Automate Auto-Trace

[tobyhb]

Hi,

I know it's been asked before on various forums but I have still failed to find an answer.

I need to batch process auto-trace on a number of comps so they can be done over night.

Using CS6...

I know the auto-trace settings I want to use.

I can save these in the comps comments for retrieval.

So I would loop through each comp and call Auto-Trace, passing it the specified settings for the current comp.

I'm new to AE Scripting but have done some for a number of other apps like Max & Maya.

Is this something that can be done with scripting?

If not can it be done via the SDK?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Toby

[David Torno]

There's no direct access to Auto-trace via ExtendScript from what I have found. Not sure if the SDK provideds any options or not.

[tobyhb]

That's for the reply David. I'll see what I can find out about the SDK.

[bluebeezle]

app.executeCommand(app.findMenuCommandId('Auto-trace...'));

That will execute auto-trace, but it pulls up the dialog. No way to have it execute without requiring user interaction or gui python as far as I can tell.

[Justin Taylor-Hyper Brew]

app.executeCommand() is the only way I know of. There's nothing in the C++ SDK Documentation about accessing the "auto-trace" function. Best bet would be to select each element and run the executeCommand() on it.