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Export a document listing of your After Effects project assets

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ProjectInfoListExporter Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5

Version: 1.0   Sign up to be notified by email when a new version of this script is posted

Simply put, Project Info List Exporter (ProjectI.L.E. for short) is a handy script that will allow you to export a document listing of your After Effects project assets.

Why use this instead of the built in “Collect” feature of After Effects? Well, Project Info List Exporter gives you options to actually customize your list allowing you to export a list of ONLY the missing files in your project as well as a list of just stills, comps, videos, audio or any combination you choose. You can even list every asset in your entire project if need be.

Labels options:
You can label assets by type…

  • Folders
  • Comps
  • Videos
  • Stills
  • Audio

Info options:
You can add asset info like…

  • Missing
  • File path location of asset
  • Comments you’ve made on asset in the Project panel
  • Missing Only option: Export only the missing assets in your project

File Formats:
You can export your list as…

  • Text File
  • Tab Delimited File
  • Comma Delimited File (.csv)

NOTE: A spreadsheet application, like Excel, is required to view tab delimited (.txt) or comma delimited (.csv) files correctly.

List Header:
All list exports will have a header that includes…

  • Project file name
  • Version of After Effects currently used at time of export
  • Version of operating system currently used at time of export
  • The date and time of export
  • A legend key will also appear if any of the “Label” or “Info” options are used

Version History

  • 1.0 Initial Release (Feb 2010)

Last updated March 1st, 2010
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About the author

David Torno, a freelance visual effects artist based in Burbank, CA has been an active user of After Effects since 1999. During 2009 David has slowly been making the transition from the creative environment to the technical environment with After Effects scripting being a major bridge in that journey with hopes of offering quality contributions back to the creative community that has and still is a big part of his life.

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    4 Comments

    • Hi David – i have a specific script request for something similar, can you pls tell me where to write you a quick mail? thx!

    • Hi Dana,
      You can contact me through my primary website’s contact page. SydeFxInk (dot) com

    • Hi,
      I was wondering if after effects had a feature to automatically launch scripts on save.
      Like the Startup folder, it will be very handy to launch your script while saving a project.

      Anyway, great script, it saves times, and useful when you don’t have time to open a project.

      cheers

    • Sorry Meloon, there is no built-in option for that as far as I am aware of. Scripting does however offer a method to listen for keyboard events. I haven’t played with those yet, but it might be possible to have it listen for the “Save” shortcut keys I imagine.

      Glad to hear it is coming in handy for your work. :)

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