Hurray! I solved it! Now I need insight. What else could importing a text file with xy data points be useful for? So far I've written import as mask, and import as position keyframe data. Would it be useful to import the data as an actual shape on a shape layer, and if so, how would I do this? Would...

Hello there, I'm trying to write two scripts: -one that imports a mask from a text file containing a series floating point values -one that imports a motion path (position keyframes) from the same type of text file Here's what I have so far for importing a mask: // After Effects script - import mask...

Yes, thank you! That's all i needed to know!

I was looking for a "mask" object in the guide, but i couldn't find it.

Hello all, This is a pretty elaborate problem, so I'll have to tell you a little bit about where I'm coming from and why I need this. This may not be possible, and if so, then please disregard this as a request. =) I'm developing a graphic design tool that graphs interesting geometric and mathematic...