Return-Path: Received: from omr13.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.63] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4609284 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:39:05 +0100 Received: from cm-omr9 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr13.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q0RMijlN032043 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:44:46 -0500 Authentication-Results: cm-omr9 smtp.user=chris@chriszwar.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from [49.183.108.132] ([49.183.108.132:59367] helo=[49.183.108.132]) by cm-omr9 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=AES128-SHA) id 90/FA-24141-CD8232F4; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:44:45 -0500 Subject: Re: [AE] How to consolidate footage properly - (what is AE's logic in deciding?) References: From: Chris Zwar Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-2074F193-9A04-45BC-B8BC-311232C4D811 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <859CAE60-47DC-4097-8C41-229467DFE054@chriszwar.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:44:30 +1100 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-2074F193-9A04-45BC-B8BC-311232C4D811 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I haven't searched, but I'd love a script that could search for duplicate im= ports and automatically 'replace footage' so there's only one of each in the= project. I'm often in a situation like jayse, where projects are imported into other p= rojects and duplicates build up... Afaik, 'consolidate footage' copies all used footage to one folder. I don't w= ant to move footage files, just make the project less cluttered. Anyone know if something like that exists? Sent from my iPhone On 28/01/2012, at 9:04 AM, jayse Hansen wrote: > Thanks guys! Jim I was talking more about the 'consolidate all footage' co= mmand. But that's good info and is similar to how I work as well! I think Da= vid's answer may be the solution - I'll try that out!=20 >=20 > Appreciate the input! >=20 > // jayse >=20 > On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > When you Reduce Project, you select the Comps (or folder) you want to reta= in. >=20 > I make a folder where I put all the Comps I want to keep. Often, I'll pre= -render and use the pre-renders, but I want to hang onto the Comp I used for= the Pre-Render. >=20 > So at the top of my project window, I have a folder for "keepers." Inside t= hat are my master Comps folder, and my pre-comps folder. Then, when I reduc= e, I select the top level folder, and proceed. >=20 > I put some spaces at the beginning of my "keeper folder," so it'll always g= o to the top of the Project Panel when I set it to sort in ascending order. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jan 27, 2012, at 12:39 PM, jayse Hansen wrote: >=20 > > Hey all! > > > > So - on the film we're working on we're constantly updating comps - and i= mporting aeps inside aeps that have aeps imported. It gets messy super fast.= > > > > We always grab the elements we want - reduce project and consolidate. Pr= oblem is ae seems to delete the original dupes and leave the imported versio= ns - I'd rather have it the other way around. > > > > What is the logic AE uses to consolidate and pick which of the dupes to d= elete? > > > > A few of us have been searching but even Chris and Trish don't mention t= he logic here http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/story/cmg= _hidden_gems_chapter_43_advanced_rendering > > > > They probably do in their book! But I left it at home in Vegas and I'm i= n LA now. > > > > Anybody know? > > > > Thanks! > > > > // jayse >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail-2074F193-9A04-45BC-B8BC-311232C4D811 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
I haven't searched, but I'= d love a script that could search for duplicate imports and automatically 'r= eplace footage' so there's only one of each in the project.

I'm often in a situation like jayse, where projects are imported in= to other projects and duplicates build up...

Afaik,= 'consolidate footage' copies all used footage to one folder. I don't want t= o move footage files, just make the project less cluttered.

Anyone know if something like that exists?

Sent from my iPho= ne

On 28/01/2012, at 9:04 AM, jayse Hansen <mographer@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks guys! Jim I was talking more ab= out the 'consolidate all footage' command. But that's good info and is simil= ar to how I work as well! I think David's answer may be the solution - I'll t= ry that out! 

Appreciate the input!

// jayse
On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com&g= t; wrote:
When you Reduce Project, you select the Comps (= or folder) you want to retain.

I make a folder where I put all the Comps I want to keep.  Often, I'll p= re-render and use the pre-renders, but I want to hang onto the Comp I used f= or the Pre-Render.

So at the top of my project window, I have a folder for "keepers." Inside th= at are my master Comps folder, and my pre-comps folder.  Then, when I r= educe, I select the top level folder, and proceed.

I put some spaces at the beginning of my "keeper folder," so it'll always go= to the top of the Project Panel when I set it to sort in ascending order.



On Jan 27, 2012, at 12:39 PM, jayse Hansen wrote:

> Hey all!
>
> So - on the film we're working on we're constantly updating comps - and= importing aeps inside aeps that have aeps imported. It gets messy super fas= t.
>
> We always grab the elements we want - reduce project and consolidate. P= roblem is ae seems to delete the original dupes and leave the imported versi= ons - I'd rather have it the other way around.
>
> What is the logic AE uses to consolidate and pick which of the dupes to= delete?
>
> A few of us have been searching but even Chris and Trish don't mention t= he logic here htt= p://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/story/cmg_hidden_gems_chap= ter_43_advanced_rendering
>
> They probably do in their book! But I left it at home in Vegas and I'm i= n LA now.
>
> Anybody know?
>
> Thanks!
>
> // jayse


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