Getting the current time of the playhead with Extendscript

[bluebeezle]

Hey guys,

I've found the scant documentation for scripting in Premiere that exists (com.adobe.premiere Summary , Premiere API — Bryson Michael , Unofficial Premiere Pro CC API ), but I'm having trouble finding any way to get the current time of the playhead, or current time indicator (CTI). I can set its position with setPlayerPosition($ticks) but can't GET it. I realize scripting is extremely limited in Premiere, but I just want to make sure I'm not missing something - otherwise, the tool I'm trying to make for my studio won't work. Any help?

Thanks.

[excited_Genie16B8]

I don't see many discussions here about ExtendScript.  I fear your question may go unanswered if asked only here.  Have you looked for an ExtendScript forum?

[bluebeezle · Accepted solution]

Ah, I did find a Premiere Extendscript forum, my bad. Found the answer to my question here: CTI.Timecode

For those who stumble onto this thread looking for the answer, you can get the time in ticks with

app.enableQE();

qe.project.getActiveSequence().CTI.ticks

Or in seconds with

app.enableQE();

qe.project.getActiveSequence().CTI.ticks / 254016000000