Is there an idiots guide to getting started with extendscript in PP?

[Trevor_Asq]

I’ve done AE scripting in the past & know JS, any links to how to get started in PP?

Thanks

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

There are some docs; skeletal, mostly accurate.

Welcome to the Premiere Scripting Guide! — Premiere Pro Scripting Guide 1.0 documentation

Best place to find working example code == PProPanel.

Samples/PProPanel at master · Adobe-CEP/Samples · GitHub

How to debug in both JavaScript and ExtendScript:

Dropbox - walkthru.mp4

Tell me more about the workflow(s) you'd like to support (here, or directly), and I can provide better guidance.

[Trevor_Asq]

Thanks Bruce, will give it a go. First project likely to be emulating a workflow I just did to conform a project edited with proxies. (If it’s not too tricky I can see a bunch of useful scripts I might create.)

Something simple like:

Create array “clipSources”

For every clip in sequence:

   Get filename

   If not in clipSources - clipSources.push()

list clipSources

(I’d then copy that list to a file copying program to copy files, with folder structure, from backup to fast drives)

Next stage might be an option to create EDL with handles to consolidate.

(these are Sony XAVC files so project manager will only copy full files plus I have to tie up Premiere)

[Eli Portell]

If you look up Premiere Onscript on youtube or PremiereOnScript.com I have made some introductory videos.

Best of luck!!