Yes, that should be possible, but requires a custom block script. You could create a loop where you go from frame 1 to last frame of the clip in random-sized steps to obtain a collection of non-overlapping segments which you can insert in a sequence. If you want to do that for multiple clips, you can loop over each of them one by one, and if you want the resulting clips in the timeline to be random order, you can first collect the in-out ranges in a list and then shuffle this list.

@@mamoworldae Could you give me the script to use for this it would help me solve so many problems and make a viral content easily

@@HossamRV I don't have the time to write such a custom script, but if you don't want to try it yourself, you can hire an expert: docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/hireAnExpert

You can use a boolean (true/false) variable, which iExpressions will show as a checkbox. Then use an if condition to only execute certain code if that variable is true or false: var option = true; if(option){ // code here will only // be executed if the // checkbox "option" is enabled } // code here will always be executed

@@mamoworldae you are very kind! How could I write a conditional that is displayed in the form of a dropdown menu? (like compute in Layer Distance Link) / If the selected option is X, this code is enabled, if the selected option is Y, this other code is enabled. / (I tried to understand what was used in Layer Distance Link but I had no luck).

@@bojacksimpson8624 These dropdown variables are not supported by the parser, which generates the UI from the code. Unfortunately, they can only be used by the build-in expressions of iExpressions which internally use a more flexible format.

@@mamoworldae I understand no problem 😉

is it "tempo"?

@@claudemartin5907 Yes at "time scale" you have to choose "tempo"

The key to understand "adjust track" is that you DONT use it by refining the shapes of the masks. If you move the masks, the track won't move with them. Instead, in a nutshell "adjust track" allows to keyframe the blue surface rectangle on top of the track.

BeatEdit for Resolve has less features than the version for Premiere Pro, since Resolve's scripting engine is much more limited than the one from Premiere Pro. Good news is that Blackmagic Design is adding more features over time, so maybe at some point we can migrate more features from the Pr version to the Resolve version.

@@mamoworldae Yeah, that's what I thought, but I had to ask :)

No, we don't have a ready to use tool for that, unfortunately.

@@mamoworldae the function just seems quite similar. Any chance that it will come somehow soon? Or perhaps other members have developed this?

@@EsbenBrandborgsterby I am not aware of such a development currently.

@@mamoworldae I appreciate that you took the time to answer anyway. Still believe these automation blocks look great.

Danke für das Feedback, das ist sehr schön zu hören :-)

What do you want to create exactly? With which expression? For Text boxes a very powerful tool is also my Pins & Boxes aescripts.com/pins-and-boxes/

@@mamoworldae I actually have pins and boxes but ended up using iexpressions3 with the align horizontally and it worked perfectly!

BeatEdit for DaVinci Resolve 1.2.005 adds compatibility with Resolve 19 beta. Make sure to really run this version. If it still does not work, please open a support ticket at aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1&product_id=2011 and include as many details as possible (Which error message do you get or what does not work exacty. Which OS, version of BeatEdit and Resolve you are using; does the Console window of Resolve show any errors?).

I just replied to your insta Message. I don't check social media messages every day. For any issues and questions, best Please open a support ticket at aescripts.com/contact/?direct=1

Okay, so I figured this out. You get the script from the community library - you'll have a link to this when you purchase - then you need to go to preferences in the blocks menu. Look wherever the location is for library files (or change it), then put the downloaded community library files (XML usually) and then refresh library in the menu options. Then you can click on the item and run it WITHIN an open COMP.

@@RobFike Oh, yes, I am sorry if that is confusing. Good to hear that you already found the solution. The community library is described here: docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/#join-the-community

Thank you for reporting this! There is an issue with the 19.0B5 on Windows which makes the beat detection fail. I can reproduce this on my machine and I am working on a solution. Until then, the only option is to use v18 instead of the 19 beta. In case you use both Mac and Win: It seems like only Win is affected by this issue. Cheers, Mathias

We just published a new version BeatEdit 1.2.005, which adds compatibility with the new Resolve 19 Beta.

Thank you for reporting this! There is an issue with the 19.0B5 on Windows which makes the beat detection fail. I can reproduce this on my machine and I am working on a solution. The problem is that the function of Resolve's scripting engine, which retrieves the installation path of an extension is broken is broken in the R19 beta. Therefore, BeatEdit cannot find the location where the beat detector is. Until we have a workaround, the only option is to use v18 instead of the 19 beta. In case you use both Mac and Win: It seems like only Win is affected by this issue. Cheers, Mathias

There is no way to replace footage files using json, unfortunately.

Excited to have you on board! "Comp Duplicates from Spreadsheets" is a ready to use tool from the Automation Blocks library for this task: docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/tools-ae/compDuplicatesFromSpreadsheet If you want to learn more about writing your own, more specific tools to modify text layers etc, this tutorial will get you started: docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/tutorials-ae/writeCustomTemplateTool It creates a tool to modify layers with a user interface. But instead of a user interface, you could also take the data from a csv file. You are right that this scenarios are more useful than the application shown in this video here. This is just a very basic example how to create user interfaces at all. Do make sure the video is short and not to complex, I choose a very basic example.

Thanks! :-) By the way, only until tomorrow BeatEdit is 25% off: aescripts.com/beatedit-for-premiere-pro/

The only option for this is to put them on different layers. You could, for example, create sequence markers for only the normal beat markers, then deselect all normal beat markers and create extra markers as clip markers instead of sequence markers.

Yes, it should still be compatible with recent Ae versions. If you run into any issues, best open a support ticket at aescripts. Any tickets for my tools will go straight to my inbox :-)

You cannot create Pr title texts with scripts, but you can use a Ae-based Mogrt. Here is a tutorial showing a script, which adds such texts for each clip of the sequence: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXqnoomwmJqpprM . In a similar way, you can loop over all markers instead of all clips and then create the texts accordingly.

See this tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hofGpKKLgdV3j6s A "stabilized precomp" rig gives you a composition inside which the tracked object is not moving anymore (the entire composition is moving with the track). Therefore, inside the precomp, the head is not moving anymore and you can apply Auto Lip-Sync inside of it without the need to worry about any movements. The cool thing is that all changes you do in the stabilized precomp will automatically also be visible in the main composition. See this tutorial for an overview how stabilized precomps work: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nX6le2SIaNlnmtk

Yes, see these videos for examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIHIgJ2thZajjpo kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3TXaZiQeMyEp8U These examples always append clips to the end of the sequence, but the "add project items" block also has an option to insert clips at a custom time.

All methods to remote-execute Automation Blocks are described here: docs.mamoworld.com/automation-blocks/remoteExecution

Auto Lip-Sync always just "cuts a hole" in layer, so whatever other layer is below will become visible. You can put a black solid layer below the layer, to which you applied Auto Lip-Sync, for example. You can create a solid in the Ae menu Layer->New->Solid...

Are those markers saved as metadata or is there a way to export them to a spreadsheet?

In the After Effects Preferences in the tab "General" you can disable the option "Default Spatial Interpolation to Linear",

@@mamoworldae I did wasnt work first but IDK how fixed later, thank you

Does the Auto Track Selector help? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYrKnWaLqZusjZo

If you open the options for the export you can choose: "If a text already has an ID: skip/replace/preserve". By default, it is set to "preserve" i.e. if you export the same text multiple times, it will always keep its original IDs. Note that if you export multiple folders of the same project the following happens: 1. Say you export folder A and it contains 20 texts - then they will obtain IDs 1-20 2. Say next you export folder B, now Text2Spreadsheet will start with ID 21 for folder B, since IDs 1-20 have already been used by folder A You cannot use the same IDs for folders A and B, since then when importing the texts later, the import would assign the same value to texts in folders A and B. It is crucial that every text in the project always has a unique ID.

@@mamoworldae Thanks for the reply. I have another idea: manually change the ID in the comment of the text layer so that the ID cannot be changed later when I add or delete any text. We are actually making a video in different languages. However, there is a problem with the text auto-scaling. For example, if a text is short in English but long in another language, the text size increases after importing the XML file and goes outside of the container. Is there any solution or script available?

@@Tofan-vy6dt Pins & Boxes can help go adjust the layout accordingly, when the size of a text changes: aescripts.com/pins-and-boxes/ This tool from Automation Blocks for Ae might also help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIu7aWdqmdyLrJY