Project Management

Create a new empty After Effects project.

Open an existing .aep or .aepx project file from disk.

Save the current project to its existing file path.

Save the current project to a new file path.

Close the current project, optionally saving first.

Get basic info about the current project: name, path, items, and unsaved changes.

Get the current project settings: color depth, working color space, renderer.

Update project settings: display style, auto-save, expression engine.

Set the project color management settings: working space, bit depth, linearization.

Import a single file (video, image, audio, AEP) into the project panel.

Import all supported media files from a folder.

Import an image sequence as a single footage item.

Create a solid footage item in the project (without adding it to a comp).

Create a placeholder footage item for footage not yet available.

Search project items by name, type, or comment.

List all items in the project panel: footage, comps, and folders.

Rename a project item.

Delete one or more project items.

Duplicate a project item (comp or footage).

Move project items into a folder in the project panel.

Create a new folder in the project panel.

Set the comment on a project item.

Set the label color of a project item.

Collect all project assets into a single folder (like 'File > Collect Files').

Remove all unused footage and comps from the project.

Generate a report of all assets used in the project with their paths and status.

List all footage items with missing or offline files.

Relink a missing footage item to a new file path.

Replace a footage item with a different file.

Replace multiple footage items in one call, matching by name or path pattern.

Remove duplicate footage items, keeping one reference.

Set the interpretation settings for a footage item: frame rate, loop, start frame.

Assign a color profile to a footage item for color management.

Set the alpha interpretation of a footage item: ignore, straight, premultiplied.

Set field separation settings on interlaced footage.

Set the loop count for a footage item.

Override the pixel aspect ratio of a footage item.

Assign a proxy file to a footage item.

Remove the proxy from a footage item.