How to tell if footageSource is a layer of a file (e.g. a .psd layer or .ai layer)

[stib]

I want to duplicate a footageSource object, and I'm using something like this:

var oldSource = originalLayer.source;
newSource = app.project.importFile(new ImportOptions(oldSource.file));

This works fine if the original source is a flat file, like a jpg or movie file, but if it's a layer of a Photoshop image or Illustrator file it imports the whole file instead of just the layer. There doesn't seem to be any way to query a footageSource object to see if it's a layer of a multi-layer file, or not.

ImportOptions has an ImportOptions.importAs attribute, which means if I know whether the file is a layer I can specify

    ImportAsType.COMP_CROPPED_LAYERS

    ImportAsType.FOOTAGE

    ImportAsType.COMP

    ImportAsType.PROJECT

But the import type of a footage source doesn't seem to be part of the footageSource object.

[Meng Zhiqun]

Hi stib,

Just wondering if you have found the answer for this besides the method to find "/" in the item name to show that it's a layer?

[konstantinr76803912]

I have run into the same problem. If there is any new information out, I'd be happy know about it.

My last knowledge is to import the new file as a comp, then compare the name of the new items with the item you want to replace. But we run into a problem if a project item is renamed afterwards.