Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob05.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.43] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5174602 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:48:53 +0200 Received: from atl4webmail11 ([10.30.71.168]) by atl4mhob05.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r7CL0joo000391 for ; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:00:45 -0400 Received: from 76.169.86.67 (torno@sydefxink.com [76.169.86.67]) by atl4webmail11 (Netsol 11.2.30) with WEBMAIL id 10596; Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:00:45 +0000 From: "David Torno" To: "After Effects Mail List" Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Normal Message-ID: X-Mailer: Network Solutions Webmail, Build 11.2.30 X-Originating-IP: [76.169.86.67] X-Forwarded-For: [(null)] X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 21:00:45 +0000 Subject: Re: [AE] After Effects ExtendScript Training (complete series) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Thanks everyone, you're very welcome. Glad to hear you are finding it useful. :) -- 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 Griffin [mailto:dagrial@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 11:08 AM To: 'After Effects Mail List' Subject: Re: [AE] After Effects ExtendScript Training (complete series) Thank you very much! Daniel Griffin www.kubikafilms.com 2013/8/12 Marco Domingues > Thanks you so much! > > > On 12 August 2013 16:08, Byron Nash wrote: > >> Thanks for putting this training together David. It's a great resource >> and a true benefit to the community. >> >> >> On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Joe Stern wrote: >> >>> Thanks, David, for all of the work that you have put into this series. I >>> appreciate all of the people mentioned in your post that have blazed the >>> path for us. You have taken a topic that many consider "over our heads" and >>> broken it down into bite-sized chunks. The lessons are easy to follow and >>> make for a great overview of the subject. Bravo to you and your mentors. >>> Adobe should make it part of their online training (Todd?). >>> >>> Best, >>> Joe Stern >>> CNN Post Production >>> Atlanta >>> >>> >>> >>> On Aug 11, 2013, at 1:58 PM, David Torno wrote: >>> >>> With this weeks post of episode 19, I have now reached the end of the >>> series. I wanted to consolidate all the links into a proper organized post, >>> so that is why I am making this post. It has been a long journey to get to >>> this point, and I am so very grateful to know and have met some of you in >>> this forum. There have been many people in my life that have made it >>> possible for me to learn a lot about After Effects over the years. Jeff >>> Almasol being the key that helped spark that scripting interest so many >>> years ago in 2007 when he saved my butt on a nightmare project. With my cry >>> for help, and this script ( >>> http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_NewProjectFromComp) >>> showing up an hour later. It made me think about a ton of new >>> possibilities. I still didn't know coding though which made the process >>> VERY difficult. Step in Dan Ebberts and Harry Frank. They provided me the >>> tools necessary to learn expressions, which broke open the doors and made >>> my understanding of coding possible. >>> http://www.motionscript.com/ >>> http://www.toolfarm.com/product/after_effects_expressions_series_1_bundle >>> Paul Tuersley, and Lloyd Alvarez also quickly became my goto for >>> scripting help and made my final transition into After Effects scripting >>> possible. All of these men are gods in my eye and deserve such respect. >>> >>> I made this series with the goal of providing a helpful tool to fill in >>> some of the gaps of information that exists online on working with >>> ExtendScript for After Effects. I also wanted to give back to the same >>> community that so graciously gave to me over the years. That is why this >>> series is free to the public, and why it is packed full of content. Sixteen >>> hours, fifteen minutes and forty seconds worth of content to be exact. Yes, >>> I made a script to add up the clip times. >>> >>> >>> Here is the complete list of the entire After Effects ExtendScript >>> Training series. All nineteen episodes with over sixteen hours of video >>> content. Enjoy. >>> >>> Episode 1: (Intro) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-1-2-3 >>> >>> >>> Episode 2: (Javascript Basics p1) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-1-2-3/P2 >>> >>> >>> Episode 3: (Javascript Basics p2) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-1-2-3/P3 >>> >>> >>> Episode 4: (After Effects Object Model structure overview / Script >>> Preparation and development tips / Single Item Access of various project >>> items, comps and layers) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-4 >>> >>> >>> Episode 5: (Access Renderqueue items, output modules and file paths / >>> Multiple item access of project items, comps and layers / Batch change all >>> renderqueue items file paths) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-5 >>> >>> >>> Episode 6: (Collecting data into an Array() / Changing values / Various >>> tips) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-6 >>> >>> >>> Episode 7: (Create new comps and folders / Create Null, Solid, and Text >>> layers) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-7 >>> >>> >>> Episode 8: (Create multiple comps of various sizes / Use Undo group / >>> Add solids to match each comp / Various tips) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-8 >>> >>> >>> Episode 9: (Globally change blue solids to red / Replace solid name blue >>> with red) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-9 >>> >>> >>> Episode 10: (Build a custom function to collect all CompItem objects / >>> Modify function to dynamically allow for choice of CompItem, FolderItem or >>> FootageItem) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-10 >>> >>> >>> Episode 11: (Build a floating GUI with groups, buttons, checkboxes, >>> radio buttons, dropdown lists, progress bars, icon buttons, images, static >>> text, edit text boxes, sliders, scroll bars, panels with names, tabbed >>> panels with multiple tabs, listbox lists, listbox lists with multiple >>> columns, or tree view lists) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-11 >>> >>> >>> Episode 12 P1 & 2: (Build a dockable & floating combo GUI with groups, >>> buttons, checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown lists, progress bars, icon >>> buttons, images, static text, edit text boxes, sliders, scroll bars, panels >>> with names, tabbed panels with multiple tabs, listbox lists, listbox lists >>> with multiple columns, or tree view lists) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-12 >>> >>> >>> Episode 13: (ExtendScript Developer Utility script release / Retrieve a >>> list of all project item footage file paths) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-13 >>> >>> >>> Episode 14: (Processing text strings) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-14 >>> >>> >>> Episode 15 P1 & 2: (Keyframes) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-15 >>> >>> >>> Episode 16 P1 & 2: (Create text layers from text document) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-16 >>> >>> >>> Episode 17 P1, 2 & 3: (Export property info to text document) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-17 >>> >>> >>> Episode 18 P1, 2 & 3: (Dockable list of all effects used in project and >>> export to text document) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-18 >>> >>> >>> Episode 19 P1 & 2: (Create custom functions to Retrieve layer types, >>> retrieve all fonts used in project, retrieve a text layer's justification, >>> retrieve a layer's blending mode) >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/pvcexclusive/video/after-effects-extendscript-training-ep-19 >>> >>> >>> >>> ------ >>> David Torno >>> Visual Effects Artist and Supervisor >>> http://www.ghosttownmedia.com >>> E: 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) >>> >>> >>> >> >