Return-Path: Received: from [216.70.64.41] (HELO n11.mail01.mtsvc.net) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4667618 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:12:38 +0200 Received: from cpe-76-169-93-245.socal.res.rr.com ([76.169.93.245]:43682 helo=[10.0.1.3]) by n11.mail01.mtsvc.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1SCLty-0000qJ-8E for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 26 Mar 2012 22:12:50 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Subject: Re: [AE] Problem with AE 5 footage path between Windows and OSX From: Michael Murphy In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 19:12:48 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <8BE4711A-78C2-4157-9FDC-1FE3838E946A@lasercade.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) X-Authenticated-User: 955966 murphy@meomi.com Hello listers, Thanks for everyone who chimed in to help. Managed through peripheral = removal and/or repeated incantations to get the PC booted long enough to = get the project consolidated and opened on my old but stable mac. Brian, I still hear the Total Training singers sometimes when I am = working on an effect with particular pizazz. Dappa doo woooowww!!! mm On Mar 26, 2012, at 5:07 PM, Michael Murphy wrote: > Thanks for all you help guys. >=20 > Yes, it's crazy that my PC has nosedived, otherwise I would do just = that. I'm in panic mode as I'm to deliver this project this evening (I = still have work to do) so of course I'm not thinking straight. I've just = never had this particular problem. Quite worried that if I don't get = this PC working (quite possible) that I will never be able to get this = file in shape again. >=20 >=20 > mm >=20 >=20 > On Mar 26, 2012, at 4:34 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote: >=20 >> A pity there's no way to open the original back on the PC, because = once you did, you could simply "collect files" to consolidate everything = into an easily-portable, cross-platform package. >>=20 >> Brian >>=20 >>> Michael, you're going to need somebody more capable than me to = answer that. I was just making a guess that you could change the drive = name in a text editor. I'm probably over my head just making that = speculation. As far as I know, saving the document in TextEdit may = convert it to a plain text document, where what you need it to do is = save it as an aep. But again, I'm clutching at straws here, and = throwing ideas out until somebody more experienced with this can chime = in. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:23 PM, Michael Murphy wrote: >>>=20 >>>> Thanks Jim, >>>>=20 >>>> I did a search and replace in Textedit, replacing "J:" with = "FIREWIRE02:" (the name of the drive), but when I open the file in AE, I = get an error that the file is corrupt. Is there any specific way i need = to save the AE file from Textedit >>>>=20 >>>> mm >>>>=20 >>>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: >>>>=20 >>>>> Oh, and you CAN open an aep in TextWrangler, or TextEdit, but = that's about all I can add. I understand a lot of the words, but I = wouldn't know what to do with them. I guess search for "J:" and try = replacing with the name of the drive that contains your project. Be = sure to "Save As" in case this blows up your neighborhood. >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> On Mar 26, 2012, at 6:02 PM, Michael Murphy wrote: >>>>>=20 >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> I've been using AE on both Windows and Macs for years, using = MacDrive with little problems. Today I tried to open an AE file that I = created on a Windows 7 machine on my Lion machine, and all the footage = is missing, as AE has saved the file path of the footage with a PC drive = letter of J: instead of the name of the drive and OSX is ignoring this. = I have NEVER had this problem before in over 7 years of using this = workflow. I would find and replace the footage, but there are hundreds = of files in various directories, so that is really impossible. To make = matters worse, my Windows machine has just died so I can't open the and = change it there >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> I'm pretty certain that there is no way to find and replace the = file path in AE. Is it possible to edit the AE file in any way to fix = this problem (I don't think AE files are text editable?) >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> Open to any ideas!!! >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>=20 >>>>>> mm >>>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> +---End of message---+ >>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to