ExtendScript Dialogs in After Effects?

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3 total messages Started by Bob_Maple Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:13

#101

Author: Bob_Maple
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:13

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Using AE7 Pro.

I'm trying to write a script to ask the user for a number and then use that number as a variable in the rest of the script.

I have been reading the ExtendScript docs and used the ScriptUI classes to make a very simple little dialog. When I run my code in ExtendScript Toolkit, it opens my dialog and looks swell.

However when I try to run it under AfterEffects, I get my dialog, but the Panel isn't there and my Edit Text box and OK button are both on top of each other.

Does AE not really support using ScriptUI to make little interfaces, or is there some other way I can pop up a dialog to get a number of the user?

Re: ExtendScript Dialogs in After Effects?

#102

Author: Bob_Maple
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:01

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Well, nevermind, maybe - I just found a note in the After Effects scripting guide:

NOTE: After Effects does not support customization of the automatic layout feature of ScriptUI.

I'm not sure what the 'customization' bit means, but I am using the flexible layout method. I guess I'll try with static positioning.

GRRPH

Re: ExtendScript Dialogs in After Effects?

#103

Author: rich_helvey
Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:41

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Hey Bob,

I've been doing a lot of scripting AE lately. It does work. You just have to lay things out manually. A PITA, but whatever.

-Rich Helvey
Access Hollywood
NBC

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