API Reference

Welcome to the AEP Parser API reference. This section provides detailed documentation for all modules, classes, and functions in the library.

Main Entry Point

The primary function you'll use is parse().

Core Modules

Parsers

Internal parsing functions for converting binary data to Python objects.

App

The top-level App dataclass representing the After Effects application.

Project

The Project dataclass containing all project information.

Items

Project items represent different types of content in the project panel:

• Item - Base class for all items
• AV Item - Base class for Audio/Video items
• Composition - Composition items
• Footage - Footage items
• Folder - Folder items

Layers

Layers are the building blocks of compositions:

• Base Layer - Base class for all layers
• AV Layer - Audio/Video layers
• Text Layer - Text layers
• Shape Layer - Shape layers
• Camera Layer - Camera layers
• Light Layer - Light layers

Properties

Properties control layer appearance and behavior:

• Property Base - Base class for properties
• Property - Individual properties
• Property Group - Property containers
• Keyframe - Animation keyframes
• MarkerValue - Timeline markers

Sources

Sources provide the content for footage items:

• Footage Source - Base class for sources
• File Source - File-based sources
• Solid Source - Solid color sources
• Placeholder Source - Placeholder sources

Render Queue

Render queue management and output settings:

• Render Queue - The render queue container
• Render Queue Item - Individual render items
• Render Settings - Render settings reference
• Output Module - Output module configuration
• Output Module Settings - Output settings reference

Enums

Enumerations for various After Effects settings and modes.

Quick Example

import aep_parser

# Parse a project
app = aep_parser.parse("myproject.aep")
project = app.project

# Access compositions
for item in project:
    if hasattr(item, 'layers'):  # It's a CompItem
        print(f"Composition: {item.name}")
        for layer in item:
            print(f"  Layer: {layer.name}")