Show/Hide Layers and Add to Encoder Script

[aitorito_mio]

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

[Mylenium]

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

[aitorito_mio]

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!

[Mathias Moehl]

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

[aitorito_mio]

Thanks! I will have a look at those 😉

[aitorito_mio]

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);