DuAEF.DuAE

After Effects Tools
Author:
  • Nicolas Dufresne, Kevin Masson and contributors
Copyright:
License:
  • GPL-3.0
    DuAEF is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    DuAEF is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with DuAEF. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Namespaces

App
DuAEF.DuAE.App

Comp
DuAEF.DuAE.Comp

Expression
DuAEF.DuAE.Expression

Item
DuAEF.DuAE.Item

Layer
DuAEF.DuAE.Layer

Project
DuAEF.DuAE.Project

Property
DuAEF.DuAE.Property

RQueue
DuAEF.DuAE.RQueue

Shape
DuAEF.DuAE.Shape

Members

static, readonly Axis :int
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3283

The axis or channels
Properties:
Name Type Description
X int
Y int
Z int
RED int
GREEN int
BLUE int
ALPHA int
HUE int
SATURATION int
VALUE int

static, readonly ColorLabels
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3696

Default color labels
To Do:
  • get real labels (from pref file?)

static compactExpressions :Object
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3341

Associative array that converts property match names to their compact English expression statements.
Example
DuAEF.DuAE.compactExpressions["ADBE Transform Group"]
//returns "'transform'"

static, readonly LayerAttributes :string
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3657

Attributes of layers in Ae
Properties:
Name Type Description
SELECTED string
VISIBLE string
AUDIO string
SOLO string
LOCKED string
SHY string
EFFECTS_ENABLED string
MOTION_BLUR string
THREE_D string
GUIDE string

static LayeredTypes
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3689

List of file extensions whih may be imported as several items with the same source

static, readonly LayerPlacements :int
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3628

How to place new layers
Properties:
Name Type Description
BOTTOM int
UNDER_LAYER int
ABOVE_LAYER int
TOP int

static, readonly LayerTypes :string
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3641

Types of layers used by Ae
Properties:
Name Type Description
NULL string
SOLID string
SHAPE string
TEXT string
ADJUSTMENT string
LIGHT string
CAMERA string

static, readonly LoopTypes :string
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3676

Loop types
Properties:
Name Type Description
HOLD string
NONE string
CYCLE string
PINGPONG string
OFFSET string
CONTINUE string

static, readonly menuCommandID :int
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3612

Menu Command Ids
These are the ids which can be found using app.findMenuCommandID("insertMenuNameHere");
Use app.executeCommand(id) to run them.
Properties:
Name Type Description
CUT int
COPY int
COPY_WITH_PROPERTY_LINKS int
PASTE int
DUPLICATE int
UNDO int
Example
app.executeCommand(DuAEF.DuAE.menuCommandID.COPY); //copies the selection
app.executeCommand(DuAEF.DuAE.menuCommandID.PASTE); //pastes the selection

static, readonly Types :int
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3302

Types of values
Properties:
Name Type Description
VALUE int
VELOCITY int

static, readonly Units :string
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3314

Abbreviated units used in the UI.
These strings are localized based on internal After Effects dictionnaries.
Properties:
Name Type Description
PIXELS string
DEGREES string
PERCENT string

static, readonly UnitsText :string
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3327

Units used in the UI
These strings are localized based on internal After Effects dictionnaries.
Properties:
Name Type Description
PERCENT string
DEGREES string
PIXELS string

Methods

static convertCollectionToArray(collection) → {Array}
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3751

Converts an AE Collection to an Array
Should only be used in case you need an copy of the collection as an Array,
you should use an Iterator otherwise
Parameters:
Name Type Description
collection Array | Collection The collection to convert
Returns:
Array - The array

static getPropertyInfos(props) → {Array.<PropertyInfo>}
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3730

Gets the PropertyInfo for the properties
Parameters:
Name Type Description
props Array.<PropertyBase> The Properties
Returns:
Array.<PropertyInfo> - The info

static isCollection(collection) → {boolean}
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3720

Checks if the param is an AE collection or an Array
Parameters:
Name Type Description
collection Array | Collection The list to check
Returns:
boolean - true if collection is a collection, false if it's an array

static isLayeredFile(fileopt) → {boolean}
DuAEF.jsxinc, line 3774

Checks if the file is a layered type (psd, ai, psb, fla...)
Parameters:
Name Type Attributes Description
file String | File <optional>
 The file or the path
Returns:
boolean - true if it's a layered file