update readme and example project

README_AE.md

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ Yes! That's what I want!
 ------------------------
 Okay, let's go.
 
- - Install Adobe After Effects CC 2018
+ - Install Adobe After Effects 2025
  - Install python3, python3-lxml, python3-cssutils (or use virtualenv, see below), inkscape and libav-tools
  - Fork this repo on github and clone your personal fork to your local system.
  - Copy one of the existing setup: voc_ae
- - Open `intro.aep` and modify it. You can also create a new project. For the VOC-Setup you should use a Pixel-Resolution of `1920×1080` (or for the legacy SD/.dv-Pipeline `1024×576`).
+ - Open `intro.aepx` and modify it. You can also create a new project. For the VOC-Setup you should use a Pixel-Resolution of `1920×1080` (or for the legacy SD/.dv-Pipeline `1024×576`).
-   - If you create a new project, name it `intro.aep` and also copy `intro.jsx` and `intro.scpt` into the same folder.
+   - If you create a new project, name it `intro.aepx` and also copy `intro.jsx` into the same folder.
    - Create a new composition and name it `intro`.
  - Use Paragraph Text Layers. This way the text will automatically wrap inside the specified area if it gets too long.
  - Type Placeholder-Texts where the script should substitute content from your schedule.xml. By default the following placeholders are substituted
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ Okay, let's go.
    - The template included with this repo only replaces `intro_title` and `intro_personnames`
      - Just copy/paste the 2x blocks required, and change the variables, to also use it for the other placeholders.
  - Run `./make-adobe-after-effects.py yourproject/ --debug` to generate your first intro
-   - if everything look like you'd want them to, run `./make-adobe-after-effects.py yourproject/ `.
+   - if everything look like you'd want them to, run `./make-adobe-after-effects.py yourproject/ {schedule} `.
 
 #### Python3 virtualenv
 
 Create virtualenv and fetch python deps:
 
 ```
-$ virtualenv -p python3 env  
+$ python3 -m venv env  
 $ . ./env/bin/activate
 $ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 ```
@@ -88,13 +88,13 @@ optional arguments:
 
 How does it work
 --------------------
-There are 3x files required to make the render work `intro.aep`, `intro.jsx` and `intro.scpt`. 
+There are two files required to make the render work `intro.aep`, `intro.jsx`. 
-`make-adobe-after-effects.py` will run the `intro.scpt` script with `intro.aep` and `intro.jsx` as arguments.
+`make-adobe-after-effects.py` will run `intro.aepx` with `intro.jsx` as argument.
-Once done, the project file will be passed to aerender to create an intermediate <id>.mov file.
+Once done, the project file will be passed to aerender to create an intermediate <id>.mov file. Make sure you set .mov as a default in After Effects.
 Final step is to convert the <id>.mov to <id>.ts
 Here are some details about the files and what they are for.
 
-### intro.aep 
+### intro.aepx
 This is the After Effects project file. It has to have the following items included:
  - Composition named `intro`
  - Paragraph text layers named `intro_<placeholder>` for each of the supported placeholder
@@ -103,8 +103,14 @@ This is the After Effects project file. It has to have the following items inclu
 This is an After Effects Script file doing the text replacement of the placeholder texts.
 
 ````
-var comp = app.project.item(2);
+app.open(new File("$filename"));
-
+var comp;
+for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i ++) {
+    if ((app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem) && (app.project.item(i).name === 'intro')) {
+        comp = app.project.item(i);
+        break;
+    }
+}
 var layer_title = comp.layer('intro_title');
 var textProp_title = layer_title.property("Source Text");
 var textDocument_title = textProp_title.value;
@@ -119,7 +125,7 @@ textProp_title.setValue(textDocument_title);
 textDocument_persons.text = "$personnames";
 textProp_persons.setValue(textDocument_persons);
 
-app.project.save();
+app.project.close(CloseOptions.SAVE_CHANGES);
 ````
 
 To add an additional block to replace another placeholder, copy the following:
@@ -134,21 +140,6 @@ textProp_<placeholder>.setValue(textDocument_<placeholder>);
 
 Make sure that the correct layer has been added to the AE project file, otherwise the script will fail.
 
-### intro.scpt
-This is an Apple Script which will open AE with the project file, and run the AE script.
-
-````
-on run argv
-	set aefile to (POSIX file (item 1 of argv))
-	set aescript to (POSIX file (item 2 of argv))
-	tell application "Adobe After Effects CC 2018"
-		open aefile
-		DoScriptFile aescript
-		quit
-	end tell
-end run
-````
-
 It works! It doesn't work!
 --------------------------
 If it works, push your code to github. This way everybody can see which beautiful animations you created and we can all learn from each other.

voc_ae/intro.jsx

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+app.open(new File("$filename"));
 var comp;
 for (var i = 1; i <= app.project.numItems; i ++) {
     if ((app.project.item(i) instanceof CompItem) && (app.project.item(i).name === 'intro')) {
@@ -19,5 +20,4 @@ textProp_title.setValue(textDocument_title);
 textDocument_persons.text = "$personnames";
 textProp_persons.setValue(textDocument_persons);
 
-app.project.save();
+app.project.close(CloseOptions.SAVE_CHANGES);
-app.quit();