Return-Path: Received: from mta21.charter.net ([216.33.127.81] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4628833 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 17 Feb 2012 01:04:43 +0100 Received: from imp11 ([10.20.200.11]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.8.01.05.02 201-2260-151-103-20110920) with ESMTP id <20120217001102.JAH5374.mta21.charter.net@imp11> for ; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:11:02 -0500 Received: from [192.168.2.6] ([24.205.88.47]) by imp11 with smtp.charter.net id aoB11i00X11HYT405oB1Ru; Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:11:02 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=rvNqJbVGdbt4egs52VbhtoJZG7AoPDG9H2iogr/sNfs= c=1 sm=1 a=nYNyULn6JoAA:10 a=yUnIBFQkZM0A:10 a=B+8qk+Kcu1Ba1jRfEkRdhQ==:17 a=hOpmn2quAAAA:8 a=qs4Pg0aJalaPqIR6IRsA:9 a=4OvEbNeAElQ1BLUhOR0A:7 a=pILNOxqGKmIA:10 a=RFaxJ1YKWH0A:10 a=p3b_eOXHgIUA:10 a=hUswqBWy9Q8A:10 a=BSAmT90L9CxVEaST4IMA:9 a=ZDlrvW5YH7boPDK87UIA:7 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=B+8qk+Kcu1Ba1jRfEkRdhQ==:117 From: Jonathan Penzner Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-69--1057057561 Subject: Re: [AE] Isolating Objects from a PSD File Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:11:00 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) --Apple-Mail-69--1057057561 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Hey, Scott, thanks for the response. No =96 no stray pixels. When I = select the whole frame and copy/delete the letter, then paste, the = letter always goes dead center, which I think would indicate that there = are no errant pixels hanging around. So here's what I did: Copied the path of the original letters and pasted = into AI. Copied he letters from AI and pasted into a new PSD file. = Selected all the letters in the path to get the ants, then deselected = all but the letter I wanted. New layer, fill. Rinse and repeat. No = problems. Everything comes in to AE perfectly. So I'm ok. By the way, wouldn't it be nice if, in Photoshop, you could select all = the paths or alpha channels at one time and drag them to the trash? I = often receive files with dozens of paths and deleting them one at a time = is a pain. But that was completely off topic. Sorry. Thanks again, Scott. Jonathan On Feb 16, 2012, at 3:57 PM, scott.aelist wrote: > can you post your PSD? is it possible you have some pixels that are = semi-transparent that don't show themselves when you command click? Are = you sure there aren't pixeles hanging off the edge of your PSD artboard? >=20 > On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Jonathan Penzner = wrote: > Good day to everyone, >=20 > I've created a word in Photoshop using vectors pasted from AI. Each = letter is rasterized and sits on it's own layer. When I Command click on = the letters in Photoshop, the marching ants surround the letters = perfectly =96 nothing extraneous anywhere. >=20 > Open the file in AE 5.5, using "Retain layer sizes" and the letters = have what seems to me to be completely arbitrary bounding boxes, such = that when I rotate a letter, the center of axis is anywhere but the = center of the letter. Anyone have a clue what's going on here? I can = think of several dozen work arounds but I'm hoping there's a flaw in my = work flow that's easily fixed. >=20 > Thanks in advance. >=20 >=20 > Jonathan JONATHAN PENZNER SUNDANCE/REALTIME VIDEO EDITING =95 MOTION GRAPHICS =95 DESIGN | STUDIO 626 345-0285 | | CELL 818 321-2890 | SUREAL@CHARTER.NET --Apple-Mail-69--1057057561 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252

can you = post your PSD? is it possible you have some pixels that are = semi-transparent that don't show themselves when you command click? Are = you sure there aren't pixeles hanging off the edge of your PSD = artboard?

On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Jonathan = Penzner <sureal@charter.net> = wrote:

Good day to = everyone,

I've created a word in Photoshop = using vectors pasted from AI. Each letter is rasterized and sits on it's = own layer. When I Command click on the letters in Photoshop, the = marching ants surround the letters perfectly =96 nothing extraneous = anywhere.

Open the file in AE 5.5, using "Retain layer sizes" = and the letters have what seems to me to be completely arbitrary = bounding boxes, such that when I rotate a letter, the center of axis is = anywhere but the center of the letter. Anyone have a clue what's going = on here? I can think of several dozen work arounds but I'm hoping = there's a flaw in my work flow that's easily fixed.

Thanks in = advance.

Jonathan

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