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Help Using Help Reference Back 170 Description The timeSpanDuration attribute determines the duration, in seconds, of the comp to be rendered. This achieves the same effect as setting a custom end time in the Render Settings dialog box, although the duration is determined by subtracting the start time from the end time. Type Floating-point value; read/write. RenderQueueItem timeSpanStart attribute app.project.renderQueue.item(index).timeSpanStart Description The timeSpanStart attribute determines the time in the comp, in seconds, at which rendering will begin. This is the equivalent of setting a custom start time in the Render Settings dialog box. Type Floating-point value; read/write. Settings object Description The Settings object provides an easy way to manage settings for scripts. The settings are persistent between application launches, saved in the After Effects Preferences file. Methods Method saveSetting() getSetting() haveSetting() Reference Description see "Settings saveSetting() method" on can save a default value for a preferences item page 171 see "Settings getSetting() method" on retrieves a setting found in the Prefs file page 170 see "Settings haveSetting() method" on used to determine whether a given section page 171 name and key name have a setting assigned Settings getSetting() method app.settings.getSetting(sectionName,keyName) Description The getSetting method retrieves a setting found in the Prefs file. Parameters sectionName keyName text string that holds the name of a section of settings; in the prefs file these are the names enclosed in brackets and quotation marks text string that describes an individual setting name; these are listed in quotation marks below the sectionName Using Help Back 170