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walkerdan1
walkerdan1
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February 8, 2020
Question

Automating AE preferences on startup

  • February 8, 2020
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AE: Is there a way to force swap out the underscore for a period before the frame padding?  I'd prefer this to be controlled by a global aftereffects setup for all users.  Meaning when AE is launched a python script or similar language can override the preferences for the application no matter what artist launches it.

 

AE: Is there a way to globally override frame padding on a global level to override the default ##### setting. Would prefer #### instead.


AE: Is there a way to start an AE scene globally for all users to always start at frame 1? 

 

AE: Is there a way to globally force the render output version to match the version of the comp?

 

Thanks all!

 

Best,

Dan

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Roland Kahlenberg
Roland Kahlenberg
Legend
February 8, 2020

I'm not certain what you're trying to get at but I assume this has to do with creating a template (AET) file which is automatically loaded each time AE starts with the New Project command AND with creating tokens in the Output Render Queue.


Here's something on creating an AET (AE Template) -
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/projects.html#template_projects_and_example_projects

Here's something on creating tokens for Output.

https://medium.com/@justin.gundlock/use-ae-render-tokens-to-automatically-set-file-names-and-paths-a437f4749e79

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walkerdan1
walkerdan1Author
Participant
February 13, 2020

Hi Roland,

 

Thanks for the feedback. I'm actually looking to modify the AE preferences to toggle ON certain features and to modify paths and file naming conventions for Outut so they adhear to a specific standard.  My artists also use the Thinkbox/Deadline Render Management to distribute their render jobs and it would be ideal to modify the Output naming conventions and auto create folders/directories prior to rendering. All of this would need to be controlled by Python [if possible] or jsx script language.

 

On a development level, I'm new to AE but have created hooks into other applications such as [Houdini, Maya, Nuke, etc..] which is pretty easy after you learn that applications API.

 

Anyway, thanks in advance for any help the community can offer.

 

Roland Kahlenberg
Roland Kahlenberg
Legend
February 14, 2020

This all sounds doable but scripting is beyond my scope. However, the good folks that abound at aenhencers should be able to assist you.

 

Forum

http://aenhancers.com/

 

AE Scripting Docs

http://docs.aenhancers.com/

Good Luck.

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walkerdan1
walkerdan1Author
Participant
February 8, 2020

BTW - This is for AE 2020

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