True Comp Duplicator
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Creates a complete duplicate of a comp hierarchy including sub-comps. If a comp is used multiple times, the comp only gets duplicated once and all remaining references point to the first duplicate. If the comps are arranged in a special folder hierarchy in the project panel, that folder hierarchy is preserved or duplicated (depending on user preference) for the duplicated comps.
New in version 2.0:
- Added dockable UI.
- Added suffix or search and replace new comp name.
- Maintain hierarchy and arrange into new folder option.
- Non-english AE support.
- Blessed for CS5.
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- True Comp Duplicator UI 1
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- True Comp Duplicator UI 2
Version History:
- 1.0 initial release – 04/2010
- 2.0 Added UI, search and replace new comp name, maintian hierarchy and arrange into new folder option, non-english AE support, blessed for CS5 – 05/2010
- 2.1 Fixed folder hierarchy when using add into new folder option and CS3 comp name limit bug – 08/2010
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Thumbs up Brennan.
I have been waiting for this script for so long. If there will be a vers.2 I would suggest putting all the news comps into a folder.
Outstanding! Will be a huge time saver.
A true Lifesaver!!!!
Agree to Kenneth Bonde. Packing all the duplicated elements into a new folder by keeping the folder structure and hirachy woulde be awesome. Maybe a little UI to have the ability to enter a name for the New folder and/or Comp.
Thank you so much!
T.
Great work! Very useful. And I agree with Kenneth and Thomas, it’d be great if it was placed in a new folder, or if the folder hierarchy was duplicated as well.
Thank goodness!!! You’re the best, thank so very much!
I’m sure like many of you, once you get a look made for a sequence, you have to make many many variations of the same comp. But duplicating all your pre-comps… and your pre-pre-comps…and your pre-pre-precomps and option-dragging those to the new comps is a total pain.
Today I had nearly 100 video clips that all needed to be keyed and treated with a hologram look. This script easily cut a whole day out of setup.
Even though I already bought this script, can I donate MORE money??
Hi Brennan,
unfortunately this script does nothing really with my comps.
First: it only copied my comp and made two new solids in the same folder inside the “old hierarchy”, regardless the graphic files.
Second: It still does not create a new folder and packing the duplicates into it.
I cannot write scripts otherwise i could have changed the script by myself.
Any Ideas?
Thank you!
What version of After Effects are you using?
I haven’t had any problems so far. Could you send me a link to the project file you are using so I can figure it out? I don’t need any media files.
The script currently does not currently support duplicating the folder structure in the project panel. However, I plan on releasing a new version with this and a couple of other features soon.
-Brennan
Hi Brennan,
tested now in CS3 and CS4 both on Mac OS x and Windows XP.
TCD still dublicates only the selected comp.
how i’m able to contact you and send you some test-project via FTP or other File exchange?
Thank you.
Just updated to CS5…
Script keeps on saying:
ERROR: No comp selected
Please select a comp in the project panel
Of course, I really have selected a comp in the project panel
Is it possible to fix this? Could be spanish language a problem?
Thanks,
Jose
Have yet to really use CS5, but I just fired it up and tried running the script. It ran without any problems for me. Has it worked in previous versions for you?
Are you having the problem with a single project, or any project you try to use the script on?
I’m not sure if it’s a spanish problem or not, could you send me a project file to test out?
I just need some way to replicate the problem on my end, so I can fix it.
-Brennan
Stay tuned. The next version will work with international versions of AE plus other cool features.
v2.0 is posted. This version works with non-English AE systems plus other great new features including CS5 compatibility. Check it out.
hello,
i just downloaded your duplicator. i use apple AE4 – but the script doesn´t duplicate. perhaps i do something wrong?
1. i tried to activate the compostion in the project-window and clicked the “duplicate-script”
2. i tried to highlight the composition-window itself and then clicked the “duplicate-script”
both methods did´t guide me to the result wished.
what else can i do, that your 15$ help me really for a faster workflow?
thanks – stephan
We worked directly with Stephan to get the script working for him. It turned out he was not using the new replace feature correctly. Once he understood how it worked he was able to use the script successfully.
hi,
yesterday i bought this script (true comp duplicator) and
since i had it installed, my after effects and finder keeps crashing while i work.
i’m not saying it is because of the script, but it’s a very coincidence…
what do you suggest?
by the way, it’s very usefull, so i hope i don’t have to remove it.
any help?
regards,
jan
Can you make the Find & Replace non-case sensitive? Wild Cards would be nice too.
Hi,
This looks like a great script- just what I need right now- but I can’t get it to work. I’m running a new iMac i7 and I’ve tried this script on CS3 and CS5, but I need it to work in CS5. I was originally trying it on a real project with lots of stuff in it, but I also tried it in a new project with just a couple of comps. Basically when I run the script it does absolutely nothing. From the demo video it looks like a UI is supposed to pop up for me to work with, but I don’t get this and nothing happens.
Any help you can offer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Nate
Nevermind! I found the info on how to install scripts that have UI Panels. Works now.
Link to UI install tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIm0Sa6noOk&feature=player_embedded
NICE work! This is a life saver. Thanks for the hard work!
Thank you sooo much for this! One of the most useful scripts I’ve ever tried!!
thanks for the UI install tutorial link… very helpful and it works now!
Awesome Awesome! You guys just saves me hours of work thanx