Scripts & Tools For Adobe Apps

A repo for stuff I've made including Extendscript scripts and other tools for use with Adobe's creative cloud apps

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Photoshop Scripts

Path Points to Ellipse ⮺

• Purpose: Draw 6 path points (or more) using the pen tool, and the script will create an Ellipse shape layer such that the outline matches the points as close as possible.

• Requirements: Numeric.js (Script will offer to automatically download)

• Notes:

  • The script will look for the points in the default "Work Path"

Path Points to Ellipse Demo:

Premiere Pro Scripts

• Requirements: Most of these require the "ThioUtils.jsx" file which is available next to the other Premiere Pro scripts

• Note: These scripts are probably most useful when used with the Excalibur extension which lets you assign scripts to run via keyboard shortcuts

Add Effect Keyframes At Transitions ⮺

• Purpose: Add keyframes for the chosen effect property at the edge of transitions for selected clips
• Example:

Add Mogrt From Path ⮺

• Purpose: Add a specified (.mogrt) file of your choice to the sequence at the playhead position. It will put it on the video track above the topmost clip under the playhead.

Evenly Cut and Distribute Clips ⮺

• Purpose: Evenly distributes the cuts of any selected sequential clips on the timeline, so they are all the same length. Distributes based on the start of the first clip and end of the last clip.
• Example:

Make Timestamps From Text in Selected Graphics ⮺

• Purpose: Generates YouTube chapter timestamps using the text and starting points of selected graphics clips, and optionally includes timestamps of markers of chosen colors
• How To Use:
  1. Select any graphics clips on the timeline that contain the chapter titles
  2. Run the script. It will show an alert box with the timestamps, which you can copy by focusing the dialog and pressing Ctrl+C
• Example:

  

Copy/Paste Motion Properties ⮺ / ⮺

• Purpose: These two scripts work together to copy motion properties (position, scale, etc.) from one clip at the current playhead position and paste them to other clips WITHOUT copying keyframes - just the exact current values
• How To Use:
  1. Position playhead over the source clip, select it, and run CopyMotionAtCurrentTime.jsx
  2. Select target clips and run PasteMotionToClips.jsx to apply the copied motion properties
• Example:

  

Add Transitions To Internal Cuts ⮺

• NOTE - POTENTIALLY OBSOLETE: I realized after making this one, that it can probably be solved by simply holding Ctrl while marquee selecting the clips, which will make it select the cut points instead of the entire clip. Therefore you can just select the interior cuts then use the normal default transition keyboard shortcut to apply.
  • However this still might be useful in some cases, since it lets you specify which transition to use and the duration, if you don't want the default.
• Purpose: Add a specified transition between touching selected clips, but only on their "interior" cuts, not the furthest left or right ends of selected clips
• Example:

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ThioUtils.jsx - Useful Functions to use in Premiere Pro Extendscripts

A comprehensive utility library of helper functions for Adobe Premiere Pro ExtendScript development. It simplifies common tasks related to clips, sequences, effects, time objects, and more.

A descriptive list of all the functions can be found here on this wiki page.

How to Use

Including the Script

To use the utilities, include the ThioUtils.jsx file in your script.

Here is a block with robust logic to include it whether it's in multiple common locations for the file, such as next to the current script, in an "includeS" folder, up one directory from the current script, or up one directory then down in an "includes" folder.

// Robust Include Logic
function getCurrentScriptDirectory() { return (new File($.fileName)).parent; }
function joinPath() { return Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments).join('/'); }
function relativeToFullPath(relativePath) { return joinPath(getCurrentScriptDirectory(), relativePath); }
try { eval("#include '" + relativeToFullPath("ThioUtils.jsx") + "'"); }
catch(e) {
    try { var e1=e; eval("#include '" + relativeToFullPath("includes/ThioUtils.jsx") + "'"); }
    catch(e) { var e2=e; try { eval("#include '" + relativeToFullPath("../ThioUtils.jsx") + "'"); }
    catch (e) { var e3=e; try { eval("#include '" + relativeToFullPath("../includes/ThioUtils.jsx") + "'"); }
    catch (e) { var e4=e; alert("Could not find ThioUtils.jsx in current dir, includes folder, or parent dir." + "\n\nAll Attempt Errors: \n"+e1+"\n"+e2+"\n"+e2+"\n"+e3+"\n"+e4); }}}}

Calling Functions

Once included, all functions are accessible through the global ThioUtils object.

// Get the track index of the topmost clip at the playhead
var topTrackIndex = ThioUtils.getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead();

// Get an array of all selected video clips
var selectedClips = ThioUtils.GetSelectedVideoClips();

Functions are organized into categories for easier access. For example, both of these would work to call getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead():

ThioUtils.getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead()

ThioUtils.clips.getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead()

Current categories include checks, cog ("check or get"), time, clips, edit, effects, transitions, sequences, util, system (some system methods require external ThioUtilsLib.dll)

Function Reference

Functions are organized into categories for easier access. For example, to call getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead, you can use either the direct ThioUtils.getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead() or the categorized ThioUtils.clips.getTopTrackItemAtPlayhead().

External DLL Extension Library (Optional)

This script can optionally load ThioUtilsLib.jsx, which interfaces with a ThioUtils.dll external library. This library provides system-level functions not available in standard ExtendScript, such as playing system sounds or copying text to the clipboard.

The script will attempt to load this library automatically. If ThioUtilsLib.jsx or the associated .dll is not found, a message will be logged to the console, and related functions will be unavailable.

See this Wiki page for more details about usage and setup.