
5. add subfolder to "Final Renders" with project date
6. add "project date" to name of rendered output
*/
// prjLib Import
var activeItem = app.project.activeItem;
var selectionItem = app.project.selection;
var prj = app.project;
var prjName = app.project.file.name;
var prjPath = app.project.file;
var myRQ = prj.renderQueue;
var prjNameLength = prjName.length
var renderPath = prjPath.toString().slice(0, -prjNameLength) + "06_Final_Renders/";
var prjDate = prjName.toString().slice(prjNameLength-8, prjNameLength-4);
// Specific Vars
var renderPathString = renderPath.toString();
var templateMainboard = "Mainboard";
var mainboardProxy = "MB_Proxy";
var movSlice = oldName.toString().slice(4 , (oldName.length))
var CompNameMinusExt = oldName.toString().slice(0 , -4)
// Add comp to render queue
myRQ.items.add(activeItem)
// Apply Mainboard Template
myRQ.item(1).outputModules[1].applyTemplate(templateMainboard);
// Rename output file
var oldName = myRQ.item(1).outputModule(1).file.name;
var CompNameMinusExt = oldName.toString().slice(0 , -4)
// Create date folder
var f = new Folder( renderPath + prjDate);
f.create();
// Set output folder to "Final Renders"
myRQ.item(1).outputModule(1).file = new File(renderPath + prjDate + "/" + CompNameMinusExt.toString().slice(2, (CompNameMinusExt.length)) + "_" + prjDate + ".mov");