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aitorito_mio
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January 7, 2022
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Show/Hide Layers and Add to Encoder Script

  • January 7, 2022
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Hi all,
I have got a multilingual project where there is a main footage and then 6 different languages with copy divided in 6 comps.

I am looking to speed up my work with an action o script to export(add to encoder) the same comp with each language and add the language at the end of the Comp name. e.g. Comp_EN

The process will be like this one.

1- Show layer ES
2- Add Comp to Adobe Encoder
3 – Add “_ES” to the end of the Output comp filename.
4 – Hide layer ES

and so on with the others languages.

If you can advise on this I’d be very grateful.
Thanks!

Aitor

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aitorito_mioAuthor
Participant
January 7, 2022

well found the solution myself

to show layer

app.project.activeItem.layer("name_of_the_layer").enabled = true

to export to Encoder

function ameRender(comp) {
var bt = new BridgeTalk();
var path = "~/Desktop";
if(!BridgeTalk.isRunning("ame")) {
BridgeTalk.launch("ame","background");
alert("Launching");
}
 
var rqItem = app.project.renderQueue.items.add(comp);
var module = rqItem.outputModule(1);
module.file = File(path + "/" + comp.name);
app.project.renderQueue.queueInAME(true);
}
 
var project = app.project;
var thisComp = project.activeItem;

 
ameRender(thisComp);
Mathias Moehl
Community Expert
Mathias MoehlCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 7, 2022

Tools like CompsFromSpreadsheets or Templater might help to automate your processes.

Mathias Möhl - Developer of tools like BeatEdit and Automation Blocks for Premiere Pro and After Effects
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aitorito_mioAuthor
Participant
January 7, 2022

Thanks! I will have a look at those 😉

Mylenium
Mylenium
Legend
January 7, 2022

Why would you trouble yourself with a script? Simply duplicate the comp, Name the duplicates appropriately, hide the unneeded layers and set the naming template in teh render queue to use the comp name. Takes five minutes.

 

Mylenium

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aitorito_mioAuthor
Participant
January 7, 2022

Hi Mylenium, thanks for your reply.

 

That's what I am doing at the moment, show and hide each individual layer, export and change the output filename, but I need to to do that repeating process times 6 languages and times 6 comps, a buch of clicks and renaming, it becames like 30 min.

As it's a repeating process I thought there would be a script to do that, Show specific layer, export and set output filename.

 

I will continue investigating, cheers!

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