Return-Path: Received: from nk11p99mm-asmtpout007.mac.com ([17.158.233.228] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4633645 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:02:15 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from rmax2.apple.com ([17.201.52.223]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp997.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01(7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPSA id <0LZR003RXBU3JT60@nk11p03mm-asmtp997.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:08:28 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.6.7361,1.0.260,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-02-21_07:2012-02-21,2012-02-21,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1202210190 From: Rachel Max Subject: creating mini cosmos and asset management tips Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:08:27 -0800 Message-id: <418BA0AA-F3FE-4026-8E10-213E648A7D57@mac.com> To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) Hello Brainiacs, I seek your wise counsel... I am making a cosmos of sorts which I will fly through. The camera will explore different galaxies in the cosmos and these galaxies will be compromised of various assets and words - not stars. Each galaxy will have different assets. In some programs you can direct a script to populate a result by viewing a folder full of assets and randomizing - I'm not sure this is possible in AE. I'm looking for any tips, scripts, plug-ins that will allow any easy asset replacement for say 600 assets per galaxy or any tips on building a cosmos with assets and not stars. Thanks much, Rachel