Generel

Bpm

Set the bpm rate of the song you want to edit your videos to. Each time the value is changed a new sliceArray and a new markerArray is created with slices and markers from 0 to the duration of the active composition. If no composition is selected slices and markers will be created from 0 to 60 seconds.

Bars

Set bars in order to determine how many markers are created when creating markers. Each time the value is changed a new sliceArray and a new markerArray is created with slices and markers from 0 to the duration of the active composition. If no composition is selected slices and markers will be created from 0 to 60 seconds.

Select Workarea

Select the workarea to which all actions of this script are applied.

Comp Workarea
The workarea is the workarea of the active composition.
Layer in/out
The workareas in and out points are the in and out points of the selected layer. If multiple layers are selected, the lowest in point and the highest out point of all layers are considered.
Comp Duration
The workarea starts at 0 and ends with the duration of the active composition.

move back

Moves the selected layer according to the bpm and bars value to the left.

move forth

Moves the selected layer according to the bpm and bars value to the right.

Arrange Layer/s

All selected layers are getting arranged like a stairway according to the currently set bpm and bars value.

Randomize Selection

All selected layers are getting randomly deselected.

Foist

For all selected layers:

  • The function tries to find a new randomly choosen starttime for the layer

    layer.startTime += (Math.random() < 0.5) ? Math.random() * 100 : Math.random() * -100;

  • The function tries to find a new randomly choosen stretch value for the layer

    layer.stretch = 200 * Math.random() or layer.stretch = 200 * Math.random() * (-1)

If the original in- and out-point of the layer have changed by setting the randomly choosen values

(origInPoint != layer.inPoint && origOutPoint != layer.outPoint)

the function tries to find another starttime/stretch value for the layer and loops through this process as long as the condition is not true.

Load Txt

Load a txt file that contains midi note on and off information and import them as slices into the sliceArray (The in points of the slices are getting added to the markerArray which could be added as markers to a layer or the composition by clicking the Add button).

Save Txt

Save a txt file that contains all slices from the sliceArray.

Preview

When the script launches, the display update function is turned off.

Mac: Option+Click Win Alt+Click: An scheduled update function for the display is toggled on (or off).

If the update function is running the preview area is updated each second with means by an scheduled task from after effects.

Note

This only works if the script runs as a panel (If the script is launched as a window the update function doesn‘t work.

Mac: Option+Shift+Click Win Alt+Shift+Click: All scheduled tasks that are running are getting closed.