Version History:

• 1.8 Fixed output directory bug, CS5 compatible 08/2010
• 1.71 Fixed layer name bug 06/2010
• 1.7 Added marker comment and comp name in file name option 11/2009
• 1.6 Fixed select output folder if cancelled bug, removed RQ queued item check, checked for layer-less comp 11/2009
• 1.5 Added new smarter interface options 10/2009
• 1.3 fixed mac output filename bug 08/2009
• 1.2 added numbering option 07/2009
• 1.1 changed to work within workarea only 01/2009
• 1.01 bug fixes 09/2008
• 1.0 Initial Release 09/2008

HYPA recently completed a project involving thousands of files from multi-pass rendering making up many image sequences. The finder struggled to list the directory contents, even after several minutes, however Immigration sailed through the files and immediately became an essential part of our workflow saving lots of time and streamlining the process. I can’t imagine working with After Effects and image sequences without it.
Tim Clapham – Hypa TV

Immigration turns the pain usually associated with importing and batch replacing files in After Effects a joy. While browsing for import, it shows file sequences as one line item instead of a long list of files. Immigration uses a custom algorithm to scan the file system at speeds dramatically faster than even the OS can. In our testing a server folder with 30,000 files that takes over 5 minutes to open in the finder opens in 12 seconds in Immigration (and that includes file-sequence detection!). If you frequently find yourself waiting for the OS to open folders then you will love Immigration.

You can then select more than one file or sequence and either import them all at once or batch replace files already in your project. You can easily assign a frame rate to all imported files at once. Immigrations’ Auto-Match Replace™ algorithm will automatically match files with similar names so you don’t have to. It shows you a preview so you can make sure the matches are what you want. It color codes the match depending on how close it is. This is convenient if you name your revised files with a new version number or date.

If your files are already neatly organized in folders, Immigration will duplicate and maintain the folder hierarchy within the After Effects project.

You can customize Immigration to only search for certain file extensions, and file age. So for example you can tell Immigration to only display .exr files that are less than an hour old. You can also tell it to include or ignore folder by name so if you would like it to ignore a folder in your hierarchy (an archives folder for example) you can do that easily.

Version history

• 1.0 Initial Release Aug 2009
• 1.01 Fixed Help Window Buttons (Windows Only)
• 1.02 Fixed Windows Help Window Centering issue (Windows Only)
• 1.031 Fixed Hours/Days display in browser window when using file age 08/09
• 1.032 Fixed small licensing issue 08/09
• 1.033 Added http://license.aescripts.com info 09/09
• 1.034 Internal update
• 1.035 Internal update
• 1.036 Minor display window fixes 03/10
• 1.1 Made CS5 compatible, instructions collapsed state is now saved 04/10
• 1.2 Fixed bug when replacing layers that are referenced by expressions 08/10

Thanks to Patrick Smith for allowing us to use his footage in the demo video

Version History

• 2.03 Fixed work area calculation – July 2010
• 2.02 Fixed help window, blessed for CS5 – May 2010
• 2.01 Fixed small outPoint bug – April 2010
• 2.0 – Added dockable UI and Region of Interest feature – April 2010
• 1.0 – Initial Release – Feb 2008

New for CS5: Layer color label support!

Please watch the video tutorial to familiarize yourself with Zorro.

Version History (click ? on the script palette to find the version):

• 1.5 Added label color option for CS5 and fixed UI issues for CS5 07/2010
• 1.23 Fixed minor cosmetic comma bug in marker 04/2010
• 1.22 Fixed tag dropdown bug 01/2009
• 1.21 Fixed Advanced Search arrow on Windows 10/2008
• 1.2 tag prefix change 10/2008
• 1.0 initial release – 09/2008

After it detects the scenes or edits you have 5 options:

• Split into new layers: This mode will split the selected layer into individual layers at every edit.
• Trimmed pre-comps: This mode will split the layer and then pre-comp it into a comp that is the length of the split layer.
• Full-length pre-comps:  This mode will split the layer and pre-comp it into a comp that is the same length as the original comp.
• Trimmed adjustment layers: This mode will create a new adjustment layer that is trimmed to the length of every detected scene.
• Place markers on layer: This mode will create and place markers at every detected edit point.

There is also a very customizable naming system for the newly created layers, comps, markers, etc.  You can set the name however you want with the assistance of some special keywords:

• [layername]
• [compname]
• [projectname]
• [clip#] (the number of #’s indicates the number of leading zeroes)

It works very well at the default detect level of 1.7, but tricky footage might need this adjusted.  Lower values make it more sensitive to finding edits.  So if it didn’t find all the edits, undo and lower the level.  If it found more edits then raise the level.

There is a built-in help and help-tips that are shown when hovering over the UI.

version history (click ? on the script palette to find the version):

• 2.0 – 06/2010
  • Added 3 new result modes: Trimmed pre-comps, full-length pre-comps, adjustment layers
  • Added a new smart layer naming system
  • Made compatible with non-english languages
  • Made CS5 compatible
  • Much improved detection speed
  • Added a Stop button (finally!!)
• 1.051 fixed windows english launching instructions to -L en_US 06/2009
• 1.05 english language detection, added progress bar on mac cs4. 09/2008
• 1.04 further fixed detection algorithm – 02/2008
• 1.03 optimized cut detection algorithm, fixed no selected layer bug – 02/2008
• 1.02 minor bug fix that incorrectly identified Comp’s as a null – 01/2008
• 1.01 minor bug fix to add error correction for null and stretched layers – 01/2008
• 1.0 initial release – 01/2008

The script has 2 operating modes:

1. An old school method which opens each project, checks all the footage items paths then replaces the path to the new path, imports the footage item from the new location and saves out a new project. This method works with CS3 & CS4.
2. The faster and preferred method takes advantage of the new XML file format introduced in CS4. It opens each project, saves it out as an XML project (if original project is already in .aepx format then this step is skipped) and then does a search and replace on the XML file. This process is much faster since it doesn’t have to import all the footage items and it will preserve all the interpretation settings for every footage item.

USAGE:

• It is recommended that you run the script in test mode first to see how After Effects sees the footage paths. Once you have that info you can accurately enter the search and replace strings. Note that on Mac XML projects path are separated by a colon : )
• The project name match field allows you to enter a match string so the script will only work on projects whose name matches the string (you can use Regex if you turn on the option below).
• If you use a project name match string you can enter a replace string for the new project name or just add a suffix or a prefix to be appended to the new project name.
• Recurse subfolders will process and subfolders.
• Use Regex will cause the script to use Regular Expressions syntax in the search string. If you don’t know what Regular Expressions are then it’s probably best that you don’t use this option.
• Generate log will create a text file with all the results and errors encountered by the script.
• If you are running in test mode you will be able to preview the search and replace results before actually doing it. The script will save a text file with the results of the search and replace operation.

Version History

• 1.51 fixed path separator on mac CS5 – 06/2010
• 1.5 – 05/2010
  • Added option to have more than 1 search replace pair
  • Added search replace option to project name
  • Blessed for CS5
  • Small bug fixes
• 1.03 Fixed Log location help tip – 01/2010
• 1.02 Fixed “Suppress dialogs” bug – 01/2010
• 1.01 Fixed “undefined” error when write to network preference was not set – 11/2009
• 1.0 Initial Release – 11/2009

The script will loop any amount of selected layers from the furthest in-point and the last out-point by pre-composing and doing a dissolving loop. It will then apply an expression to the looped comp so that it can be stretched infinitely from either the in or the out-point.

There is an option to use the Blend effect instead of using opacity to make the dissolve an optical dissolve.

HOW TO USE:

• Select the layers you want to loop.
• Trim the in-point and out-point of the layers to where you would like the loop to be.
• Run the script from the Window menu
• Choose the dissolve length in frames
• **Please note that you should use the Blend Effect option when looping items that are transparent

The script is now localized in the following languages, (if you would like to contribute a translation please get in touch):

• es: Español
• ja: Japanese (Thanks Tatsuro Ogata)
• ko: Korean
• de: Deutsch (Thanks Mathias Möhl)
• fr: Français (Thanks Sébastien Périer)

Version History:

• 1.52 fixed loop pre-comp name length bug in CS3 – May 2010
• 1.51 fixed language support for CS3 – May 2010
• 1.5 – May 2010
  • Added dockable UI
  • Made it work with non-english AE
  • Blessed for CS5
  • Several small bug fixes
• 1.1 Now works properly with transparent items using the blend effect – Mar 2010
• 1.0 Initial Release – Feb 2010

The script has some special commands that can be inserted into any text field:

[savecomment] – will insert any text that was already existing in that text field
[layername] – will insert the layer name
[layerindex] – will insert the layer index
[compname] – will insert the comp name
[projectname] – will insert the project name
[markernumber] – will insert the marker number
[date:E MMM dd, yyyy hh:mm a] – will insert the current date and time, this field uses the JavascriptToolbox.com date function which can be further customized. Please refer to their documentation for further reference: Date Formatting

The script also supports an unlimited number of Flash Cue Parameter pairs. To add more than the default 3 parameters you can either use the ‘Keep existing parameters’ feature and run the script several times or double click on the .jsx file and change the ‘prefsObject.numberOfFlashCueParams’ default setting at the top of the script and the UI will change to include the number of parameter pairs indicated.

Version History

• 1.01 Fixed Untitled Project bug – May 2010
• 1.0 – Initial release – April 2010

Starting with After Effects CS4, there is a new multi-processing throttle system that manages how many CPU’s are to be left free for other applications. This script also adds access to a little known hidden preference that allows you to set the quality of the Toggle Pixel Aspect Correction button in the Comp View. (Please note that After Effects needs to be restarted after changing the PAR quality)

The package includes both Throttle and Throttle-n-Purge.

Version history

Version History

• 1.0 Initial Release – Mar 2008
• 1.5 Added UI, blessed for CS5 – May 2010

Starting with After Effects CS4, there is a new multi-processing throttle system  that manages how many CPU’s are to be left free for other applications.  This script also adds access to a little known hidden preference that allows you to set the quality of the Toggle Pixel Aspect Correction button in the Comp View. (Please note that After Effects needs to be restarted after changing the PAR quality)

The package includes both Throttle and Throttle-n-Purge.

Version history

**This script should be installed in the same folder as the email_methods.jsx and email_setup.jsx scripts that ship with After Effects. Normally this place is in the Scripts folder inside the After Effects application folder.

If you just want to Render and Shutdown (or render and sleep) based on a request over at mograph.net Chris Kelley was kind enough to update the script.

Both scripts are included in the download.

**PLEASE NOTE** Download the latest version if you are using this script with CS5 to avoid a compatibility bug.

version history:

05/10   1.1 made CS5 compatible
07/08   1.03 added Render and shutdown only version
06/08   1.02 added mac sleep option
02/08   1.01 added windows shutdown
02/08   1.0 initial release mac only shutdown

For example:
Hero_Diffuse.[0-100].exr
Hero_Reflection.[0-100].exr
Hero_Shadow.[0-100].exr
Bg_Diffuse.[0-100].exr
Bg_Reflection.[0-100].exr
Bg_Shadow.[0-100].exr

The script will ask for the delimiter character.
In this case, entering _ will put the items into 2 folders

• Hero
• Bg

Version History:

• 1.0 Initial Release Feb 2010

This script also works in Adobe Photoshop (Watch demo video for install instructions). To run it in Photoshop install the script in the Scripts folder which is located inside the Presets folder in the Photoshop app folder.

For Arabic text please use the ArabicText script

Since After Effects is built to work with text that flows from left to right, certain directional animation presets like “Typewriter” don’t work with RTL languages. We can’t re-engineer all of the presets but we will try to do some of the popular ones:

Hebrew users: Check out this tutorial from Eran Stern on an alternative way to enter hebrew into After Effects.