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Create3DShapes

Charles Bordenave — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:08 +0000

Check out the newly added Create 3D Platonic Solid script: Watch demo video

This is a package of 6 7 scripts:

Create3DBox.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DSphere.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DCylinder.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DPyramid.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DMengerSponge.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DFallingDominoes.jsx – Watch demo video
Create3DPlatonicSolid.jsx – Watch demo video

They create the 3D shape using user-defined comp layers. Assign a layer to each side, and the script will position and scale them to build the shape of given size. Note that the same layer can be used for multiple sides. An option allows to parent each side layer to a Null 3D positioned at the center of the shape.

Version History:

v3.3 Data entry bug and foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
Create3DPlatonicSolid v1.0 – Initial release (Aug 2010)
Create3DBox v2.6 – Handles text justification and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DCylinder v2.6 – Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DFallingDominoes v1.6 – Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DMengerSponge v2.6 – Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DPyramid v2.1 – Handles text justification and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DSphere v3.2 – Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
Create3DSphere v3.1 – Resources folder is in parenthesis to speed up loading (Feb 2010)
Create3DSphere v3.0 (Feb 2010)
- Allows to distribute layers on sphere or ellipsoid (e.g. rugby ball, with controllable x,y,z-radius)
- Gain in speed using precomputed arrangements
- Can create giant sphere with up to 1000 layers, in couple of seconds
Create3DSphere v2.5 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)
Create3DBox v2.5 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)
Create3DCylinder v2.5 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)
Create3DFallingDominoes v1.5 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)
Create3DMengerSponge v2.5 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)
Create3DPyramid v2.0 – Initial version on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)

TrackerViz

Charles Bordenave — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:00:01 +0000

This script provides a tool box for visualizing positional data. Initially it was designed for manipulating tracking data, like averaging multiple trackers to get a better one, or visualizing trackers as little solids for better control. Now the script offers many more features. They are detailed in the user interface (via tool tips or help buttons). You can work with path, and (for instance) can create a new tracker from path vertices, and reversely you can create a new path based on an analyzed track. What works with trackers also works with layers, by considering layers position instead of trackers attach points.

**Please note: This tutorial uses an earlier version of TrackerViz, however, the principles are still the same. Please stay tuned as a new tutorial will be coming soon.

Data can come from layers position data, from tracking data or from path data.

Details on each function are given below. Note that some tool tips also provide information.

Average Position:
Creates a new solid layer at the center of the selected layers (or track points).

Position & Rotation:
Creates a new solid layer at the first selected layer (or track point) position, and rotates it towards the second selected layer (or track point).

Position & Scale:
Creates a new solid layer at the first selected layer (or track point) position, and scales it so that its size matches the distance between the two selected layers (or track points).

Position & Rotation & Scale:
Creates a new solid layer at the first selected layer (or track point) position, rotates it towards the second selected layer (or track point) and scales it so that its size matches the distance between the two selected layers (or track points).

Track Combine:
Creates a new layer that combines the selected layer (or track point) position with the position of its parent layer.

Corner Pin:
Creates a new comp-sized solid with the Corner Pin effect applied to it. The four corners are linked to the position of the four selected layers (or track points) (in the following order: UpperLeft-UpperRight-LowerLeft-LowerRight).

CC Power Pin:
Same as above except that the CC Power Pin effect is used instead of the Corner Pin effect.

Shape To Tracker:
Associates each vertex of the selected mask path with a new track point.

Shape To Layers:
Creates a new solid at each vertex of the selected mask path (the mask path can be animated).

Track Points To Shape:
Transforms the selected track points into an animated mask path.

Layers To Shape:
Creates a new mask path for which the vertices are linked to the position of the selected layers.

Version History

v3.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011

DistributeLayers

Charles Bordenave — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:22 +0000

This script allows you to distribute the selected layers in 3D space. In addition to offset position, you can offset rotation/scale/opacity and adds some randomness. The “Factor” parameter allows non-linear offset between layers.

Version History

v2.3 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.2 Added support for Position with separated dimensions – Jan 2011
v2.1 (Aug 2010)
- Added Random Scale (with Uniform option)
- Added Random Opacity
- Minor bugs fixed and CS5 compatibility
v2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

MaskVertexExpression

Charles Bordenave — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 05:00:46 +0000

This script allows you to animate a mask shape using expressions. Use “value” to refer to the current vertex position. Use “thisProperty.propertyGroup(1).propertyIndex” to refer to the vertex index.

Version History

v2.8 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.71 Preserve tangents of the original mask (Oct 2010)
v2.7 (Oct 2010)
- Bug fix when the selected layer had effects
- Mask keyframing is considerably faster
v2.6 Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

LockProperties

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:59 +0000

This script converts the selected properties to expressions and adds the current value. This locks the property with this value and it ignores any keyframes. This is useful for adjusting keyframed values at a different time than they are set at. It can also enable or disable the selected expressions.

Version History

v2.7 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.6 (Aug 2010)
- When there is an expression, the script locks the property and also stores the expression so that when unlocking the property goes back to its original state.
- CS5 compatibility.
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

ReverseMaskPath

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:58 +0000

This script reverses the direction of the selected masks.

Version History

v3.1 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v3.0 Now handles tangents properly, CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

AlignLayers

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:56 +0000

This script aligns the selected layers along the x, y or z axis. Here the term ‘aligns’ must be interpreted as ‘puts next to each other’; the first selected layer serves as a reference layer and it does not move. You can align layers having different sizes. A constant offset between two adjacent layers can also be specified.

Version History

v2.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.1 Added Slider Range button to modify the range of the sliders (Aug 2010)
v2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com (Jun 2009)

AutoOrientCamera

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:55 +0000

This script creates a new camera and sets point of interest, position and orientation keyframes so that the camera successively faces each comp layer. Assuming there are ‘n’ layers in the composition, you must create ‘n’ markers on layer #1; marker times represent times at which the camera must face a layer.

Version History

v2.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.1 Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

Randomizer

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:51 +0000

This script assigns random values within a certain range to the transform properties of the selected layers.

Version History

v2.7 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.6 Added (random) uniform scaling, opacity bug fixed, CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

RubikCube

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:51 +0000

This script creates and animates a Rubik Cube.

Some fun trivia

Researchers just concluded that every position of Rubik’s Cube�?� can be solved in twenty moves or less. http://www.cube20.org/

Version History

v2.1 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.0 (Aug 2010)
- New interface
- User-defined faces (comps or footage files); the script takes care of the resizing, splitting,… of each face
- CS5 compatibility
v1.2 Initial release on aescripts.com (Sep 2009)

SimplifyMasks

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:44 +0000

This script allows you to simplify the selected masks by removing the least important vertices. For instance, it can be used for smoothing a path generated by the built-in Auto-trace command.

Version History

v1.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v1.1 Remaining vertices keep their original tangents (they were ignored in the previous version), CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v1.0 Initial release (Jun 2009)

RepositionAnchorPoint

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:43 +0000

This script allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

Note: The download includes two archives. Version 2.5 is compatible with CS3 and version 3.1 which is compatible with CS4 and above.

Version History:

v3.3 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v3.2 – Resources folder has been put in parentheses, CS5 compatibility 08/2010
v3.1 – 02/2010
- support any type of layers, including text layers, layers with masks and shape layers (multiple masks or shapes on the same layer is also supported)
- support any type of transformations (rotation, scale, parenting, 2d/3d, etc)
v3.0 – 01/2010
- user interface redesigned
- handles any prior transformation to layers (scale, rotation, 2d/3d,
  etc), and every pixel aspect ratio
- supports every alignment in case of text layers
- CS4 only, Mac & PC
v2.5 Initial release on aescripts.com (CS3 compatible) – 08/2009

AudioAmpToVideoSpeed

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:40 +0000

This script allows you to speed up or slow down a video according to an Audio Amplitude layer. When audio amplitude is low, timeRemap increases slowly, while it increases quickly when amplitude is high. A slider is created on the audio layer for controlling playback acceleration.

Version History

v2.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.1 Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

CreateProxies

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:40 +0000

This script creates proxy for each selected project item (footage or comp). It is similar to the built-in “Create Proxy” feature except that with this script you can create proxy for several items in a single operation.

Version History

v2.2 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
v2.1 Code cleanup and CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
v2.0 Initial release on aescripts.com (Aug 2009)

DecomposeText

Charles Bordenave — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:00:30 +0000

This script breaks up text into separate layers.

The script has 4 modes:

Preserve characters location maintains the characters at their current location, but it creates text layers having the same number of characters as the original layer (therefore their anchor point is the same as the original anchor point).
Appropriate anchor point creates text layers containing only one character (therefore their anchor point is as defined in the Paragraph panel), but it places all text layers at the same location.
Separate into words and Separate into lines are the same as Appropriate anchor point but create text layers containing only words or only lines.

Version History

v2.3 Fixed foreign language compatibility with CS5.5 – Nov 2011
2.2 – Minor bug fixed, added CS5 compatibility (Aug 2010)
2.1 – Added separate into words and separate into lines option by Lloyd Alvarez (21 Jan 2010)
2.0 – Initial Release on aescripts.com (05 June 2009)