After Effects Scripting Tutorial [QuickTip]: Import Files

Quickly learn how to import file(s) of different kinds into After Effects!
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[@justtheviper]

Great tutorial! Thank you 👍

[@zohaibmalik819]

Thanks for another great tip.

[@dbdb1791]

Thank you for this and prior tutorials! I'm new to Ae and scripting, but have coded/scripted for many many years. Actually 1972. Please add a link to the actual reference document and IMHO it is helpful to point to it often as you did in the video. Lastly, please provide the text of the script, so we can follow the code described and not spend our time debugging our poor typing. Your easy to follow and understand, congratulations on your ability to make excellent tutorials!

[@olegsova6923]

Cool that s helps me a lot!

[@maara000]

Thanks!

[@robinreso6240]

Is there a way to automate import multiple image png, exr, dpx sequence?

[@sebastiangomezbiggeri2915]

Is it possible to import specific comps from an AE project instead of the whole project? Im working with a very large project (that keeps growing), so I'm looking for a way of calling only the comps I need and loading them in an empty project. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, your tutorials are quick to the point, and they have been really helpful.

[@ho28]

+1 were you able to find a method?

[@sebastiangomezbiggeri2915]

Did not at the time, ended up importing the whole project and only keeping the ones I needed.

[@songlacquan]

​@@sebastiangomezbiggeri2915 I know how to move an imported file into a folder(bin), I hope it works for you. 👇 Code: // select a bin(folder) in your project var sourceFolder = app.project.item(1); // import file into project // audioFile is a File object var audioItem = app.project.importFile(new ImportOptions(audioFile)); // move imported file into source folder audioItem.parentFolder = sourceFolder;

[@thaithuyw4f]

Hi. I have a problem with my default file path: default: "C:\Users\ASUS GAMING PRO\Pictures\2.jpg" it doesn't work. but when I change it to "C:/Users/ASUS GAMING PRO/Pictures/2.jpg" it works. How should I do if I don't want to change it manually? Thanks

[@NTProductions]

Whatever way works for your system!

[@MrWindforce]

Hey, nice Tuts :) I want to do the following: I want to create a small website, where my colleagues can download and import .aep files via one click directly into After Effects. Do you have a tutorial for that? Is that possible? Ty :)

[@pdcsky]

Do you have to delete the files every time if you want to reimport?

[@NTProductions]

No, it will simply import duplicates if you import multiple times!

[@PixiiBomb]

I'm not new to programming, but I am new to scripting in AE... like, I've literally been at it for an hour >.< So there might be an easier way to do this, but I'm not sure yet. Anyway: create a function that checks if the file already exists in the project and return true (which breaks the loop and exits the function) or return false (the loop completes and doesn't find anything) function itemExists(name) { var items = app.project.items; for(var i=1; i

[@kamrankerimov133]

How to open compositions after import in the main image

[@NTProductions]

Comp.openInViewer()

[@AndriyPogribniy]

And how the hell do I import an image sequence?