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| Forgot to mention too, just save the text in textedit or notpad and change the file extension to .jsx instead of .txt. Copy only the text starting from "/* Rename..." all the way to the last "}". Save the file to your Scripts folder, launch After Effects and it will appear in the Scripts menu under File. -- David Torno Visual Effects Artist and Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com david@ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 ------------------------------------------------ http://www.sydefxink.com (main portfolio) http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog) http://mactex.blogspot.com (free textures blog) -----Original Message----- From: David Torno [mailto:torno@sydefxink.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 08:57 AM To: 'After Effects Mail List' Subject: Re: [AE] comp name expression This should change all comps in your project to the name of the first layer. As long as there is at least one layer in the comp. I through an error catcher on it too just incase. /* Rename comp based on first layer name Request from Daniel Velez on AE-List ©2013 */ try{ var proj, totalItems, firstLayerName, compAry, totalComps; proj = app.project; totalItems = proj.numItems; //Grab all comps for(var i=1; i<=totalItems; i++){ curItem = proj.item(i); if(curItem instanceof CompItem){ compAry[compAry.length] = curItem; } } //Update comp names totalComps = compAry.length; app.beginUndoGroup("Change comp names"); for(var c=0; c<totalComps; c++ ){ if(compAry[c].numLayers > 0){ compAry[c].name = compAry[c].layer(1).name; } } app.endUndoGroup(); }catch(err){ alert("Error at line #" + err.line.toString() + "\r" + err.toString()); } -- David Torno Visual Effects Artist and Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com david@ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 ------------------------------------------------ http://www.sydefxink.com (main portfolio) http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog) http://mactex.blogspot.com (free textures blog) -----Original Message----- From: Daniel Velez [mailto:velez.daniel@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2013 08:46 AM To: 'After Effects Mail List' Subject: Re: [AE] comp name expression No im not in a hurry, that would be great! Thank you Dan On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 11:36 AM, David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote: > Expressions cannot change project item properties like name, width, > height, etc... This is where a script comes into play. If you are not in a > hurry, I can probably write one up for you as soon as I am at the office. > > > David Torno > Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > O: 213.739.2290 > C: 818.391.6060 > --------------------- > http://www.sydefxink.com > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com > http://mactex.blogspot.com > > "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > -Charles Field > > On Jun 4, 2013, at 7:59 AM, Daniel Velez <velez.daniel@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Guys > > > > is there an expression that can name the comp automatically as the name > first layer on that comp? > > > > > > Dan Velez > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> > +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
