Return-Path: Received: from mail-ee0-f41.google.com ([74.125.83.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4630246 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:04:08 +0100 Received: by eekc13 with SMTP id c13so1563554eek.28 for ; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:10:30 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of evan.fotis@gmail.com designates 10.213.20.1 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.213.20.1; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of evan.fotis@gmail.com designates 10.213.20.1 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=evan.fotis@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=evan.fotis@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.213.20.1]) by 10.213.20.1 with SMTP id d1mr453757ebb.65.1329563430598 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:10:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:disposition-notification-to:date:from:user-agent :mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:x-tagtoolbar-keys :content-type; bh=NiLbyDkYLlrUTA/vk/oyxTe8lnQPo23pWslvNzMczBo=; b=h/wNNgb5o7rQApUDtoYCGwHrkLpbFjCvJ/eT+ut9y/dH9zRFIike4Y1zQjcthqrk1s pYBtwV4EghLSvwNKv0XSRFNd/uCn9OikUefFlvZ+LpSh4zd53FE0mUVk/pXVaKpCvtBZ x0F2FoLY5ksZr4wpzu7MgD7EeBXh1OBdkZpp8= Received: by 10.213.20.1 with SMTP id d1mr373019ebb.65.1329563430474; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:10:30 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.2] (cust-233-240.on4.ontelecoms.gr. [92.118.233.240]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id s48sm47669020eem.0.2012.02.18.03.10.28 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sat, 18 Feb 2012 03:10:29 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <4F3F8725.1060006@gmail.com> Disposition-Notification-To: Evan Fotis Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:10:29 +0200 From: Evan Fotis User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080914 Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.17 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] Isolating Objects from a PSD File References: In-Reply-To: X-TagToolbar-Keys: D20120218131029688 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------020706070909020004010208" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020706070909020004010208 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit just to add, that when exporting a final format image,one may not want to include paths/masks to lower file size and not offer further editing helpers. Only "save for web" deletes paths on its own. On 18-Feb-12 08:54, Jonathan Penzner wrote: > I'll often get a picture of a car that's been made gorgeous by other > artists, using paths for every conceivable aspect of the of the look. > I don't need 28 paths. I might need two, and those other paths get in > the way. Same goes for alpha channels. And for the final pic, I may > not want or need any channels or paths. > > Paths and channels can useful for creating a picture but once the look > has been achieved they are no longer needed and can get in the way > when imported into other programs. So I'll save a file with all the > working paths and channels, then a copy with nothing but the finished pic. > > Hope that helps. > > Jonathan > > > On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Enrique Gamez wrote: > >> I have an inkling that mine is a dumb question. But, here goes > and cover>, >> >> Why would you want to delete paths and/or alpha channels? Wouldn't >> doing that ruin your picture? >> >> -e >> >> From: Jonathan Penzner > >> Reply-To: After Effects Mail List > > >> Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:38:33 -0800 >> To: After Effects Mail List > > >> Subject: Re: [AE] Isolating Objects from a PSD File >> >> Fantastic. Thanks, Evan. Great tip. >> >> >> On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:50 AM, Evan Fotis wrote: >> >>> FWIW I use a script that deletes all channels and paths at once: >>> >>>> #target photoshop >>>> app.bringToFront(); >>>> var theImage = app.activeDocument; >>>> theImage.pathItems.removeAll(); >>>> theImage.channels.removeAll(); >>> >>> /On 17-Feb-12 02:11, Jonathan Penzner wrote:/ >>>> /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./ >>> > > > *JONATHAN PENZNER* > SUNDANCE/REALTIME > VIDEO EDITING � MOTION GRAPHICS � DESIGN > > | STUDIO626 345-0285 | > | CELL818 321-2890 | > > SUREAL@CHARTER.NET > --------------020706070909020004010208 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit just to add, that when exporting a final format image,one may not want to include paths/masks to lower file size and not offer further editing helpers.
Only "save for web" deletes paths on its own.

On 18-Feb-12 08:54, Jonathan Penzner wrote:
I'll often get a picture of a car that's been made gorgeous by other artists, using paths for every conceivable aspect of the of the look. I don't need 28 paths. I might need two, and those other paths get in the way. Same goes for alpha channels. And for the final pic, I may not want or need any channels or paths.

Paths and channels can useful for creating a picture but once the look has been achieved they are no longer needed and can get in the way when imported into other programs. So I'll save a file with all the working paths and channels, then a copy with nothing but the finished pic.

Hope that helps.

Jonathan


On Feb 17, 2012, at 9:43 PM, Enrique Gamez wrote:

I have an inkling that mine is a dumb question.  But, here goes <duck and cover>,

Why would you want to delete paths and/or alpha channels?  Wouldn't doing that ruin your picture?

-e

From: Jonathan Penzner <sureal@charter.net>
Reply-To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:38:33 -0800
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Subject: Re: [AE] Isolating Objects from a PSD File

Fantastic. Thanks, Evan. Great tip.


On Feb 17, 2012, at 2:50 AM, Evan Fotis wrote:

FWIW I use a script that deletes all channels and paths at once:

#target photoshop
app.bringToFront();
var theImage = app.activeDocument;
theImage.pathItems.removeAll();
theImage.channels.removeAll();

On 17-Feb-12 02:11, Jonathan Penzner wrote:
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.


JONATHAN PENZNER
SUNDANCE/REALTIME
VIDEO EDITING � MOTION GRAPHICS � DESIGN

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