Thanks Chris for the quick reply.  I did.  It works. 

 

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Chris Meyer
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 8:57 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] Maintaining text positioning on imported Photoshop files

 

You want to import the layered Photoshop file as Composition, not as Footage. Choosing the retain layer sizes option will pre-trim them and arrange them properly in the comp it creates, but you might feel more comfortable using the straight "Composition" choice as it will give you component layers the same size as the original document.

 

 - Chris

 

 

On Jan 2, 2012, at 8:51 PM, Robert Leigh wrote:

Ladies and gentlemen,

 

By way of introduction . . .

 

Six months ago, and after 35 years as a CPA, I opted to retreat from the world of beige and begin exercising my right-brain functions.  To wit, I purchased a raft of Adobe products (including AE) and even Maxon's C4D.  At this point, however, I wouldn't know an 8-bit pass from a glazed donut. 

 

I've found the best way to learn something new is to jump headlong into a project.  So I have.  I'm creating a video intro with layers of text that fade in and out in AE.  The text was created in Pshop 5.  It's important the text in the diff layers line up correctly.  I've taken great pains to do so in Pshop.  I'm importing the psd files into AE.  HOWEVER, when I do, I find the text ends up centered in the comp, damn it.  (Note: geezers sprinkle "damn it" into their language a lot.)  I don't want the text layers to be centered but rather to exhibit the same positioning as they did in Pshop.  Duh. 

 

Please pardon my wordiness.  I won't make a habit of it.  I look forward to someday answering an AE question for someone and, by doing  so, be entrusted with the coveted AE secret handshake.  In the meantime, feel free to pepper me with tax questions.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Robert Leigh