Return-Path: Received: from mail-qy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.216.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4563503 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:11:01 +0100 Received: by qcsd17 with SMTP id d17so714896qcs.28 for ; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:17:02 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.224.59.209 with SMTP id m17mr688265qah.31.1323890222489; Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:17:02 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.0.132] ([65.223.58.66]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i10sm7416119qac.17.2011.12.14.11.17.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:17:01 -0800 (PST) From: Phil Spitler Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-3--161847202 Subject: Re: [AE] script to resize composition and its contents Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:16:59 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <5E8B52A5-3F45-49E5-9773-5FF68A917CB8@bonfirelabs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-3--161847202 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I have used the scale comp script many times with good success. Mainly for scaling a comp up, not down. It isn't a one click deal though and does take some messing with = afterwards. My trick is to render a version before running the script, run the = script then bring in the render and scale it to the new size and put it = in difference mode. That way I can scrub through the timeline and see any major issue that I = need to fix. Phil Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com On Dec 14, 2011, at 11:05 AM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: > Pre-comp or scale on output or output lossless and scale are the only = reliable methods I=92ve found. Scaling within a comp with all the = variables of plug-in, anchor points and position keyframe math has never = worked on my IMAX project as I often have to scale down for output = coming from a 5600 x 4200 master. Also, designing small and trying to = scale up is equally a mess. > =20 > stephen van vuuren > 336.202.4777 > =20 > http://www.sv2studios.com/ > http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ > http://www.stephenv2.me/ > =20 > A film is =96 or should be =96 more like music than like fiction. It = should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what=92s = behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. > =96Stanley Kubrick > =20 --Apple-Mail-3--161847202 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 I have used the scale comp script many times with = good success.

Mainly for scaling a comp up, not = down.

It isn't a one click deal though and does = take some messing with afterwards.

My trick is = to render a version before running the script, run the script then bring = in the render and scale it to the new size and put it in difference = mode.

That way I can scrub through the timeline = and see any major issue that I need to = fix.

Phil


Phil Spitler |   Associate = Creative Director  |  Bonfire  Labs  |  t : = 415.394.8200  |  c : 415.571.3139  |  Bonfirelabs.com