Adobe 12040118 - After Effects Standard Using Manual page 88

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Description
The FootageItem replaceWithSequence() method replaces the FootageItem with the image sequence given as
a parameter.
In After Effects 6.5, in addition to loading the given file, this method does the following:
• Sets the mainSource to a new value reflecting the contents of the new file.
• Sets the name, width, height, frameDuration, and duration attributes, defined in the base AVItem class,
based on the contents of the file.
• Preserves interpretation parameters from the previous mainSource.
• Guesses the alpha if replace() is called with a file that has an unlabeled alpha channeI.
Parameters
name
w idth
heig ht
f r a m e R a te
dur at ion
FootageItem replaceWithSequence() method
app.project.ite m(index) .replaceWithSequence( file, forc eAlphabe t ical )
Description
The FootageItem replaceWithSequence() method replaces the FootageItem with the image sequence given as
a parameter.
In After Effects 6.5, in addition to loading the given file, this method does the following:
• Sets the mainSource to a new value reflecting the contents of the new file.
• Sets the name, width, height, frameDuration, and duration attributes, defined in the base AVItem class,
based on the contents of the file.
• Preserves interpretation parameters from the previous mainSource.
• Guesses the alpha if replace() is called with a file that has an unlabeled alpha channel.
Parameters
file
forceAlphabetical
FootageItem replaceWithSolid() method
app.project.ite m(index) . re p l a ce Wi t h S o l i d ( c o l o r, n a m e , w i d t h , h e i g h t , p i x e l As p e c t )
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string
integer
integer
Floating-point value
Floating-point value
File object
boolean
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name of the placeholder
width of the placeholder [4..30,000]
height of the placeholder [4..30,000]
frame rate of the Placeholder [1..99]
duration of the Placeholder [0..10,800]
replacement file
value of true is equivalent to activating the Force
Alphabetical Order option in the File > Replace >
Footage > File dialog box.
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