i’ve posted some notes for ensuring your existing scripts work in ae cs3: After Effects CS3 Scripting Compatibility. this is similar to the one i did for 7.0. i didn’t include any UI-related issues, as i hope to cover the ScriptUI goodies (dockable panels, new controls, resource strings for UI layout, etc.) in a separate doc. enjoy.

updated rd: Kinda Sorta with a better method for randomizing layers. [hat tip: nab]

added a new ae script: rd: Remove Markers.

this is a variation of the existing rd: Remove Keys script, but works on layer-time markers. if you’ve placed a bunch of markers on multiple layers, later trimmed the layers, and want to tidy up the layers so that the markers exist only within layer in/out, this is the script for you. requested by Chris Meyer.

the final three script updates for cs3 are now available: rd: Gimme Prop Path (adds compact English info for layer style properties), rd: Script Launcher (double-click support, PNG file support), and rd: Statesman (Pixel Motion frame blending support).

although Script Launcher was updated, you might also consider using the Launch Pad script. the main differences between the two are that Launch Pad is button/graphical-based, whereas Script Launcher is list (text)-based and will scan subfolders. other than that, feel free to use whichever you prefer. i might re-envision Script Launcher to be more customizable, but that’s for another day.

whew! now, i can focus on new scripts …well, and the rest of the summer. enjoy, my fellow script junkies!

added a new ae script: rd: Kinda Sorta.

this one’s been simmering for awhile in the lab, but i decided to “front burner” it based on a request by Phil Spitler on the AE List. you can sort layers by selection order, random order, layer in or out point (honoring negatively stretched layers, too!), or layer name. plus, you can reverse the order, and act on all or selected layers in the comp, for most of these.