AE Templates

spaceback_init.jsx

(function(gAECommandLineRenderer){
  // Edit > Templates > Render Settings...
  var BASE_RENDER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE = "Best Settings";
  var RENDER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE = {
    "Fast (Editing)": {
      "Resolution": "Quarter",
      "Use this frame rate": 12,
      "Motion Blur": "Off for All Layers",
      "Color Depth": "8 bits per channel"
    },
  };

  // Edit > Templates > Output Settings...
  var OUTPUT_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE = {
    "Fast (Editing)": {
      template: "H.264 - Match Render Settings -  5 Mbps"
    },
  };

  function isInArray(needle, haystack) {
    return gAECommandLineRenderer.IsInArray(needle, haystack);
  }

  var stubComp = app.project.items.addComp("Test Comp", 100,100, 1, 1, 30);
  var renderQueueItem = app.project.renderQueue.items.add(stubComp);

  for (var templateName in RENDER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE) {
    if (!isInArray(templateName, renderQueueItem.templates)) {
      // Use an existing template as a starting point
      renderQueueItem.applyTemplate(BASE_RENDER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATE);

      renderQueueItem.setSettings(RENDER_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE[templateName]);
      renderQueueItem.saveAsTemplate(templateName);
    }
  }

  var outputModule = renderQueueItem.outputModule(1);

  for (var templateName in OUTPUT_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE) {
    if (!isInArray(templateName, outputModule.templates)) {
      var outputSettingsProps = OUTPUT_SETTINGS_TEMPLATES_TO_CREATE[templateName];

      outputModule.applyTemplate(outputSettingsProps.template);
      outputModule.saveAsTemplate(templateName);
    }
  }

  // Cleanup
  stubComp.remove();
})(gAECommandLineRenderer)