Object summary

The following table lists all objects alphabetically, with links to the documentation page for each.

Object	Description
Global functions	Globally available functions that allow you to display text for script debugging purposes, and help convert time values between seconds and frames.
Application object	A single global object, available by its name (app), that provides access to objects and application settings within the After Effects application.
AVItem object	Represents audio/visual files imported into After Effects.
AVLayer object	Represents those layers that contain AVItem objects (composition layers, footage layers, solid layers, text layers, and sound layers).
CameraLayer	Represents a camera layer within a composition.
Collection object	Associates a set of objects or values as a logical group and provides access to them by index.
CompItem	Represents a composition, and allows you to manipulate it and get information about it.
FileSource object	Describes footage that comes from a file.
FolderItem object	Represents a folder in the Project panel.
FootageItem object	Represents a footage item imported into a project, which appears in the Project panel.
FootageSource object	Describes the file source of some footage.
ImportOptions object	Encapsulates options for importing files into After Effects.
Item object	Represents an item in a project that appears in the Project panel.
ItemCollection object	Collects items in a project.
KeyframeEase object	Encapsulates keyframe ease values in an After Effects property.
Layer object	A base class for layer classes.
LayerCollection	Collects layers in a project.
LightLayer object	Represents a light layer within a composition.
MarkerValue object	Encapsulates marker values in an After Effects property.
MaskPropertyGroup	Encapsulates mask attributes in a layer.
OMCollection object	Collects output modules in a render queue.
OutputModule object	Represents an output module for a render queue.
PlaceholderSource object	Describes a placeholder for footage.
Project object	Represents an After Effects project.
Property object	Represents an After Effects property.
PropertyBase object	A base class for After Effects property and property group classes.
PropertyGroup object	Represents an After Effects property group.
RenderQueue object	Represents the After Effects render queue.
RenderQueueItem object	Collects render-queue items in a render queue.
RQItemCollection object	Provides access to application settings and preferences.
Shape object	Encapsulates the outline shape information for a mask.
ShapeLayer object	Represents a shape layer within a composition.
SolidSource object	Describes a solid color that is the source of some footage.
System object	Provides access to the operating system from the application.
TextDocument object	Encapsulates the text in a text layer.
TextLayer object	Represents a text layer within a composition.
Viewer object	Represents a Composition, Layer, or Footage panel.