Bruce Bullis Seems like there isn't currently anyway to set interpret settings for footage through scripting in Premiere, yea? ... View more

Just wanted to check if there are any updates on scripting access for multiple outputs in AME. Thanks! ... View more

From what I can tell, re-importing the image sequence as you described will still use the default interpret settings (specifically frame rate), correct? I've achieved updating the image sequence by simply using projectItem.changeMediaPath(projectItem.getMediaPath()); but this also resets the interpret settings to whatever was the default. (i.e. User imports at 30fps,. User sets to 24fps. User refreshes image sequence duration but it also gets set back to 30fps) Basically looking for a way to set the frame rate (and interpret settings) back to whatever the user had set for that specific image sequence after refreshing it. Thanks! ... View more

Okay good to know, thanks for the heads up! ... View more

That's what I assumed. I'm noticing there's a selected metadata column in the project panel now, but the metadata doesn't seem to update when an item is selected. Is this a way I can access selected items? Bruce Bullis​ ... View more

sberic​ I haven't used TrackItems before. Do they correlate to objects selected in the Project Panel or Timeline? I'm trying to get objects selected in the Project Panel. ... View more

Also, I'm only getting up to 2 project item (arguments) at a time from app.bind("onSourceClipSelectedInProjectPanel", function()). Is that a bug, or am I missing something? ... View more

And from what I can tell, there's no way to know if nothing is selected in the project panel correct? I'm basically assigning selected values to a variable to access them whenever I need to, but it seems that the "onSourceClipSelectedInProjectPanel" event doesn't update if everything is deselected. Thanks! ... View more

Thanks Bruce Bullis​ this definitely helps! Just to confirm, the app.bind("onSourceClipSelectedInProjectPanel", function()) event is only available in PPRO CC 2018 yea? ... View more

Any updates on this feature implementation? Thanks! ... View more

Tomas, that's a good point, this method doesn't work if you have the Footage Panel or a Layer Panel in focus instead of the Composition panel. It's the best solution I can find, but if you know of a better method let me know. Thanks! ... View more

Came back to this same issue after a few months and made this workaround: app.activeViewer.setActive(); var activeComp = app.project.activeItem; Basically setActive() will ensure that the project has an activeItem, and that that activeItem is not what is selected in the Project Panel, but in the Composition Panel. ... View more

sberic​ Really appreciate your in-depth response! I've tried your code and several variations, but I still can't get my Panel to recognize the Command (MetaKey) when using Cmd+Z etc, it just keeps going straight to the application. Using Ctrl+Z works just fine. Seems strange since the CEP documentation shows that the MetaKey can be used, and it's even recognized in the CEP Test Panel. Bruce Bullis​ Are you aware of any temporary workarounds for using the Command (MetaKey) in our Panels, or do we need wait for the CEP-445 bug to get fixed? Thanks! ... View more

One up on this ... View more

jingtaotan​ Thanks for the help, that method seems pretty straightforward, however for some reason it's not recognizing my events. The commands are still going to Premiere and skipping my panel. Have you had success with this? I'm trying to catch the Command + Z keystroke:     var csInterface = new CSInterface();     csInterface.registerKeyEventsInterest(     [{       "keyCode": 90,       "metaKey": true     }]     ); Thanks, Justin ... View more

Good point on avoiding reduce project! I hadn't considered expressions getting broken in the process. I'll probably just remove that part as it's not vital to my process anyway. I did try executeCommand, however I need the process to be fully automated, I don't want the user to have to fill out the save dialog every time they want to export to AME. That's why I'm using the workaround. That list is great, for reference you can find any executeCommand() ID number by simply searching for it with the JS Console in ESTK using app.findMenuCommandId() Example: app.findMenuCommandId("Save") Result: 5 Best! ... View more

Thanks for posting that Chris! I ended up using a similar method by consolidating all items into a subfolder with the master comp in the root. My temporary workaround for rendering one comp while maintaining the project's folder structure was to put all the consolidate methods in an undo group, save as a new .aep file specifically for the AME Render, and then undo the group and re-save to the original project file so you can continue working. I wish we could automate the "Save As Copy" in Extendscript, but for now this is the best method I could come up with. Best! In case anyone else is interested in my workaround: Consolidate as a separate file, save as export .aep, and then re-save over the original to preserve your project.      // 1. Create Temp Consolidated File For Rendering //           var projFile = new File(File.decode(app.project.file));           var tempFolder = new Folder(projFile.path.toString() + "/AME_temp"); var dateStamp = new Date(); dateStamp = dateStamp.getTime();           var tempProjFile = new File(tempFolder.toString() + "/" + app.project.file.name.toString() + aItem.name.toString() + "[" + dateStamp.toString() + "].aep");           app.project.save(); app.project.save(tempProjFile); // Save Original File then Save Temp File           app.beginUndoGroup("AME Export");           app.project.reduceProject(aItem); // Reduce           aItem.parentFolder = app.project.rootFolder; // Move active comp to Root for AME to recognize           var allItems = app.project.items;           var assetsBin = app.project.items.addFolder("-Assets");           for (var i = 1; i < allItems.length; i++) {               if(allItems.name != assetsBin.name && allItems.name != aItem.name)                   allItems.parentFolder = assetsBin;           }           app.endUndoGroup();           app.project.save();           app.executeCommand(16); // Executes undo function to restore original           app.project.save(projFile);  //Save Consolidated File And then to Send to AME:         // 2. Create Export Command for AME //         var bodyText = "";     var myFile = tempProjFile.fsName;         // Loop for each preset and add command to bodyText //         for (var i = 0; i < myDestination.length; i++) {           bodyText += "ameFront.addCompToBatch('" + myFile.toString() + "', '" + myPreset + "', '" + myDestination + "');";         }         var fileString = "var ameFront = app.getFrontend();" + bodyText;                 // 3. Send Command to AME for Export //          var bt      = new BridgeTalk();          bt.target   = 'ame';          bt.body = fileString;          bt.send(); ... View more

jingtaotan​ Thanks for the recommendation! I have heard a lot about NodeJS, I'll definitely take a look at that API and see if it's something that could work. ... View more

Thats understandable. Appreciate your help! ... View more

Chris, I'm in the same situation as you, and an Adobe rep just recently confirmed that Media Encoder scripting is currently unsupported. I posted a question on this exact issue, and the word from Bruce Bullis is that there is no current function to send multiple output modules in Encoder from Premiere or After Effects. I've been digging around in ESTK, like I assume you have, and have found several methods such as .addItemToBatch() and .addCompToBatch(), but nothing allowing multiple output modules. I also don't see any way to specify which After Effects comp you want to export when selecting an .aep file, it currently just grabs the first comp it finds, have you found a solution to this? Bruce Bullis​ anything you can add to this conversation and or are you guys planning to support AME scripting in the near future? Thanks! ... View more

jingtaotan I appreciate you explaining your workaround! I also found the split streaming with certain codecs and was able to filter those out of my auto importing, however I couldn't rely on that as an indicator since my studio and I often render ProRes files which render as one file, yet can't be imported by Premiere until they're fully saved. I'm thinking that a sidecar file would be the only reliable way between Adobe apps, but it would be nice to recognize if any file is still rendering from other programs such as Da Vinci Resolve and Cinema 4D as well. Bruce Bullis​, this is why I'm in search of an external method, I want to filter all rendering files from all Adobe and non-Adobe applications. For now I'm just letting Premiere catch the items that slip through my catch statments, but would like to find a solid solution for this in the future. It seems like if Premiere can realize the file structure is incomplete (aka still rendering) and thus stops you from importing it, there must be a universal way to tell if a file is completely rendered or still rendering... ... View more

Thanks for the heads up,. If there's any way to submit an API feature request for this, I would like to. It's a feature my colleagues and I could greatly benefit from. Thanks, Justin ... View more

For anyone else experiencing this problem, having built their panel from the sample panel, make sure that any elements you remove from your panel are also removed from the onLoaded() function. My problem was the onLoaded() function was trying to access the dragable control in the sample panel, which I had deleted. I kept getting "Undefined is not an object" errors when I would try to run my panel because the onLoaded() function was breaking before it could load ExtendScript and thus use all the functions I had made. The problem line for me that I had to remove was this: document.getElementById("dragthing").style.backgroundColor = "lightblue"; Thanks for the help Bruce! And hope this can help someone. ... View more