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Author: Nik Ska

csvreader.jsx

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-//This script is an example of parsing csv file into AE compsfunction findCompByName(compName){    for(var i=1;i<=app.project.numItems;i++){        if(app.project.item(i).name==compName && app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem) return app.project.item(i);    }    return null}var textFile = File.openDialog ("Выберите файл с данными (.csv)","*.csv");if (textFile != null) {    var textLines = new Array();    textFile.open("r", "TEXT"); }while (!textFile.eof){    textLines.push(textFile.readln()); }
+function findCompByName(_name){
+	for(var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i++){
+		if(app.project.item(i).name == _name && app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem){
+			return app.project.item(i);
+		}
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+function findLayerByName(_name, _comp){
+	for(var l = 1; l <= _comp.layers.length; l++){
+		if(_comp.layers[l].name == _name) return _comp.layers[l];
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+function findEffectByName(_name, _layer){
+	//looks for an effect with given name inside given layer
+	var eff = _layer.property("ADBE Effect Parade");
+	for(var e = 1; e <= eff.numProperties; e++){
+		if(eff.property(e).name == _name) return eff.property(e);
+	}
+	return null;
+}
+
+
+function getFolder(_name){
+	//function for gettin a specific folder
+	var bFolder;
+
+	for(var i=1;i<=app.project.numItems;i++){
+		if(app.project.item(i).name == _name && app.project.item(i) instanceof FolderItem) bFolder = app.project.item(i);
+	}
+
+	//if ther is no such folder, add it
+	if(!bFolder) bFolder = app.project.items.addFolder(_name);
+	return bFolder
+}
+
+
+//open file
+var textFile = File.openDialog ("Choose a csv file","*.csv");
+
+if (textFile != null) {
+	//initialize array
+    var textLines = [];
+    textFile.open("r"); 
+
+
+	while(!textFile.eof){
+	    //reading file into lines
+	    textLines.push(textFile.readln());
+	}
+
+	app.beginUndoGroup("Reading csv");
+
+	//making or getting folder
+	targetFolder = getFolder("broadcast");
+	var template = findCompByName("info_template");
+
+	for(var i = 1; i<textLines.length; i++){
+
+		var line = textLines[i].split(",");
+		
+		var newComp = template.duplicate();
+		newComp.name = "infoline_" + String(i);
+		newComp.parentFolder = targetFolder;
+
+		//accessing variables
+		var nameText = findLayerByName("name", newComp).property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");
+		var regionText = findLayerByName("region", newComp).property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");
+		var numberValue = findEffectByName("amount", findLayerByName("number", newComp)).property("ADBE Slider Control-0001");
+
+		//setting variables
+		nameText.setValue(line[0]);
+		regionText.setValue(line[1]);
+		numberValue.setValueAtKey(2, Number(line[2])/100000);
+	}
+	app.endUndoGroup();
+}

csvreader_final.jsx

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+//This script is an example of parsing csv file into AE compsfunction findCompByName(_name){	for(var i=1;i<=app.project.numItems;i++){		if(app.project.item(i).name==_name && app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem) return app.project.item(i);	}	return null}function findLayerByName(_name, _comp){	for(var l = 1; l <= _comp.layers.length; l++){		if(_comp.layers[l].name == _name) return _comp.layers[l];	}	return null;}function findEffectByName(_name, _layer){	//looks for an effect with given name inside given layer	var eff = _layer.property("ADBE Effect Parade");	for(var e = 1; e<= eff.numProperties; e++){		if(eff.property(e).name == _name) return eff.property(e);	}	return null;}function getFolder(_name){	//function for gettin a specific folder	var bFolder;	for(var i=1;i<=app.project.numItems;i++){		if(app.project.item(i).name==_name && app.project.item(i) instanceof FolderItem) bFolder = app.project.item(i);	}	//if ther is no such folder, add it	if(!bFolder) bFolder = app.project.items.addFolder(_name);	return bFolder}var textFile = File.openDialog ("Choose a csv file","*.csv");if (textFile != null) {    var textLines = [];    textFile.open("r"); }while (!textFile.eof){    //reading file into lines    textLines.push(textFile.readln()); }var template = findCompByName("info_template"); //reference compvar bFolder = getFolder("broadcast");app.beginUndoGroup("tst");for(var t = 1; t<textLines.length; t++){	var newComp = template.duplicate();	newComp.name = "info_"+String(t);	newComp.parentFolder = bFolder;	var infoName = findLayerByName("name", newComp).property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");	var infoRegion = findLayerByName("region", newComp).property("ADBE Text Properties").property("ADBE Text Document");	var infoNumber = findEffectByName("amount", findLayerByName("number", newComp)).property("ADBE Slider Control-0001");	var infoLine = textLines[t].split(',');	infoName.setValue(infoLine[0]);	infoRegion.setValue(infoLine[1]);	infoNumber.setValueAtTime(infoNumber.keyTime(2), Number(infoLine[2])/100000);}app.endUndoGroup();

separateBrushes.jsx

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+//snippet to separate brushes into different layers//CC-BY, Nik Ska, 2014var separateBrushes = this;separateBrushes.separate = function(_removeOrigin){    var activeComp = app.project.activeItem;    if(activeComp && activeComp instanceof CompItem){        var sel = activeComp.selectedLayers;        if(sel){            //getting first selected layer brushes            var brushes = sel[0].property("ADBE Effect Parade").property("ADBE Paint").property("ADBE Paint Group");            if(brushes){                app.beginUndoGroup("Separating brushes");                for(var i = 1; i <= brushes.numProperties; i++){                    //first we duplicate a layer                    var newLayer = sel[0].duplicate();                    newLayer.name+= (' - ' + brushes.property(i).name);                    //now getting its brushes                    var newLayerBrushes = newLayer.property("ADBE Effect Parade").property("ADBE Paint").property("ADBE Paint Group");                    //cycling though brushes and removing the ones we don't need                    for(var j = brushes.numProperties; j>0; j--){                        if(j!=i) newLayerBrushes.property(j).remove()                    }                }                //disabling original layer                sel[0].enabled = false;                //or removing it                if(_removeOrigin) sel[0].remove();                app.endUndoGroup();            }        }    }}separateBrushes.separate(false)