Automate simple render pipline

[Matanj]

Hi,

Sorry for duplicating (posted also in AME),

Is it possible to automate a render pipeline that I have, prefferably without using GUI and even without Premier Pro, but rather just the AME?

I want to automate the task of genrating time interpolated video using Optical Flow, from input videos or image sequences.

I'm using PP 14.3.1 & AME 14.3.1.

My currently manual flow:

1. Load a video or image sequence to PP (if image sequence, load as a video)

2. change in "Speed/Duration" the speed to 10%

3. change "time interpolation" to optical flow

4. export clip to AME with some custom preset (no audio, CBR etc.) and render

I'll be happy to any help of how to approach this.

Many thanks,

Matan

[Bruce Bullis]

AME has no APIs around changing anything, within a project; this would have to be done in PPro, which will show its UI.

Even in PPro, there's no API around re-timing clips. However...

If you set up a template project with placeholder footage, and applied your speed changes and interpolation type, you could then simply import the actual media as a new projectItem, and replace the projectItem used by the placeholder footage's clip, then render. 

Replace media: 

https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/715fa08b3f267e0183221205353079fc7f8f6d00/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...

Render: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/blob/715fa08b3f267e0183221205353079fc7f8f6d00/PProPanel/jsx/PPR...

[Matanj]

@bbb_999, Thanks very much for the answer.

I'm new to Adobe CEP, and not sure I've understand your answer.
So there will be UI invokation in any case?

I found a way to use only AME for my need, so not sure a project is needed even:

1. Load a video or image sequence in AME (if image sequence, load as a video)

2. Interpret footage -> assume this frame rate = 1

3. change "time interpolation" to optical flow and other export settings (e.g. output frame rate = 10)

4. render

Maybe steps 1&2 could be united, and 3 as loading a preset.

Is it possible then to automate it that way?

I'm interested in generating many interpolated videos from short videos (input length could be <100 frames)

Many thanks again,

Matan

[Bruce Bullis · Accepted solution]

Step 2 might be possible, use AME's preferences to get the right assumed frame rate; step 3 seems like it'd require PPro.

Yes, UI will always be invoked, when scripting Adobe's applications.

[Matanj]

OK, many thanks for your rapid replies:)