From: "David Torno" Received: from atl4mhob12.registeredsite.com ([209.17.115.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6391270 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 20 Jan 2018 02:57:04 +0100 Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.203]) by atl4mhob12.registeredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id w0K1xb1O002011 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:59:37 -0500 Received: (qmail 28148 invoked by uid 0); 20 Jan 2018 01:59:37 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 96.39.226.10 X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.1.6?) (torno@sydefxink.com@96.39.226.10) by 0 with ESMTPA; 20 Jan 2018 01:59:37 -0000 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3E39BCEF-C105-4B92-B0EA-BEB3B2C6B5BF Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:59:36 -0800 Subject: Re: [AE] Using ExtendScript Tool Kit for scripting Message-Id: <2542B567-CC90-4BDF-821D-66F9DF882942@sydefxink.com> References: In-Reply-To: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (14A456) --Apple-Mail-3E39BCEF-C105-4B92-B0EA-BEB3B2C6B5BF Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ya, my main pipeline is to have two dummy placeholder scripts, one in Script= s and one in ScripUI Panels. Each named something like "_FloatingTEST", and "= _DockableTEST". I open one or both depending on what I'm making and launch A= E. This way I can write my code in ESTK or SublimeText sometimes, and as I n= eed to test I copy paste to one of those scripts. I then launch script in AE= . This allows me to make changes on the fly and just relaunch the script wit= hout relaunching AE. It's a few extra steps, but hardly impacts my flow as I= 'm so use to it. David Torno 818.391.6060 -------------------- www.sydefxink.com (work history) https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & breakdowns) https://gumroad.com/davidtorno http://provideocoalition.com/dtorno (tutorials) "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" -Charles Field > On Jan 19, 2018, at 3:53 PM, Chris Zwar wrote: >=20 > Yeah, that=E2=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve always done too. Glad it=E2=80=99s= not just me. And the =E2=80=9COpen script editor=E2=80=9D has never worked= for me, either... >=20 >> On 20 Jan 2018, at 5:57 am, David Torno wrote: >>=20 >> I haven't seen any info on ESTK features. It's not very well supported. >>=20 >> I never use any of those features. I've gotten in the habit of using aler= t() and $.writeln() for temp feedback in ESTK. >>=20 >> David Torno >> 818.391.6060 >> -------------------- >> www.sydefxink.com (work history) >> https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & breakdowns) >> https://gumroad.com/davidtorno >> http://provideocoalition.com/dtorno (tutorials) >>=20 >> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >> -Charles Field >>=20 >>> On Jan 19, 2018, at 2:55 AM, Chris Zwar wrote:= >>>=20 >>> Hi all, >>>=20 >>> I=E2=80=99ve been using the ExtendScript Toolkit for writing After Effec= ts scripts (and even complex expressions) but I don=E2=80=99t seem to be usi= ng many of its features. =20 >>> I=E2=80=99ve had a look around online and there=E2=80=99s not a lot of d= ocumentation specific to After Effects. There are features listed in the do= cumentation that I can=E2=80=99t get to work, such as showing the values of v= ariables at specific times, and so on. >>>=20 >>> Are there any tutorials/ documents out there that specifically demonstra= te the best way to use the ESTK with After Effects? >>>=20 >>> -Chris >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-3E39BCEF-C105-4B92-B0EA-BEB3B2C6B5BF Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ya, my main pipeline is to have two du= mmy placeholder scripts, one in Scripts and one in ScripUI Panels. Each name= d something like "_FloatingTEST", and "_DockableTEST". I open one or both de= pending on what I'm making and launch AE. This way I can write my code in ES= TK or SublimeText sometimes, and as I need to test I copy paste to one of th= ose scripts. I then launch script in AE. This allows me to make changes on t= he fly and just relaunch the script without relaunching AE. It's a few extra= steps, but hardly impacts my flow as I'm so use to it.

David Torno818.391.6060
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www.sydefxink.com (work history)
https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & breakdowns)=

"The most useless day is that in which we do not la= ugh"
-Charles Field=

On Jan 19, 2018, at 3:53 PM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Yeah, that=E2=80=99s what I=E2=80=99ve a= lways done too.  Glad it=E2=80=99s not just me.  And the =E2=80=9C= Open script editor=E2=80=9D has never worked for me, either...

On= 20 Jan 2018, at 5:57 am, David Torno <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I haven't seen any info on ESTK features. It's not very w= ell supported.

I n= ever use any of those features. I've gotten in the habit of using alert() an= d $.writeln() for temp feedback in ESTK.

David T= orno
818.391.6060
--------------------
www.syd= efxink.com (work history)
https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (work samples & bre= akdowns)
https://gumroad.com/davidtorno
http://provideocoaliti= on.com/dtorno (tutorials)

"The most useless da= y is that in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Jan 19, 2018, at 2:55 AM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrot= e:

<= div class=3D"">Hi all,

I=E2=80=99ve been using the ExtendS= cript Toolkit for writing After Effects scripts (and even complex expression= s) but I don=E2=80=99t seem to be using many of its features.  <= br class=3D"">I=E2=80=99ve had a look around online and the= re=E2=80=99s not a lot of documentation specific to After Effects.  The= re are features listed in the documentation that I can=E2=80=99t get to work= , such as showing the values of variables at specific times, and so on.

Are= there any tutorials/ documents out there that specifically demonstrate the b= est way to use the ESTK with After Effects?

-Chris
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