Automated Versioning of Your Comps

CompsFromSpreadsheet allows you to quickly generate copies of your After Effects compositions, updating the new comps with data from a spreadsheet used to insert text and replace layers.

The script has been used by NBC, HBO, Disney and thousands of others.

New in Version 5.1

• Interface changed to accommodate spreadsheets with many columns.
• Double quotes apparently get mangled by excel when you convert to tab delimeted text. Now if you put in your spreadsheet, the script will convert it to “
• If you want to update your template comps without duplicating them, there is a checkbox in settings->processing “Don’t Duplicate Template and Pre Comps”. When checked the script will not duplicate comps or precomps instead working on the original template comp and precomps -You can now import an image sequence by appending a * instead of > in the layer name. Previously if you tried to import an image sequence, only the first frame would come in.
• You can now import an image sequence by appending a * instead of > in the layer name. Previously if you tried to import an image sequence, only the first frame would come in.
• Fixed “undo group mismatch” bug.
• Fixed issues with saving render to an image sequence and other issues with render settings.

New in Version 5

• Layers replaced with compositions can receive data from the spreadsheet
• Ability to define import directory
• Composition length can be adjusted based on layers length
• Output Module and Render Settings can be set from the spreadsheet
• Various bug fixes and minor features