Return-Path: Received: from omr14.networksolutionsemail.com ([205.178.146.64] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4664982 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:20:06 +0100 Received: from cm-omr1 (mail.networksolutionsemail.com [205.178.146.50]) by omr14.networksolutionsemail.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id q2NLKDj4001341 for ; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:20:13 -0400 Authentication-Results: cm-omr1 smtp.user=torno@sydefxink.com; auth=pass (CRAM-MD5) X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Received: from [64.183.31.59] ([64.183.31.59:55510] helo=[192.168.1.140]) by cm-omr1 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.2.41 r(31179/31189)) with ESMTPA id 9C/99-07348-C09EC6F4; Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:20:13 -0400 Subject: Re: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows References: From: David Torno Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-11701923-8338-4070-AFAE-0D180CA86EC7 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (9A334) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <444A431C-5B01-4AF4-A693-ED264EDE21C1@sydefxink.com> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 14:20:11 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-11701923-8338-4070-AFAE-0D180CA86EC7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Are you on Mac or PC? If on Mac open a new Finder window, go to main folder containing all your fo= otage. Do search for mp4 and constrain search to just that folder. Select al= l files and just drag them into AE project window. If on PC, unfortunately I can't help you there. Sorry. David Torno Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 --------------------- http://www.sydefxink.com http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com http://mactex.blogspot.com "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" -Charles Field On Mar 23, 2012, at 12:59 PM, John Morgan wrote: > Tried both methods you describe, Teddy. Unsuccessful with the XDCAM EX fol= der structure unique to this camera. So it looks like copy/paste is the way t= o go for now. > Thanks, > John > =20 > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf O= f Teddy Gage > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:44 PM > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows > =20 > Just import the whole root folder, ae will grab all the video files. or do= "import multiple items" >=20 > On Mar 23, 2012 3:40 PM, "John Morgan" wrote: > I just found something very annoying about Ae, compared to Pr=E2=80=94the i= mport windows are different. > =20 > Sony XDCAM EX (Sony PMW-F3 camera) data structure embeds each .mp4 file in= side a metadata folder unique to each clip. Contrast to P2 MXF data where al= l video files reside in a ..CONTENTS\VIDEO folder and can be imported as a g= roup. > =20 > Importing to Pr, the workaround to having to go into each clip=E2=80=99s p= ersonal folder is that I can navigate to the root level folder [BPAV], then t= ype =E2=80=9C.mp4=E2=80=9D in the import window=E2=80=99s SEARCH box, and al= l .mp4 files will show as a group and I can then group import them. I just d= iscovered that After Effect=E2=80=99s Import window does not have a SEARCH b= ox. I=E2=80=99m not particularly fond of having to import one video clip at= a time! > =20 > Are there any known workarounds to this? > =20 > Thanks, > John > =20 > =20 > Obviously, this should be a feature request. > =20 > J > =20 > =20 > =20 >=20 > This message, and any attachments, is intended only for the use of the add= ressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential or ot= herwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this e= -mail is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any unauth= orized use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of this message is p= rohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify t= he sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail and any attachments from y= our system. =C2=AD=C2=AD =20 --Apple-Mail-11701923-8338-4070-AFAE-0D180CA86EC7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Are you on Mac or PC?

If on Mac open a new Finder window, go to main folder c= ontaining all your footage. Do search for mp4 and constrain search to just t= hat folder. Select all files and just drag them into AE project window.

If on PC, unfortunately I can't help you there. Sorry.<= br>
David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
http://www.ghosttownmedia.com
O: 213.739.2290
C: 818.391.6060
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http://aeioweyou.blogspot= .com

"The most useless day is that in which w= e do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Mar 23, 2012= , at 12:59 PM, John Morgan <John.= Morgan@slcc.edu> wrote:

Tried both methods you describe, Teddy. U= nsuccessful with the XDCAM EX folder structure unique to this camera. So it l= ooks like copy/paste is the way to go for now.

Thanks,

John

 

From: After Effects Mai= l List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Teddy Gage
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 1:44 PM
To: After Effects Mail L= ist
Subject: Re: [AE] Differences in Ae/Pr import windows

 

Just import the w= hole root folder, ae will grab all the video files. or do "import multiple i= tems"

On Mar 23, 2012 3:40 PM, "Jo= hn Morgan" <John.Morgan@slcc.edu<= /a>> wrote:

I just found something very a= nnoying about Ae, compared to Pr=E2=80=94the import windows are different.

 

Sony XDCAM EX (Sony PMW-F3= camera) data structure embeds each .mp4 file inside a metadata folder uniqu= e to each clip. Contrast to P2 MXF data where all video files reside in a ..= CONTENTS\VIDEO folder and can be imported as a group.

=  

Importing to  Pr, the workaround to having= to go into each clip=E2=80=99s personal folder is that I can navigate to th= e root level folder [BPAV], then type =E2=80=9C.mp4=E2=80=9D in the import w= indow=E2=80=99s SEARCH box, and all .mp4 files will show as a group and I ca= n then group import them. I just discovered that After Effect=E2=80=99s Impo= rt window does not have a SEARCH box.  I=E2=80=99m not particularly fon= d of having to import one video clip at a time!

 =

Are there any known workarounds to this?

 

Thanks,

John

 

 

Obviously, this should be a feature request.

 <= o:p>

J

 

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