From: "=?utf-8?Q?Mathias_M=C3=B6hl?=" Received: from mail-wm0-f51.google.com ([74.125.82.51] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6392590 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 22 Jan 2018 10:53:45 +0100 Received: by mail-wm0-f51.google.com with SMTP id i186so15084289wmi.4 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2018 01:56:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20161025; h=from:message-id:mime-version:subject:date:references:to:in-reply-to; bh=EqSJ3tzYLnDuWEQ732AP0QJL7sKyDXX2WLw9yKD1s70=; b=qTyi3+1eC78zhwDIqmDtDAhqgD1grLyAyxRH1MCw2CfqyIdN6QvwKSt4s1larr0H0Y hZ3p7iCdn8DHyuIptSZQq4JZRvLLz3kN58uwIFjw49zGoGBU7frVtHYq5v2yP/jNgm72 u+Wfz/h0p43q0C99aECX2q5kCUZXNLdzKQa3s3IvJrC3iYHY9YOWTaBe9IrYNTk4QYyi Hk2kvRlXckLiuPv9VH/pNzKBamQ5bAFM4pwuqi3mN5y5EE1oWfQB+Ws7DRmbxZ4vN3Q+ 9UOxW7FsWhJZ1YCwAyOrmFN2RKdFTLA16kY19JcQk1OLoFQImqyvJPxTcKkNCBBVcNGk cKJA== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:from:message-id:mime-version:subject:date :references:to:in-reply-to; bh=EqSJ3tzYLnDuWEQ732AP0QJL7sKyDXX2WLw9yKD1s70=; b=OVD4zmx7R2NulWQ+RaE/i3d8ZA88+RLqsQCwjy0+LnBhdHnknzY/3OCtK2qoKf3UtX gsHR4vBriRVU+p97DMc+ecCYqz40vfXVArH8Ge408WcD3MTA/7NnTLA19ehOgr1gPJCA f6RWTZ2uDbtw6Sa485L6QSf2vTjF/7RWkvElb0lVnDHX0Bmh4UgIe9ABglf01zYciZNC 8RX3AFEKWKFn+0thOh3UZ7QNHJULCiofSG6Mp40RlkTSvjTL7lYnO7h3k/rilYTmqzex U5NNndUl60r14v2QQ9ubdWn9tpYXh2yJ5UgZWl9vm/4M0CJpi2AhKt6RANiKOolHW2or pmHg== X-Gm-Message-State: AKwxytd3MUSI2LU8JI546KHFcVNktVMt27Z00+EBOPjaCCLFaz1Ey86+ +t/s/ek6RIST/jxAl+ZdWDiohL1C X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x224h/QjrQuRkjbS6MkcEESYYtA0rCC99POvUg+4cEr4poJug/Ytxz3dsPNhUWesqQ1z6GbEQxQ== X-Received: by 10.28.132.203 with SMTP id g194mr5119975wmd.69.1516614986473; Mon, 22 Jan 2018 01:56:26 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.131] (77.172.217.87.dynamic.jazztel.es. [87.217.172.77]) by smtp.googlemail.com with ESMTPSA id o16sm6378420wmi.29.2018.01.22.01.56.24 for (version=TLS1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA bits=128/128); Mon, 22 Jan 2018 01:56:25 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_A6E0DBFF-8BD9-49CB-A03B-E5C55EE280FE" Message-Id: <74E0C733-F101-4E40-907A-12406AAEEF23@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 9.3 \(3124\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Using ExtendScript Tool Kit for scripting Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2018 09:56:22 +0000 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3124) --Apple-Mail=_A6E0DBFF-8BD9-49CB-A03B-E5C55EE280FE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hi Chris, the course is owned, promoted etc. by fxphd. But this is a great tip and = I will definitely forward it to them. Cheers, Mathias > On 21 Jan 2018, at 22:16, Chris Zwar wrote: >=20 > Thanks all, that=E2=80=99s great. I=E2=80=99ll sign up for fxphd and = take Mathias=E2=80=99 class. > Just a point - Mathias - I have spent a bit of time googling for = information on the ESTK and I don=E2=80=99t recall seeing your course = pop up at all in the links. Might be worthwhile looking at tags or seo = to raise the search results profile, unless that=E2=80=99s all down to = fxphd. >=20 >> On 20 Jan 2018, at 10:25 pm, Mathias M=C3=B6hl = > wrote: >>=20 >> I show how to use the ESTK debugger in the first classes of this = Beginner Scripting course: >> https://www.fxphd.com/details/516/ = >> and more in class 7 of this Advanced Scripting for Ae >> https://www.fxphd.com/details/539/ = >>=20 >> For code development I also prefer Atom instead of ESTK (and show in = the training how to configure Atom for that task). >>=20 >> Cheers, >> Mathias >>=20 >> mamoworld.com >> simplify your cgi >> Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl >> Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany >> Phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 >> info@mamoworld.com >>=20 >>=20 >>> On 20 Jan 2018, at 01:59, David Torno > wrote: >>>=20 >>> Ya, my main pipeline is to have two dummy placeholder scripts, one = in Scripts 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 AE. This way I can write my code in ESTK or = SublimeText sometimes, and as I need 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 without relaunching AE. = It's a few extra steps, but hardly impacts my flow as I'm so use to it. >>>=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 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 alert() 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 Effects scripts (and even complex expressions) but I don=E2=80=99t = seem to be using many of its features. =20 >>>>>> I=E2=80=99ve had a look around online and there=E2=80=99s not a = lot of documentation specific to After Effects. There 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. >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> Are there any tutorials/ documents out there that specifically = demonstrate the best way to use the ESTK with After Effects? >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> -Chris >>>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to > >>>>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_A6E0DBFF-8BD9-49CB-A03B-E5C55EE280FE Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Hi Chris,

the course is owned, promoted etc. by fxphd. But this is a = great tip and I will definitely forward it to them.

Cheers,
Mathias

On = 21 Jan 2018, at 22:16, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Thanks all, that=E2=80=99= s great.  I=E2=80=99ll sign up for fxphd and take Mathias=E2=80=99 = class.
Just a point - Mathias - I have spent a bit of = time googling for information on the ESTK and I don=E2=80=99t recall = seeing your course pop up at all in the links.  Might be worthwhile = looking at tags or seo to raise the search results profile, unless = that=E2=80=99s all down to fxphd.
On 20 = Jan 2018, at 10:25 pm, Mathias M=C3=B6hl <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

I show how to use the ESTK debugger in the first classes of = this Beginner Scripting course:
https://www.fxphd.com/details/516/
and= more in class 7 of this Advanced Scripting for Ae
https://www.fxphd.com/details/539/
For code development I also prefer = Atom instead of ESTK (and show in the training how to configure Atom for = that task).

Cheers,
Mathias

mamoworld.com
simplify your cgi

Dr. Mathias M=C3=B6hl
Marlow 52 , 18551 Sagard, Germany
Phone +49 = (0)38302 - 88 75 61
info@mamoworld.com


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On 20 Jan 2018, at 01:59, David = Torno <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Ya, my main = pipeline is to have two dummy placeholder scripts, one in Scripts 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 AE. This way I can write my code in ESTK or SublimeText = sometimes, and as I need 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 without 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 <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

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...

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 well supported.

I never use any of those = features. I've gotten in the habit of using alert() and $.writeln() for = temp feedback in ESTK.

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 2:55 AM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi all,

I=E2=80=99ve been = using the ExtendScript Toolkit for writing After Effects scripts (and = even complex expressions) but I don=E2=80=99t seem to be using many of = its features.  
I=E2=80=99ve = had a look around online and there=E2=80=99s not a lot of documentation = specific to After Effects.  There 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 best way to use the ESTK with After Effects?

-Chris
+---End of = message---+
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