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ExtendScript: Get AE Layer Type
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| (function getSelectedLayerType() { | |
| /** | |
| * Gets the type of a given layer | |
| * | |
| * @param {Layer} layer Layer to check | |
| * @return {string} Layer type | |
| */ | |
| function getLayerType(layer) { | |
| switch (layer.matchName) { | |
| case "ADBE Vector Layer": | |
| return "Vector"; | |
| case "ADBE Text Layer": | |
| return "Text"; | |
| case "ADBE Camera Layer": | |
| return "Camera"; | |
| case "ADBE Light Layer": | |
| return "Light"; | |
| case "ADBE AV Layer": | |
| if (layer.nullLayer === true) { | |
| return "Null"; | |
| } else if (layer.adjustmentLayer === true) { | |
| return "Adjustment"; | |
| } else if (layer.guideLayer === true) { | |
| return "Guide"; | |
| } else if (layer.source instanceof CompItem) { | |
| return "Precomp"; | |
| } else if (layer.source.mainSource instanceof SolidSource) { | |
| return "Solid"; | |
| } else if (layer.source.mainSource instanceof PlaceholderSource) { | |
| return "Placeholder"; | |
| } else if (layer.source.mainSource instanceof FileSource) { | |
| if (layer.source.footageMissing == true) { | |
| return "Missing Footage"; | |
| } | |
| var priorLayerState = layer.enabled; | |
| layer.enabled = true; | |
| var importIsData = layer.enabled == false; | |
| layer.enabled = priorLayerState; | |
| if (importIsData) { | |
| return "Data"; | |
| } | |
| if (!layer.source.hasVideo && layer.source.hasAudio) { | |
| return "Audio"; | |
| } | |
| return "Image"; | |
| } | |
| return "Invalid"; | |
| } | |
| } | |
| var comp = app.project.activeItem; | |
| var layer = comp.selectedLayers[0]; | |
| $.writeln(getLayerType(layer)); | |
| })(); |
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