As the header say i need to reload my script everytime i open AE. My script is a UI that i have doced to the side, however still I need to reload it every time i open AE. I have also tried to save the workspace as a preset, but still have to reload to use it.
I dont need to do this with other scripts, I is just my script.
Any tips?
Cheers
Hi again!
Ok, now i have tried what you said above!
Is this correct and what you meant? (Now I have changed proj to projItem)
{
function myScript(thisObj) {
function myScript_buildUI(thisObj) {
var myPanel = (thisObj instanceof Panel) ? thisObj : new Window("palette", "Layer tools", undefined, {resizeable:true});
myPanel.spacing = 1;
myPanel.margins = [0,0,0,0];
myPanel.preferredSize = [30,0];
res="group{orientation:'column', alignment:['fill', 'fill'], alignChildren:['fill', 'fill'],\
grp1: Group{orientation: 'column', alignment:['fill', 'fill'], alignChildren:['fill', 'fill'],\
addSolid: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Solid.png'},\
addLight: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Light.png'},\
addCamera: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Camera.png'},\
addRig: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/RIG.png'},\
addNullObject: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Null_2.png'},\
addAdjustmentLayer: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Adjustment_Layer.png'},\
preCompose: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Pre-Compose.png'},\
unPreCompose: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Un-precompose.png'},\
settings: IconButton{text:'IconButton',size:[25, 25],properties: { style : 'toolbutton' },image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Settings.png'},\
},\
},\
}";
//Add resource string to panel
myPanel.grp = myPanel.add(res);
//All variables:
var addSolidCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addSolid;
var addLightCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addLight;
var addCameraCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addCamera;
var addRigCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addRig;
var addNullObjectCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addNullObject;
var addAdjustmentLayerCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addAdjustmentLayer;
var preComposeCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.preCompose;
var unPreComposeCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.unPreCompose;
var settingsCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.settings;
addSolidCtrl.helpTip = " Add solid";
addLightCtrl.helpTip = "Add point light (Shift-click for more options)";
addCameraCtrl.helpTip = "Add camera";
addRigCtrl.helpTip = "Add simple camera rig";
addNullObjectCtrl.helpTip = "Add null object";
addAdjustmentLayerCtrl.helpTip = "Add adjustment layer";
preComposeCtrl.helpTip = "Pre-Compose";
unPreComposeCtrl.helpTip = "Un-PreCompose";
settingsCtrl.helpTip = "Help & settings";
var projItem = app.project.activeItem;
if(projItem instanceof CompItem) {
//Add a black Solit to active Comp
addSolidCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) projItem.layers.addSolid([0, 0, 0], "Black Solid", projItem.width, projItem.height, 1.0,);
}
//Add a Point Light to active Comp and Shift-Click function
// mouse click event handler for the button
addLightCtrl.addEventListener("click", function(k) {
detect(k)
});
var ltWin;
function detect(k) {
var keyState = ScriptUI.environment.keyboardState;
// if "shift" click the button, create a new window
if (keyState.shiftKey){
ltWin = new Window("palette", "Light options", undefined);
var groupOne = ltWin.add("group", undefined, "GroupOne");
groupOne.orientation = "column";
var optionBanner = groupOne.add("image", undefined, "/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/LightOptions.jpg", );
var addParallel = groupOne.add("button", [0, 0, 250, 25], "Parallel light",);
var addSpot = groupOne.add("button", [0, 0, 250, 25], "Spot light",);
var addPoint = groupOne.add("button", [0, 0, 250, 25], "Point light",);
var addAmbient = groupOne.add("button", [0, 0, 250, 25], "Ambient light",);
ltWin.layout.layout(true);
ltWin.center();
ltWin.show();
addParallel.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
addParallel = projItem.layers.addLight("Parallel Light", [960, 540]);
addParallel.lightType = LightType.PARALLEL;
addParallel.property("position").setValue([ 1040, 460, -666.6667]);
return ltWin.close();
}
addSpot.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
addSpot = projItem.layers.addLight("Spot Light", [960, 540]);
addSpot.lightType = LightType.SPOT
addSpot.property("position").setValue([ 1040, 460, -666.6667]);
return ltWin.close();
}
addPoint.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
addPoint = projItem.layers.addLight("Point Light", [0, 0]);
addPoint.lightType = LightType.POINT
addPoint.property("position").setValue([ 1040, 460, -666.6667]);
return ltWin.close();
}
addAmbient.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
addAmbient = projItem.layers.addLight("Ambient Light", [0, 0]);
addAmbient.lightType = LightType.AMBIENT
return ltWin.close();
}
}
/* regular click to add a regluar point light*/
else {
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
var pointLight = projItem.layers.addLight("Light", [0, 0]);
pointLight.lightType = LightType.POINT;
pointLight.property("position").setValue([ 1040, 460, -666.6667]);
}
}
//Add a Camera to active Comp
addCameraCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
var cam = projItem.layers.addCamera("Camera", [960, 540]);
cam.property("position").setValue([ 960, 540, -2666.6667]);
}
//execute() malty_SimpleCameraRig.jsxbin
addRigCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
//Open script with in another script code
var file = new File('/c/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/malty_SimpleCameraRig.jsxbin');
file.open("r");
eval(file.read());
file.close();
}
//Add a Null to active Comp
addNullObjectCtrl.addEventListener ('click', function (k) {
if (k.shiftKey) {
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) projItem.layers.addNull(); // shift is clicked = 2D Null Object
}else{
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
var nullObject = projItem.layers.addNull(); // Normal click = 3D Null Object
nullObject.threeDLayer = true;
}
});
//Add a Adjustment Layer to active Comp
addAdjustmentLayerCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) projItem.layers.addSolid([1, 1, 1], "Adjustment Layer", 1920, 1080, 1.0,).adjustmentLayer = true;
}
//preCompose function
preComposeCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
var myLayers = projItem.selectedLayers;
if(myLayers.length > 0){
var newInPoint = myLayers[0].inPoint;
var newOutPoint = myLayers[0].outPoint;
var newCompName = "Pre-comp ";
var layerName = myLayers[0].name;
if(layerName.length > 26) {
layerName = layerName.substring(0, 26);
}
newCompName += layerName;
var layerIndices = new Array();
for (var i = 0; i < myLayers.length; i++) {
layerIndices[layerIndices.length] = myLayers.index;
if (myLayers.inPoint < newInPoint) newInPoint = myLayers.inPoint;
if (myLayers.outPoint > newOutPoint) newOutPoint = myLayers.outPoint;
}
var newComp = projItem.layers.precompose(layerIndices, newCompName, true );
var preCompLayer = projItem.selectedLayers[0];
preCompLayer.inPoint = newInPoint;
preCompLayer.outPoint = newOutPoint;
}else{
alert("Make sure you have one or more layers selected");
}
app.endUndoGroup();
}
//Un-PreCompose function, will execute() Un-PreCompose.aex
unPreComposeCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
if(projItem instanceof CompItem){//Verify that activeItem is a comp
var curLayer, layerSel, layerSelLength;
layerSel = projItem.selectedLayers;
layerSelLength = layerSel.length;
for(var l = 0; l < layerSelLength; l++){
curLayer = layerSel
; if(curLayer.source instanceof CompItem){//It's a precomp
app.executeCommand (app.findMenuCommandId("Un-PreCompose..."));
}else{//It's not a precomp
alert ("Please select a Pre-Composition in time line, and make sure you have Un-PreCompose from Batchframe Software installed"+"\n\nKeep in mind: This button is not always stable. Please try again!");
}
}
}
}
//Settings/Help window
settingsCtrl.onClick = function(){
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem);
var hwin = new Window("dialog", "Help and settings", undefined);
var hres = "group{orientation:'column', alignment:['fill', 'fill'], alignChildren:['fill', 'fill'],\
bannerImage: Image{text: 'Image', image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Banner.jpg'},\
about: StaticText{text:, properties:{multiline:true}},\
myImage: Image{text: 'Image', image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/Description.png'},\
cc: Image{text: 'creative commons', image:'/C/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects CS6/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/Layer_tools Icons/creative_commons.png'},\
}";
hwin.grp = hwin.add(hres);
hwin.grp.about.text = "Layer tools"+
"\nCreated by: JesB © copyright 2013"+
"\n\nThis script was designed as a layer toolbar to create different layers quickly and easy."+
"\n\nESC key will exit this window.";
hwin.grp.layout.layout(true);
hwin.center();
hwin.show();
}
}
//Setup panel sizing and make panel resizable
myPanel.layout.layout(true);
myPanel.grp.minimumSize = myPanel.grp.size;
myPanel.layout.resize();
myPanel.onResizing = myPanel.onResize = function () {this.layout.resize();}
return myPanel;
}
var myScriptPal = myScript_buildUI(thisObj);
if ((myScriptPal != null) && (myScriptPal instanceof Window)) {
myScriptPal.center();
myScriptPal.show();
}
}
myScript(this);
}
JesB
Hi JesB,
unfortunately... no ;(
Apparently you are confused with what is called "app.project.activeItem".
If you define a variable projItem = app.project.activeItem, at the moment the code is executed, it might point to, say, comp1.
Ten minutes later, the user has down something, the currently selected item is say, comp2, so app.project.activeItem is equal to comp2, but your projItem variable is STILL pointing to comp1, which has been the activeItem in the past, but no longer is (and even worse, it is may be now invalid - for instance the user has deleted it).
You need to check the activeItem every time you need it.
So you should not define projItem AT ALL in the body of your main function : remove it completely.
Only upon events (onClick etc) you must check whether there is an activeItem and see if the particular action can be done with the current app.project.activeItem.
So, after you have defined all your variables:
//All variables:
var addSolidCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addSolid;
var addLightCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addLight;
var addCameraCtrl = myPanel.grp.grp1.addCamera;
etc, etc,
define your events straight away, like this:
myBtn.onClick = function()
{
if (app.project && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem)
{
var comp = app.project.activeItem;
// do something with that comp
}
else
{
// alert, or simply do nothing
};
return;
};
You can also do:
myBtn.onClick = function()
{
if (!app.project || !(app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem)) return; // exit, there is nothing to do
var comp = app.project.activeItem;
// do something with that comp
//
return;
};
Xavier.
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