importAs

The type of object for which the imported file is to be the source. Before setting, use canImportAs to check that a given file can be imported as the source

source

The source AVItem for this layer. The value is null ina Text layer. UseAVLayer.replaceSource to change the value.AVItem object; read-only.

footageTimecodeDisplayStartType

The Footage Start Time setting in the Project Settings dialog box, which is enabled when Timecode is selected as the time display style.A FootageTimecodeDis

replaceSource()

Replaces the source for this layer.newSource The new source AVItem object.fixExpressions True to adjust expressions for the new source, false otherwise. Not

PlaceholderSource object

The PlaceholderSource object describes the footage source of a placeholder.PlaceholderSource is a subclass of FootageSource. All methods and attributes of F

file

The ExtendScript File object for the footage’s source file.If theFootageItem’smainSource is a FileSource, this is the same as FootageItem.mainSource.file.Ot

includeSourceXMP

When true, writes all source footage XMP metadata to the output file. Corresponds to the Include Source XMP Metadata option in the Output Module Settings di

mainSource

The footage source, an object that contains all of the settings related to that footage item, including those that are normally accessed through the Interpr

addBoxText()

Creates a new paragraph box text layer and adds the new TextLayer object to this collection.To create a point text layer, use the addText method. For more i

replace()

Changes the source of this FootageItem to the specified file. In addition to loading the file, the method creates a new FileSource object for the file and s