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function setAeMetadata(propName, propValue) {
  if (ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript === undefined) {
    ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript = new ExternalObject("lib:AdobeXMPScript");
  }
  if (!app.project || !ExternalObject.AdobeXMPScript || !XMPMeta) return;
  var prefix = "xmp:";
  var uri = XMPMeta.getNamespaceURI(prefix);
  var newPropName = prefix + propName;
  var metadata = new XMPMeta(app.project.xmpPacket);
  metadata.setProperty(uri, newPropName, propValue.toString());

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function rename(word) {
    var array = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers;
    for (var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
        var layer = array[i];
        if(word[i]){
            layer.name = word[i];
        }
    }
}

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// JS / CEP Extension

const csInterface = new CSInterface();
csInterface.addEventListener('myEvent', (evt) => {
    // do stuff
});

// ExtendScript

var xLib = new ExternalObject("lib:\PlugPlugExternalObject");

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L = thisLayer;
s = transform.scale.value;
while (L.hasParent){
 L = L.parent;
 for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) s[i] *= 100/L.transform.scale.value[i]
}
s

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// Example on how to execute an ExtendScript script inside of an After Effects C++ Plugin

AEGP_SuiteHandler suites(in_data->pica_basicP);
A_Boolean outAvailablePB;
AEGP_MemHandle outResultPH;
AEGP_MemHandle outErrorStringPH;

ERR(suites.UtilitySuite4()->AEGP_IsScriptingAvailable(&outAvailablePB));
ERR(suites.UtilitySuite4()->AEGP_ExecuteScript(NULL, "alert(123);", true, &outResultPH, &outErrorStringPH));

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// Reveal in Composition for the first item selected in the project panel

var item = app.project.selection[0];
if(item){
    var comp = item.usedIn[0];
    if(comp){
    comp.openInViewer();
        for (var i = 0; i < comp.layers.length; i++) {
            var layer =  comp.layers[i+1];
            layer.selected = layer instanceof AVLayer && layer.source.id === item.id;

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// Loop through all keyframes of selected properties and delete duplicates that don't impact animation

if(!app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem){
    alert('Please Select a Comp');
}
else if(!app.project.activeItem.selectedProperties[0]){
    alert('Please Select at least one Property with Keyframes');
}else{
    var comp = app.project.activeItem;
    var keyedProps = app.project.activeItem.selectedProperties;

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const startIndex = thisLayer.index + 1;
const endIndex = thisComp.numLayers;
let activeLayer;
for(i=startIndex;i<endIndex+1;i++){
	const l = thisComp.layer(i);
	if(l.inPoint <= time && l.outPoint > time){
		activeLayer = l;
		break;
	}
}

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const startIndex = thisLayer.index + 1;
const endIndex = thisComp.numLayers;
let activeLayer;
for(i=startIndex;i<endIndex+1;i++){
	const l = thisComp.layer(i);
	if(l.inPoint <= time && l.outPoint > time && l.source instanceof Comp){
		activeLayer = l;
		break;
	}
}

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for (var selection, viewIDs = app.getProjectViewIDs(), i = 0; i < viewIDs.length; i++)
    if (app.getProjectFromViewID(viewIDs[i]).name == app.project.name) {
        selection = app.getProjectViewSelection(viewIDs[i]);
        break
    } 

for (i = 0; i < selection.length;i++){
    var item = selection[i];
    var effect = item.videoComponents()[0];
    effect.properties[25].setValue(0); // set to REDgamma4