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diff --git a/release/scripts/object_timeofs_follow_act.py b/release/scripts/object_timeofs_follow_act.py
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+#!BPY
+"""
+Name: 'TimeOffset follow Active'
+Blender: 245
+Group: 'Object'
+Tooltip: 'ActObs animated loc sets TimeOffset on other objects at closest frame'
+"""
+__author__= "Campbell Barton"
+__url__= ["blender.org", "blenderartists.org"]
+__version__= "1.0"
+
+__bpydoc__= """
+"""
+
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# TimeOffset follow Active v1.0 by Campbell Barton (AKA Ideasman42)
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ***** BEGIN GPL LICENSE BLOCK *****
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#
+# ***** END GPL LICENCE BLOCK *****
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import Blender
+from Blender import Image, sys, Draw, Window, Scene, Group
+import bpy
+import BPyMessages
+
+
+def main():
+
+	sce = Scene.GetCurrent()
+
+	ob_act = sce.objects.active
+	 
+	if not ob_act:
+		Draw.PupMenu("Error%t|no active object")
+		return
+	
+	objects = list(sce.objects.context)
+	
+	try:	objects.remove(ob_act)
+	except: pass
+	
+	if not objects:
+		Draw.PupMenu("Error%t|no objects selected")
+		return
+	
+	curframe = Blender.Get('curframe')
+	
+	FRAME_START= Draw.Create( Blender.Get('staframe') )
+	FRAME_END= Draw.Create( Blender.Get('endframe') )
+		
+	# Get USER Options
+	pup_block= [\
+	('Start:', FRAME_START, 1, 300000, 'Use the active objects position starting at this frame'),\
+	('End:', FRAME_END, 1, 300000, 'Use the active objects position starting at this frame'),\
+	]
+	
+	if not Draw.PupBlock('Set timeoffset...', pup_block):
+		return
+	
+	FRAME_START = FRAME_START.val
+	FRAME_END = FRAME_END.val
+	
+	if FRAME_START >= FRAME_END:
+		Draw.PupMenu("Error%t|frames are not valid")
+	
+	
+	# Ok - all error checking 
+	locls_act = []
+	for f in xrange((FRAME_END-FRAME_START)):
+		i = FRAME_START+f
+		Blender.Set('curframe', i)
+		locls_act.append(ob_act.matrixWorld.translationPart())
+	
+	for ob in objects:
+		loc = ob.matrixWorld.translationPart()
+		best_frame = -1
+		best_dist = 100000000
+		for i, loc_act in enumerate(locls_act):
+			dist = (loc_act-loc).length
+			if dist < best_dist:
+				best_dist = dist
+				best_frame = i + FRAME_START
+		
+		ob.timeOffset = float(best_frame)
+	
+	# Set the original frame
+	Blender.Set('curframe', curframe)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+	main()
+