Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.207] (HELO homiemail-a75.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4662286 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:47:09 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a75.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a75.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD5E85EC072 for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:47:10 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=aescripts.com; h=mime-version :in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to: content-type; q=dns; s=aescripts.com; b=DiWbosaZ9mC+6iMHPVmO7r6q JpAXQYAPEmeQjvP0xnL2ru4fXKJIOAtO+y1jzdRHvoWO2uTFl66VKrf4nvJzH9BU 4+GUKwOHk681Ltmg8szW5CqroP+rDgnAiy2pXVbXLvR4Gb322aUtqGmtN3VCXgR2 UQMHtIOEjI4RYTCOwCM= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=aescripts.com; h= mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject :to:content-type; s=aescripts.com; bh=19vgrYVODkJnPXyqS6bkKuLJ22 s=; b=FFgr+CMc39EnoJzCle4GtEgnTZnEbn9r1DZJtNk/Ey6yGSaABWJC3jFpZ+ JOkjtF7/PaSoYmQ//L7uvW6E4MUZJaDKMDn1AbgvrcquVQeiySTpBo3l9NRLn8l4 jeZQtcxBJnd1pDSek90x4sw/dCRMBBAtfVCd/pnXlDrbNijss= Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com (mail-iy0-f169.google.com [209.85.210.169]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: lists@aescripts.com) by homiemail-a75.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 869DD5EC014 for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:47:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: by iajr24 with SMTP id r24so538294iaj.28 for ; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:47:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.42.138.200 with SMTP id d8mr780449icu.45.1332276429774; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:47:09 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.226.132 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:46:29 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Lloyd Alvarez Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:46:29 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Driving me nuts To: After Effects Mail List , Jonathan Penzner Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=90e6ba61374e56de3004bbb2c72a --90e6ba61374e56de3004bbb2c72a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jonathan, Here you go, let me know how it works for you: http://aescripts.com/queue-work-area/ I made it so that it can work with or without a GUI so you can use it with ft-Toolbar http://aescripts.com/ft-toolbar/ if you want. Cheers, Lloyd On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Jonathan Penzner wrote= : > Lloyd, > > > And for queuing items with the work area baked in, let me know if you > still have a need for this as it would be a simple script. > > > > This would be such a time-saver. It isn't often that I have to create > animations as I did on that job, but having a script to handle this would > be terrific. Where do I sign up? > > > Jonathan > > > > On Mar 20, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Lloyd Alvarez wrote: > > Hi Jonathan, > > And shifting gears a bit, any suggestions for batching 124 MOVs into WMVs= ? > > > You can you Batch Processor: http://aescripts.com/batchprocessor/ > > And for queuing items with the work area baked in, let me know if you > still have a need for this as it would be a simple script. > > -Lloyd > > On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Jonathan Penzner wro= te: > >> Hi, Eric, >> >> I can see that method working well, but in this project the precomps (an= d >> there a lot of them) overlap each other quite a bit. That's why the main >> comps are so long. And when I go from one main to the next main comp, I >> have the end of the previous comp at the top of the next one to keep the >> flow going. Anyway, rendered 124 pieces over five hours last night. Now = to >> check them out. >> >> And shifting gears a bit, any suggestions for batching 124 MOVs into WMV= s? >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Jonathan >> >> >> On Mar 13, 2012, at 3:05 AM, Eric James Wood wrote: >> >> Not sure of the way your files are built, and this probably won't work >> since it sounds like your using a lot of layers across different portion= s, >> but could you make pre comps of the bits you want in each part and then >> drag all the pre comps over to the render que? >> >> On 2012.Mar.13, at 10.15, Jonathan Penzner wrote: >> >> Still works that way in 5.5. >> >> >> What is so tedious is creating the work area, then having to make a >> custom selection. I'm breaking down about one hundred clips out of maybe= 12 >> comps. Making sure I select the Custom option each time is a real pain. = It >> would be so much easier if I could select a piece of the clip and have i= t >> stick without going through the extra 4 clicks =96 that is when I rememb= er to >> do it. Cause if I forget, and I do sometimes, it's a really big pain to = go >> back and figure out what I screwed up. >> >> > > > > *JONATHAN PENZNER* > SUNDANCE/REALTIME > VIDEO EDITING =95 MOTION GRAPHICS =95 DESIGN > > | STUDIO 626 345-0285 | > | CELL 818 321-2890 | > > SUREAL@CHARTER.NET > > --90e6ba61374e56de3004bbb2c72a Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jonathan,

Here you go, let me know how it works for y= ou:

I made it so that i= t can work with or without a GUI so you can use it with ft-Toolbar http://aescripts.com/ft-toolbar/= =A0if you want.

Cheers,
Lloyd

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Jonathan Penzner <= sureal@charter.net> wro= te:
Llo= yd,


And for queuing items with the work area baked in, let me know if= you still have a need for this as it would be a simple script.
=


This would be such a time-saver. It isn't often that I have = to create animations as I did on that job, but having a script to handle th= is would be terrific. Where do I sign up?


Jonathan=A0



On Mar 20, 2012, at 10= :44 AM, Lloyd Alvarez wrote:

Hi Jonathan= ,

And shifting ge= ars a bit, any suggestions for batching 124 MOVs into WMVs?

You can you Batch Processor: http://aescripts.com/batchproc= essor/

And for queuing items with the work area baked in, let = me know if you still have a need for this as it would be a simple script.

-Lloyd=A0

On Tu= e, Mar 13, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Jonathan Penzner <sureal@charter.net>= wrote:
Hi, Eric,

I can see that method working well,= but in this project the precomps (and there a lot of them) overlap each ot= her quite a bit. That's why the main comps are so long. And when I go f= rom one main to the next main comp, I have the end of the previous comp at = the top of the next one to keep the flow going. Anyway, rendered 124 pieces= over five hours last night. Now to check them out.

And shifting gears a bit, any suggestions for batching = 124 MOVs into WMVs?

Many thanks,

Jonathan


On Mar 13, 2012, at= 3:05 AM, Eric James Wood wrote:

Not sure of the way your files are built= , and this probably won't work since it sounds like your using a lot of= layers across different portions, but could you make pre comps of the bits= you want in each part and then drag all the pre comps over to the render q= ue?

On 2012.Mar.13, at 10.15, Jonathan Penzner wrote:

Still works that way in 5.5.

What is so tedious is = creating the work area, then having to make a custom selection. I'm bre= aking down about one hundred clips out of maybe 12 comps. Making sure I sel= ect the Custom option each time is a real pain. It would be so much easier = if I could select a piece of the clip and have it stick without going throu= gh the extra 4 clicks =96 that is when I remember to do it. Cause if I forg= et, and I do sometimes, it's a really big pain to go back and figure ou= t what I screwed up.
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