Select a single folder in the Project panel and run this script to search through all nested subfolders and add all compositions to the Render Queue.
Add all compositions to the Render Queue that have the specified label.
Add the selected compositions to the Render queue defaulting to using the
H.264 MP4 Output Template. However, if the composition name contains the characters _TEXT_
anywhere in the name, then use the Apple ProRes 4444 + Alpha Output Template.
Caution
These script was built for a very specific use-case and requires both Output Templates to exist in your After Effects project.
Add all selected items in the Project Panel to a new folder.
Clean out the Render Queue.
Remove unused items from any selected folders.
Clean up the Overlord source folder by removing all files that aren't imported into the current project. Folder detection in the project and on the file systems is all automatic.
Files are not truely deleted instead they are moved to a Deleted folder on the desktop.
Export all selected text layers to a single export.txt text file on the desktop.
I wrote this script because the Render Queue was being annoying, spitting out renders with issues, and I didn't have time to troubleshoot the problem.
Instead, simply set your Work Area then run the script to select where the PNG Sequence should
be rendered.
Caution
I don't recommend using this script regulary. saveFrameToPng() is officially undocumented and
was found via research. The whole function may disappear or even completely stop working. The
quality does not compare to using the Render Queue.
Merge all imported and selected items in a previously existing and matching folder.
Remove all proxies within the current project.
Rename the source of the currently selected layer.
Rename selected project items appending zero-padded numbers as needed.
Rename the selected item to match the name of the layer it is used for.
Replace text in the name of all selected project items. RegEx is accepted.
Reset the name for all selected imported items in the Project Panel.
Useful for when a file name is changed on the operating system side then relinked in After Effects but the name doesn't update.
Attempt to reveal the project file location of a saved After Effects project in Finder on macOS or Explorer on Windows.
Set the label for all items in the current project to None or label 0.
Set proxies for all compositions within the project.
Cause every composition within the current project to maintain nested frame rate.
Corresponds to the value of the Preserve frame rate when nested or in render queue option in
the Advanced tab of the Composition Settings dialog box. Hold the ALT key to toggle this
preference off.
Toggle timecode between two different values:
- Timecode starts at
0:00:00:00and composition frames start on0 - Timecode starts at
0:00:00:00and composition frames start on1