renderqueueitem
RenderQueueItem object
app.project.renderQueue.item(index)
Description
The RenderQueueItem object represents an individual item in the render queue. It provides access to the specific settings for an item to be rendered. Create the object by adding a composition to the Render Queue with the RQItemCollection object; see RQItemCollection.add().
Attributes
RenderQueueItem.comp
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).comp
Description
The composition that will be rendered by this render-queue item. To change the composition, you must delete this render-queue item and create a new one.
Type
CompItem object; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.elapsedSeconds
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).elapsedSeconds
Description
The number of seconds spent rendering this item.
Type
Integer, or null
if item has not been rendered; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.logType
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).logType
Description
A log type for this item, indicating which events should be logged while this item is being rendered.
Type
A LogType
enumerated value; (read/write). One of:
LogType.ERRORS_ONLY
LogType.ERRORS_AND_SETTINGS
LogType.ERRORS_AND_PER_FRAME_INFO
RenderQueueItem.numOutputModules
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).numOutputModules
Description
The total number of Output Modules assigned to this item.
Type
Integer; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.onstatus
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).onstatus
Description
The name of a callback function that is called whenever the value of the RenderQueueItem.status attribute changes.
You cannot make changes to render queue items or to the application while rendering is in progress or paused; you can, however, use this callback to pause or stop the rendering process. See RenderQueue.pauseRendering() and RenderQueue.stopRendering(). See also app.onError.
Type
A function name string, or null
if no function is assigned.
Example
function myStatusChanged() { alert(app.project.renderQueue.item(1).status);}
app.project.renderQueue.item(1).onstatus = myStatusChanged();app.project.renderQueue.item(1).render = false; // changes status and shows dialog
RenderQueueItem.outputModules
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).outputModules
Description
The collection of Output Modules for the item.
Type
OMCollection object; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.queueItemNotify
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).queueItemNotify
Description
Scripts can read and write the Notify checkbox for each individual item in the Render Queue. This is exposed in the UI as a checkbox next to each Render Queue item in the Notify column.
This column is hidden by default and may need to be selected to be visible by right clicking on the Render Queue column headers and choosing Notify.
Type
Boolean; read/write.
RenderQueueItem.render
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).render
Description
When true
, the item will be rendered when the render queue is started. When set to true
, the RenderQueueItem.status is set to RQItemStatus.QUEUED
. When set to false
, status
is set to
RQItemStatus.UNQUEUED
.
Type
Boolean; read/write.
RenderQueueItem.skipFrames
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).skipFrames
Description
The number of frames to skip when rendering this item. Use this to do rendering tests that are faster than a full render. A value of 0 skip no frames, and results in regular rendering of all frames. A value of 1 skips every other frame. This is equivalent to “rendering on twos.” Higher values skip a larger number of frames. The total length of time remains unchanged. For example, if skip has a value of 1, a sequence output would have half the number of frames and in movie output, each frame would be double the duration.
Type
Integer, in the range [0..99]
; read/write.
RenderQueueItem.startTime
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).startTime
Description
The day and time that this item started rendering.
Type
Date object, or null
if the item has not started rendering; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.status
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).status
Description
The current render status of the item.
Type
An RQItemStatus
enumerated value; read-only. One of:
RQItemStatus.WILL_CONTINUE
: Rendering process has been paused.RQItemStatus.NEEDS_OUTPUT
: Item lacks a valid output path.RQItemStatus.UNQUEUED
: Item is listed in the Render Queue panel but composition is not ready to render.RQItemStatus.QUEUED
: Composition is ready to render.RQItemStatus.RENDERING
: Composition is renderingRQItemStatus.USER_STOPPED
: Rendering process was stopped by user or script.RQItemStatus.ERR_STOPPED
: Rendering process was stopped due to an error.RQItemStatus.DONE
: Rendering process for the item is complete.
RenderQueueItem.templates
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).templates
Description
The names of all Render Settings templates available for the item. See also RenderQueueItem.saveAsTemplate().
Type
Array of strings; read-only.
RenderQueueItem.timeSpanDuration
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).timeSpanDuration
Description
The duration in seconds of the composition to be rendered. The duration is determined by subtracting the start time from the end time. Setting this value is the same as setting a custom end time in the Render Settings dialog box.
Type
Floating-point value; read/write.
RenderQueueItem.timeSpanStart
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).timeSpanStart
Description
The time in the composition, in seconds, at which rendering will begin. Setting this value is the same as setting a custom start time in the Render Settings dialog box.
Type
Floating-point value; read/write.
Methods
RenderQueueItem.applyTemplate()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).applyTemplate(templateName)
Description
Applies a Render Settings template to the item. See also RenderQueueItem.saveAsTemplate() and RenderQueueItem.templates.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
templateName | String | The name of the template to apply. |
Returns
Nothing.
RenderQueueItem.duplicate()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).duplicate()
Description
Creates a duplicate of this item and adds it this render queue.
Parameters
None.
Returns
RenderQueueItem object.
RenderQueueItem.getSetting()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).getSetting()
Description
Gets a specific Render Queue Item setting.
- Depreciated Source: https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
- Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20200622100656/https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
Example
// Get current value of render setting's "Proxy Use"// Key and value strings are English.var rqItem1_proxyUse = app.project.renderQueue.item(1).getSetting("Proxy Use");
// Get string version of same setting, add "-str" at the end of key stringvar rqItem1_proxyUse_str = app.project.renderQueue.item(1).getSetting("Proxy Use-str");
RenderQueueItem.getSettings()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).getSettings()
Description
Gets all settings for a given Render Queue Item.
- Depreciated Source: https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
- Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20200622100656/https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
Example
// Get object that contains all possible values of all render settings of// render queue item 1 and convert to JSON format.
var rqItem1_spec_str = app.project.renderQueue.item(1).getSettings(GetSettingsFormat.SPEC);var rqItem1_spec_str_json = rqItem1_spec_str.toSource();
RenderQueueItem.outputModule()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).outputModule(index)
Description
Gets an output module with the specified index position.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
index | Integer, in the range [1..numOutputModules] | The position index of the output module. |
Returns
OutputModule object.
RenderQueueItem.remove()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).remove()
Description
Removes this item from the render queue.
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
RenderQueueItem.saveAsTemplate()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).saveAsTemplate(name)
Description
Saves the item’s current render settings as a new template with the specified name.
Parameters
Parameter | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
name | String | The name of the new template. |
Returns
Nothing.
RenderQueueItem.setSetting()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).setSetting()
Description
Sets a specific setting for a given Render Queue Item.
Depreciated Source: https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20200622100656/https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
Example
// Set value of "Proxy Use" to "Use All Proxies"
app.project.renderQueue.item(1).setSetting("Proxy Use", "Use All Proxies");
// You can use numbers, too.// The next line does the same as the previous example.
app.project.renderQueue.item(1).setSetting("Proxy Use", 1);
RenderQueueItem.setSettings()
app.project.renderQueue.item(index).setSettings()
Description
Sets a multiple settings for a given Render Queue Item.
- Depreciated Source: https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
- Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20200622100656/https://blogs.adobe.com/creativecloud/new-changed-after-effects-cc-2014/?segment=dva
Example
// Get an object that contains string version of settable render setting// values of render queue item 1.// To get the values in the number format, use// GetSettingsFormat.NUMBER_SETTABLE as an argument.
var rqItem1_settable_str = app.project.renderQueue.item(1).getSettings( GetSettingsFormat.STRING_SETTABLE );
// Set render queue item 2 with values that you got from render//queue item 1.
app.project.renderQueue.item(2).setSettings( rqItem1_settable_str );
// Set render queue item 3 with values you create.
var my_renderSettings = { "Color Depth": "32 bits per channel", "Quality": "Best", "Effects": "All On", "Time Span Duration": "1.0", "Time Span Start": "2.0"};
app.project.renderQueue.item(2).setSettings( my_renderSettings );