Return-Path: Received: from omr4.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4609325 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:13:45 +0100 Received: from cm-omr11 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr4.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id q0S0JQMW023977 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:19:26 -0500 Authentication-Results: cm-omr11 smtp.user=chris@chriszwar.com; auth=pass (LOGIN) X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from [49.183.108.132] ([49.183.108.132:59373] helo=[49.183.108.132]) by cm-omr11 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPSA (cipher=AES128-SHA) id 6A/05-25300-B0F332F4; Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:19:26 -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-18074334-4C4A-45CD-B83D-6BBB2A4D948F X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A405) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <22386630-0E9C-4623-9B39-84B5AABBE1A9@chriszwar.com> Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:19:09 +1100 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-18074334-4C4A-45CD-B83D-6BBB2A4D948F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Well how cool is that, you can even learn useful stuff sitting on the bus. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone On 28/01/2012, at 9:47 AM, Phil Spitler wrote: > Nope, consolidate does exactly what you want. "search for duplicate impor= ts and automatically 'replace footage' so there's only one of each in the pr= oject." >=20 > "collect files" copies all the footage to one folder. >=20 > Phil >=20 >=20 > Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : 415= .394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com >=20 > On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Chris Zwar wrote: >=20 >> I haven't searched, but I'd love a script that could search for duplicate= imports and automatically 'replace footage' so there's only one of each in t= he project. >>=20 >> I'm often in a situation like jayse, where projects are imported into oth= er projects and duplicates build up... >>=20 >> Afaik, 'consolidate footage' copies all used footage to one folder. I don= 't want to move footage files, just make the project less cluttered. >>=20 >> Anyone know if something like that exists? >>=20 >> Sent from my iPhone >>=20 >> On 28/01/2012, at 9:04 AM, jayse Hansen wrote: >>=20 >>> Thanks guys! Jim I was talking more about the 'consolidate all footage' c= ommand. But that's good info and is similar to how I work as well! I think D= avid'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 re= tain. >>>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> So at the top of my project window, I have a folder for "keepers." Insid= e that are my master Comps folder, and my pre-comps folder. Then, when I re= duce, I select the top level folder, and proceed. >>>=20 >>> I put some spaces at the beginning of my "keeper folder," so it'll alway= s go to the top of the Project Panel when I set it to sort in ascending orde= r. >>>=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 - an= d importing aeps inside aeps that have aeps imported. It gets messy super fa= st. >>> > >>> > 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 t= o delete? >>> > >>> > A few of us have been searching but even Chris and Trish don't mention= the logic here http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/cmg_keyframes/story/c= mg_hidden_gems_chapter_43_advanced_rendering >>> > >>> > They probably do in their book! But I left it at home in Vegas and I'm= in LA now. >>> > >>> > Anybody know? >>> > >>> > Thanks! >>> > >>> > // jayse >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-18074334-4C4A-45CD-B83D-6BBB2A4D948F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Well how cool is that, you= can even learn useful stuff sitting on the bus.
Thanks!

Se= nt from my iPhone

On 28/01/2012, at 9:47 AM, Phil Spitler <= phil@bonfirelabs.com> wrote:<= br>
Nope, consolidate doe= s exactly what you want.  "search for duplicate imports and automati= cally 'replace footage' so there's only one of each in the project."
"collect files" copies all the footage to one folder.
<= div>
Phil


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

On Jan 27, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Chris Zwar wrote:

I haven't searched, but I'd love a script that could search for dupli= cate imports and automatically 'replace footage' so there's only one of each= in the project.

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

Afaik, 'consolidate footage' copies all used foot= age to one folder. I don't want 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 <mographer@gmail.com= > wrote:

Thank= s guys! Jim I was talking more about the 'consolidate all footage' command. B= ut that's good info and is similar to how I work as well! I think David's an= swer may be the solution - I'll try 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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