EF After Effects Scriptlets

A collection of useful Adobe After Effects scriptlets designed to streamline your workflow. Each scriptlet can be run directly in After Effects or added to a script launcher like KBar for easy access.

Installation Instructions

Direct Installation

1. Download the .jsx file from this repository.
2. Place the file in the After Effects Scripts folder (usually located at C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects <version>\Support Files\Scripts on Windows or /Applications/Adobe After Effects <version>/Scripts on macOS).
3. To run the script, go to File > Scripts > Run Script File in After Effects and select the .jsx file.

Adding to KBar

Method 1

1. Download the .jsx file from this repository.
2. Open the KBar Settings in After Effects.
3. Choose your preferred Toolbar and click Add Button.
4. Click Run JSX/JSXBIN File and select the scriptlet location.
5. Add a Description and click OK.

Method 2

1. Open the KBar Settings in After Effects.
2. Choose your preferred Toolbar and click Add Button.
3. Copy the content of the .jsx file from its GitHub page.
4. Back in KBar, click Run Scriptlet and paste the text in Scriptlet.
5. Add a Description and hit OK.

Scriptlets

Add Posterize Time Zero

Adds "posterizeTime(0);" to the beginning of all selected properties' expressions, ensuring efficiency when using static expressions.

Add Selected PreComps To Render Queue

Automatically adds selected precompositions within an active composition to the Render Queue.

Clean Property Keyframes

Removes all keyframes from selected properties across multiple layers.

Clean Render Queue

Deletes all items in the Render Queue with a single click, keeping your project tidy.

Count Selected Items

Counts the number of selected items in the Project Panel and displays the result in the Info Panel, providing quick project insights.

Count Selected Items UI

A dockable UI to count the selected items in the project panel.

Create Folder Structure

Automatically creates a structured folder hierarchy in your project, including subfolders for inputs, precomps, and outputs.

Create Masks From Text

Converts one or more selected text layers into Solids with Masks.

Create Shapes From Text

Converts one or more selected Text layers into Shape layers.

Delete All Effects

Removes all applied effects from selected layers, helping you start fresh with clean layers.

Export All Expressions To File

Quickly exports all expressions in the project to files based on the composition.

Export Layers Expressions To File

Exports the expressions of the active compositions only.

Export Missing Footages Paths To File

Exports a list of all missing footage in your project to a text file, making it easier to track and replace missing assets.

Export Selected Comps Expressions To File

Exports the expressions of all selected compositions.

Lock And Hide

Locks, activates the "shy" mode, and hides all layers within selected compositions, helping protect complex projects from unwanted edits.

Make Properties Valid Again

Added or removed an effect and your property objects became invaid? This scriptlet will help you create references to find your lost properties.

Organize Project

Sorts project items, tidying up your project based on the item type.

Remove Empty Folders

Removes unused folders in your project panel.

Remove Expressions From Layers

Removes all expressions from selected layers, allowing you to bulk reset animations or values applied via expressions.

Remove Expressions From Property

Clears expressions from selected properties only, without affecting entire layers.

Replace Missing Footage With Solid

Replaces all missing footage in your project with a white solid of the same size, helping you maintain project integrity even when assets are missing.

Reset Transform

Resets the Transformations (Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity) of the selected layers, restoring them to their default states.

Save Frame To PNG

Quickly saves the current frame of your composition as a PNG file, stored next to your project file, for easy reference or documentation.

Save Project Version Up

Saves a new version of the current project file, incrementing the version suffix (e.g., from "_v001" to "_v002"), ensuring that your work is always saved incrementally.

Save Selected Comps As Projects

Saves selected compositions in the Project Panel as individual project files, enabling modular project management and easier asset sharing.

Select Every Other Layer

Selects every other layer starting from the first selected layer, ignoring locked layers, which is useful for quickly modifying or shifting things around.

Show Layer Size And Position

Displays the size and position of the selected layer in the Info Panel, which is useful when developing templates.

Show Masked Layer Box Size

Shows the bounding box size for a layer with one or more masks, helping you understand the true dimensions of masked content.

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Feel free to explore the code, contribute, or use them in your projects! Do not sell.