Return-Path: Received: from mail-tul01m020-f169.google.com ([209.85.214.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4633729 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:17:06 +0100 Received: by obbta7 with SMTP id ta7so9486427obb.28 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:33 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of teddygage@gmail.com designates 10.182.182.100 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.182.182.100; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of teddygage@gmail.com designates 10.182.182.100 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=teddygage@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=teddygage@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.182.182.100]) by 10.182.182.100 with SMTP id ed4mr17071258obc.24.1329855813364 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:33 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=I4fdr5p2UrOd6RoTUhmFb1AJHvH8si84CEdtAc7LpN0=; b=WGkgNTgjjnvj1INgwmHr4K3chQbT5Id09IMhPQqLPmok/y20/Nnhnfp2QzdC88ZQIi SfR+tcMUA550AMqG2zn7t317Rhhb0d/pyftsnUTwJseyYpC/WJ9hDAwJ8rRMNq2WDKXA TTOTx+tt3cglFJeH6DsVIl4Vr9vjSVExywuJ4= Received: by 10.182.182.100 with SMTP id ed4mr14449703obc.24.1329855813308; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:33 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.66.233 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:22:53 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:22:53 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] creating mini cosmos and asset management tips To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=14dae939965d5ad23304b97f2f1d --14dae939965d5ad23304b97f2f1d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 You should also check out Yanobox Nodes (an FxFactory plugin) - it's mac only but just amazing for data viz, Used it recently on a project and a client was very impressed. it has great management of text and text strings from word files as well as an easy to use interface On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Rachel Max wrote: > thanks Phil - I was just doing that! > > Cheers, > Rachel > > > On Feb 21, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Phil Spitler wrote: > > > 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, > >> > >> 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 > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --14dae939965d5ad23304b97f2f1d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You should also check out Yanobox Nodes (an FxFactory plugin) - it's ma= c only but just amazing for data viz, Used it recently on a project and a c= lient was very impressed. it has great management of text and text strings = from word files as well as an easy to use interface=A0

On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Rachel Max = <rachelmax@mac.co= m> wrote:
thanks Phil - I was just doing that!

Cheers,
Rachel


On Feb 21, 2012, at 11:12 AM, Phil Spitler wrote:

> 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 choos= e "random still frame" in the layer options.
>
> This will make each particle a random frame from the preComp. Very eas= y to switch out.
>
> This would be where I would start.
>
> Phil
>
>
> Phil Spitler | =A0 Associate Creative Director =A0| =A0Bonfire =A0Labs= =A0| =A0t : 415.394.82= 00 =A0| =A0c : 415.= 571.3139 =A0| =A0Bonfirelabs.com
>
> On Feb 21, 2012, at 11:08 AM, Rachel Max wrote:
>
>> Hello Brainiacs,
>>
>> I seek your wise counsel...
>>
>> I am making a cosmos of sorts which I will fly through. =A0The cam= era will explore different galaxies in the cosmos and these galaxies will b= e compromised of various assets and words - not stars.
>>
>> Each galaxy will have different assets. =A0In some programs you ca= n direct a script to populate a result by viewing a folder full of assets a= nd randomizing - I'm not sure this is possible in AE.
>>
>> I'm looking for any tips, scripts, plug-ins that will allow an= y easy asset replacement for say 600 assets per galaxy or any tips on build= ing a cosmos with assets and not stars.
>>
>> Thanks much,
>> Rachel
>>
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