Return-Path: Received: from mail-pz0-f41.google.com ([209.85.210.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4633643 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:05:50 +0100 Received: by dadv6 with SMTP id v6so7043764dad.28 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:16 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of phil@bonfirelabs.com designates 10.68.208.136 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.68.208.136; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of phil@bonfirelabs.com designates 10.68.208.136 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=phil@bonfirelabs.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.68.208.136]) by 10.68.208.136 with SMTP id me8mr78523957pbc.55.1329851536963 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:16 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.68.208.136 with SMTP id me8mr64711237pbc.55.1329851536901; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:16 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.0.132] ([65.223.58.66]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g9sm1001013pba.6.2012.02.21.11.12.14 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:15 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] creating mini cosmos and asset management tips From: Phil Spitler In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:12:13 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQnwf6bmEPq06m+4fkuOvYuqhmKfNh1KjdwO2NWlhdLlsyvBZhK16pvl4/Ks/j9rxHdlAqh5 Trapcode Particular is your friend on this one. Set up each galaxy as a different Particular layer. Your assets can be single frames in a preComp then in Particular choose = "random still frame" in the layer options. This will make each particle a random frame from the preComp. Very easy = to switch out. This would be where I would start. Phil Phil Spitler | Associate Creative Director | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 | c : 415.571.3139 | Bonfirelabs.com On Feb 21, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Rachel Max wrote: > Hello Brainiacs, >=20 > I seek your wise counsel... >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > Thanks much, > Rachel >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to