Return-Path: Received: from gateway14.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.243.15] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4644883 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:19:51 +0100 Received: by gateway14.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id A67BD69000328; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:26:39 -0600 (CST) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway14.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9901B69000302 for ; Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:26:39 -0600 (CST) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=52936 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1S419j-0007Ck-82 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 03 Mar 2012 20:26:39 -0600 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] Setting for Audio duration calculation Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 21:26:26 -0500 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <013801ccf9ae$332dff60$9989fe20$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0139_01CCF984.4A62A5C0" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQIR5a1jHdbv1NaooQIVC5Hb0tt6d5XPj8wA Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: cpe-024-167-166-243.triad.res.rr.com (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:52936 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 1 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0139_01CCF984.4A62A5C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Not sure I understand the need. Audio duration shouldn't be tied to frame rate as far as I know When working with frame based projects, not time code, I want to know in the project window how many frames long the audio is based on a given range - i.e. at 24.000fps , this audio clip is x frames long. When you set project setting to frame based, the duration changes for video and image sequences from time to frames but not for audio items. You have to drag them into a comp window to get the frame count. It seems like audio it should be a preference setting or other option somewhere. I need this often when creating clips for filmout or DCP generation. My NLE does this easily - just like AE to do it as well since I use it so much for assembling film and DCP output - and use audio tracks to verify frame accurate lengths. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/ http://www.stephenv2.me/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick ------=_NextPart_000_0139_01CCF984.4A62A5C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

> >Not sure I understand the need. Audio duration = shouldn't be tied to frame rate as far as I know

When working with frame based projects, not time code, I want to know = in the project window how many frames long the audio is based on a given = range – i.e. at 24.000fps , this audio clip is x frames long. When = you set project setting to frame based, the duration changes for video = and image sequences from time to frames but not for audio items. You = have to drag them into a comp window to get the frame count. It seems = like audio it should be a preference setting or other option = somewhere.

 

I need this often when creating clips for filmout or DCP generation. = My NLE does this easily – just like AE to do it as well since I = use it so much for assembling film and DCP output – and use audio = tracks to verify frame accurate lengths.

 

stephen van vuuren

336.202.4777

 

http://www.sv2studios.com/<= /span>

http://www.outsideinthemovie.com/=

http://www.stephenv2.me/

 

A film is – or should be – more like music than like = fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, = what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes = later.

–Stanley = Kubrick

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