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March 13, 2013
Question

How set MoviePosterType ?

  • March 13, 2013
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I am try to set MoviePosterType NONE  but it is not set.

my script is :

var myDocument = app.documents.add();

var myDocument = app.documents.item(0);

var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);

var myFrame = myPage.rectangles.add({geometricBounds:[72, 72, 288, 288]});   

var myMovie = myFrame.place(File("/c/mentors_es.flv"))[0];

myMovie.moviePosterType=1852796517; //for NONE

I am not understand what is problem.

Thanks.

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Jump_Over
Legend
March 13, 2013

Hi,

try modified:

var myDocument = app.documents.add();

var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);

var myFrame = myPage.rectangles.add({geometricBounds:[72, 72, 288, 288]});   

myFrame.place(File("/c/mentors_es.flv"));

myFrame.movies[0].moviePosterType=1852796517; //for NONE

rgds

Jarek

March 14, 2013

Thanks Jump_Over for your reply

I try as you told

#target indesign

var myDocument = app.documents.add();

var myPage = myDocument.pages.item(0);

var myFrame = myPage.rectangles.add({geometricBounds:[72, 72, 288, 288]});  

myFrame.place(File("/c/mentors_es.flv"));

myFrame.movies[0].moviePosterType=1299216505;  //For PROXY_IMAGE

myFrame.movies[0].posterFile = File("/c/image.jpg");

But it not work

I also try

myFrame.movies[0].moviePosterType=1852796517; //for NONE

But it not set. Always take default value "From Current Frame".

I am not understand why it is not work ?

Thanks.

tomaxxi
Inspiring
March 14, 2013

It's a bug but only on Mac OS in CS5 and CS5.5! (if I remember correctly)

No way to change it through scripting.

Only way is to export frame as InDesign Snippet,

edit it (it's simple XML file), and than place snippet back.

Hope that helps..

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Marijan (tomaxxi)

http://tomaxxi.com