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Bernie: /* Import pos from maya */

2025-12-19T12:19:42Z

Import pos from maya

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 ===Dandelion/Amazing World Of Gumball Shotbuilder===

Bernie: /* Auto Expose Animation */

2025-12-17T00:39:34Z

Auto Expose Animation

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:39, 17 December 2025
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	=== Auto Expose Animation ===		=== Auto Expose Animation ===
	Adds 'hold' keyframes to your animation if nothing is moving between frames (ie detects animation) -- better tutorial video TBD.		Adds 'hold' keyframes to your animation if nothing is moving between frames (ie detects animation) -- better tutorial video TBD, also 2025 update vibecodin' an update to make it more consistent: https://berniebernie.fr/wiki/Afx_Javascript_Temp#Auto-expose_rewrite/debug .

	MAKE SURE TO BE IN 8BITS when doing the detection, turn it back on when finished.		MAKE SURE TO BE IN 8BITS when doing the detection, turn it back on when finished.

Bernie: /* Auto scale precomps */

2025-12-02T10:29:50Z

Auto scale precomps

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:29, 2 December 2025
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	This specifically solves the problem that lines out of Animate/Flash are 'rough' (aliased) when imported at 100%, no matter which flags are toggled.		This specifically solves the problem that lines out of Animate/Flash are 'rough' (aliased) when imported at 100%, no matter which flags are toggled.
	Had this problem on the Amazing World of Gumball 15 years ago, but AI let me vibecode this in 30 minutes :)		Had this problem on the Amazing World of Gumball 15 years ago, but AI let me vibecode this in 30 minutes :)

			Usage: save as .jsx, run the script via File>Scripts (Ctrl-Alt-Shift-D will redo latest script to repeat the process).
			If no layers are selected, the script will instead prompt which scale factor it should use (4 by default).

	<pre>		<pre>
	// see		// see https://berniebernie.fr/wiki/Afx_Javascript#Auto_scale_precomps for the why/how
	(function afterEffectsSmartScale() {		(function afterEffectsSmartScale() {

Bernie: /* Other Scripts */

2025-12-02T10:26:58Z

Other Scripts

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:26, 2 December 2025
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	==Other Scripts==		==Other Scripts==

			=== Work specific ===

			==== Auto scale precomps ====
			Script that precomposes animation layers (specifically that are in .swf):
			* scales up the layer by X amount
			* scales down the precomp by 1/x amount
			* Toggles the continuously rasterize off on the precomp, on inside.
			This specifically solves the problem that lines out of Animate/Flash are 'rough' (aliased) when imported at 100%, no matter which flags are toggled.
			Had this problem on the Amazing World of Gumball 15 years ago, but AI let me vibecode this in 30 minutes :)

			<pre>
			// see
			(function afterEffectsSmartScale() {

			var SCRIPT_PREF_KEY = "SmartScaleFactor";
			var SCRIPT_NAME = "SmartScaleTool";
			var defaultScale = 4;
			var comp = app.project.activeItem;
			var selectedLayers = comp.selectedLayers;
			var scaleFactorX;

			function getScaleFactor(set) {
			var factor = defaultScale;
			if(app.preferences.havePref(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_PREF_KEY)){
			factor = app.preferences.getPrefAsFloat(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_PREF_KEY);
			}
			if(set){
			var promptResult = prompt("Enter the scale factor (default is 400% -> 4)\nThen select layer(s) and run again.", factor);
			if (promptResult === null) return null;
			factor = parseFloat(promptResult);
			app.preferences.savePrefAsFloat(SCRIPT_NAME, SCRIPT_PREF_KEY, factor);
			}

			return factor;
			}

			if (selectedLayers.length === 0) {
			scaleFactorX = getScaleFactor(1);
			return;
			}

			scaleFactorX = getScaleFactor();
			if (scaleFactorX === null) return;

			var scaleMultiplier = scaleFactorX;
			var inverseMultiplier = 1 / scaleFactorX;

			app.beginUndoGroup("Smart Scale Precomposition");

			try {
			for (var i = 0; i < selectedLayers.length; i++) {
			var layer = selectedLayers[i];

			var precomp = app.project.activeItem.layers.precompose([layer.index], layer.name + "_Scale", false);
			var precompLayer = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers[0];
			precompLayer.collapseTransformation = false;

			// 2. Inside the precomposition, scale the layer and composition
			if (precomp.numLayers > 0) {
			var innerLayer = precomp.layer(1);
			innerLayer.collapseTransformation = true;
			// Scale the inner layer
			var currentScale = innerLayer.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Scale").value;
			innerLayer.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Scale").setValue([currentScale[0] * scaleMultiplier, currentScale[1] * scaleMultiplier]);

			// Adjust composition size accordingly
			precomp.width *= scaleMultiplier;
			precomp.height *= scaleMultiplier;

			// Adjust the position of the layer within the precomp to keep it centered
			var newPos = [innerLayer.position.value[0] * scaleMultiplier, innerLayer.position.value[1] * scaleMultiplier];
			innerLayer.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Position").setValue(newPos);
			}

			// 3. Back in the top composition, scale down the precomposed layer by 1/X
			var currentOuterScale = precompLayer.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Scale").value;
			precompLayer.property("ADBE Transform Group").property("ADBE Scale").setValue([currentOuterScale[0] * inverseMultiplier, currentOuterScale[1] * inverseMultiplier]);
			}
			} catch (e) {
			alert("An error occurred: " + e.toString());
			} finally {
			app.endUndoGroup();
			}
			})();
			</pre>

	Awesome git repo https://github.com/kyletmartinez/After-Effects-Scripts/blob/master/scripts/Center%20Composition.jsx		Awesome git repo https://github.com/kyletmartinez/After-Effects-Scripts/blob/master/scripts/Center%20Composition.jsx

Bernie: /* List selected layers effects and their properties matchNames */

2025-08-13T18:26:02Z

List selected layers effects and their properties matchNames

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:26, 13 August 2025
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	http://i.imgur.com/IEUwe.gif		http://i.imgur.com/IEUwe.gif

			==== Disable effects ====
			Disable/enables all the effects that are similar to the currently selected one throughout the project. This was fully GPT generated on first try. Impressed!
			<pre>
			(function toggleEffectGlobally() {
			app.beginUndoGroup("Toggle Effect Globally");

			var sel = app.project.activeItem && app.project.activeItem.selectedProperties;
			if (!sel \|\| sel.length === 0) {
			alert("Please select an effect first.");
			return;
			}

			var selectedEffect = null;

			// Find the selected effect property group
			for (var i = 0; i < sel.length; i++) {
			if (sel[i].matchName && sel[i].parentProperty && sel[i].parentProperty.matchName === "ADBE Effect Parade") {
			selectedEffect = sel[i];
			break;
			}
			}

			if (!selectedEffect) {
			alert("Please select an effect in the timeline.");
			return;
			}

			var effectName = selectedEffect.matchName;
			var effectEnabled = selectedEffect.enabled;

			// Loop through all comps in the project
			for (var p = 1; p <= app.project.numItems; p++) {
			var item = app.project.item(p);
			if (item instanceof CompItem) {
			for (var l = 1; l <= item.numLayers; l++) {
			var layer = item.layer(l);
			if (layer.property("ADBE Effect Parade")) {
			var effects = layer.property("ADBE Effect Parade");
			for (var e = 1; e <= effects.numProperties; e++) {
			var eff = effects.property(e);
			if (eff.matchName === effectName) {
			eff.enabled = !effectEnabled;
			}
			}
			}
			}
			}
			}

			app.endUndoGroup();
			})();
			</pre>

	===List effects===		===List effects===

Bernie: /* Other Scripts */

2024-10-08T11:44:06Z

Other Scripts

← Older revision		Revision as of 13:44, 8 October 2024
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	==Other Scripts==		==Other Scripts==

			Awesome git repo https://github.com/kyletmartinez/After-Effects-Scripts/blob/master/scripts/Center%20Composition.jsx

	===Shelf===		===Shelf===
	[[AFX Shelf]]		[[AFX Shelf]]

Bernie: /* Simple Watchfolder */

2024-10-08T10:14:42Z

Simple Watchfolder

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:14, 8 October 2024
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	<pre>		<pre>
	/*		/*
	WatchFolder.js v1.1		WatchFolder.js v1.2
	--------------------		--------------------
	By bernie @ berniebernie.fr		By bernie @ berniebernie.fr
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	In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.		In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.

			Windows only.


			Was added:
			- A check for missing footage
			- Some UIs to turn AFX into a render worker, launch a worker or launch a simple .bat file instead

			TBD
			- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't, cause Adobe's .html file is crap TBH. This is the 'watchfolder watcher' script that I tried to do long time ago.
			- set some WF options (flags)

	~~To be added:~~
	~~- A check for missing footage~~
	~~- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't~~
	~~- Some UIs to turn AFX into a render slave & set some WF options~~
	*/		*/
	{		{
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	var securitySetting = app.preferences.getPrefAsLong("Main Pref Section", "Pref_SCRIPTING_FILE_NETWORK_SECURITY");		var securitySetting = app.preferences.getPrefAsLong("Main Pref Section", "Pref_SCRIPTING_FILE_NETWORK_SECURITY");
	if (securitySetting != 1) {		if (securitySetting != 1) {
	alert("You need to check \"Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network\" in your preferences for this script to work");		alert("You need to check 'Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network' in your preferences for this script to work");
	} else {		} else {

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	var sendAER = grp.add("button", undefined, undefined, {name: "sendAER"});		var sendAER = grp.add("button", undefined, undefined, {name: "sendAER"});
	sendAER.helpTip = "render ~~using aerender.exe~~";		sendAER.helpTip = "local cmdline render";
	sendAER.text = "~~batch using~~ aerender.exe ~~instead~~";		sendAER.text = "render local aerender.exe batch";

			var group2 = grp.add("group", undefined, {name: "group2"});
			group2.orientation = "row";
			group2.alignChildren = ["fill", "top"];
			group2.spacing = 10;
			group2.margins = 0;

	var launchWorker = ~~grp~~.add("button", undefined, undefined, {name: "launchWorker"});		var launchWorker = group2.add("button", undefined, undefined, {name: "launchWorker"});
	launchWorker.helpTip = "~~saves~~ a .bat file to your desktop";		launchWorker.helpTip = "Saves a .bat file to your desktop that launches a worker";
	launchWorker.text = "Launch a worker";		launchWorker.text = "Launch a worker";
			launchWorker.enabled = (watchfolderLocation=="none")?false:true;


			var switchToWorker = group2.add("button", undefined, undefined, {name: "switchToWorker"});
			switchToWorker.helpTip = "Turns the current After Effects into a watchfolder worker";
			switchToWorker.text = "Set as worker";
			switchToWorker.enabled = (watchfolderLocation=="none")?false:true;


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	if (swf) {		if (swf) {
	curWF.text = "Folder: " + Folder(watchfolderLocation).fsName;		curWF.text = "Folder: " + Folder(watchfolderLocation).fsName;
			openWF.enabled = launchWorker.enabled = launchWorker.enabled = true;
	}		}
	}		}
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	startWatchingFolder();		startWatchingFolder();
	}		}
			switchToWorker.onClick = function() {
			app.watchFolder(watchfolderLocation);
			}
	sendAER.onClick = function() {		sendAER.onClick = function() {
	startAERender();		startAERender();

Bernie: /* Simple Watchfolder */

2024-01-19T13:18:21Z

Simple Watchfolder

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:18, 19 January 2024
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	https://i.imgur.com/wvtgDqE.png		https://i.imgur.com/wvtgDqE.png

	I've been ~~told that media encorder kind of does the same thing but~~ I~~'ve never looked into scripting it~~		I know a lot of people use media encoder but it's been honestly underwhelming for my uses, so this is what I use when network rendering multiple comps when there a couple users and a couple more machines

	<pre>		<pre>
	/*		/*
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	In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.		In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.

	~~Added in v1.1~~
	~~- Removed the save dialog~~
	~~- Works for AE24 (only?)~~
	~~- Checks for missing footage~~
	~~- New method that copies current .aep to watchfolder, much faster~~
	~~- Added a button to launch current .aep as a background render~~
	~~- Added a button to launch an afx session as a render worker~~

	To be added:		To be added:
	- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't ~~>> kind of what watchfolder watcher does~~		- A check for missing footage
			- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't
			- Some UIs to turn AFX into a render slave & set some WF options
	*/		*/
	{		{
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	alert("unable to launch the aerender.exe");		alert("unable to launch the aerender.exe");
	}		}

			}

			function updateUI(dialog) {

	}		}
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	launchWorker.helpTip = "saves a .bat file to your desktop";		launchWorker.helpTip = "saves a .bat file to your desktop";
	launchWorker.text = "Launch a worker";		launchWorker.text = "Launch a worker";



	dialog.layout.layout(true);		dialog.layout.layout(true);
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			if (watchfolderLocation != "none") {
			curWF.text = "Folder: " + Folder(watchfolderLocation).fsName;
			}

	~~if (watchfolderLocation != "none") {~~
	~~curWF.text = "Folder: " + Folder(watchfolderLocation).fsName;~~
	}

	setWF.onClick = function() {		setWF.onClick = function() {

Bernie: /* Simple Watchfolder */

2024-01-17T18:21:18Z

Simple Watchfolder

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:21, 17 January 2024
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	In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.		In essence it's a simplified Collect Files > Project only.

			Added in v1.1
			- Removed the save dialog
			- Works for AE24 (only?)
			- Checks for missing footage
			- New method that copies current .aep to watchfolder, much faster
			- Added a button to launch current .aep as a background render
			- Added a button to launch an afx session as a render worker

	To be added:		To be added:
	~~- A check for missing footage~~		- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't >> kind of what watchfolder watcher does
	- Some way to parse logs to figure what has rendered and what hasn't
	~~- Some UIs to turn AFX into a render slave & set some WF options~~
	*/		*/
	{		{

Bernie: /* Simple Watchfolder */

2024-01-17T18:18:23Z

Simple Watchfolder

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