UXP for Premiere - CEP Time Object disappear in UXP

Hi Gwang,

Thanks for your question regarding the Time object while migrating from CEP to UXP.

In CEP, Time.getFormatted() provides a convenient way to retrieve and format sequence In/Out points. In UXP, this object is not currently available, so there isn’t a direct 1:1 replacement at this time.

Recommended approaches in UXP:

1. Use sequence time properties via ExtendScript:
   You can still call ExtendScript from your UXP panel using CSInterface.evalScript() to access sequence In/Out points and format them. For example, you can retrieve the time in frames or seconds and convert it to a timecode string in your panel.

2. Manual formatting in JavaScript:
   Retrieve the raw time values (seconds or frames) and format them in UXP using a helper function. For example, you can implement a simple timecode formatter:

   function secondsToTimecode(seconds, fps = 30) {
   const totalFrames = Math.round(seconds * fps);
   const hours = Math.floor(totalFrames / (fps * 3600));
   const minutes = Math.floor((totalFrames % (fps * 3600)) / (fps * 60));
   const secs = Math.floor((totalFrames % (fps * 60)) / fps);
   const frames = totalFrames % fps;
   return `${hours.toString().padStart(2,'0')}:${minutes.toString().padStart(2,'0')}:${secs.toString().padStart(2,'0')}:${frames.toString().padStart(2,'0')}`;
   }

3. Future API updates:
   At this time, the Time object is not part of the UXP API. If there are plans to include a direct replacement, those updates will be documented in the official UXP API release notes.

Using the combination of ExtendScript calls for sequence data and JavaScript formatting in UXP, you can replicate most of the functionality you had with Time.getFormatted().