Return-Path: Received: from gateway03.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.139.30] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4781073 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 19:38:37 +0200 Received: by gateway03.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id 9E3E0C17756C9; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:42:29 -0500 (CDT) Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by gateway03.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F83FC177568C for ; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:42:29 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [199.21.106.94] (port=53808 helo=[192.168.0.5]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SsHDg-0005gs-Af for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:42:28 -0500 From: Chris Meyer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1278) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_B977E30D-280B-41C2-991B-0CB06A044C1F" Subject: Re: [AE] Photoshop CS6 Issues Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:42:27 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <8CBA1510-0170-4203-9A16-7E9FCA0D4EF2@crishdesign.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1278) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alpina.websitewelcome.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.0.5]) [199.21.106.94]:53808 X-Source-Auth: chris@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== --Apple-Mail=_B977E30D-280B-41C2-991B-0CB06A044C1F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Does FCP actually take DPI into account? The very earliest versions of = Premiere used to, but most apps have long since let ago of the notion of = "DPI" having anything to do with video. - Chris On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:05 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > Perhaps I should elaborate. I've been tasked to do a couple of "slide = show" projects (Yikes!). Whenever I brought a bunch of JPEGs in and = tried to do Motion moves, and dissolves between them, FCP crashed = regularly. When I brought the same stills into Pr, I had no crashes. =20= >=20 > And on other projects, where I only had occasional stills, I'd still = get crashes from the JPEGs, but not after I converted them to TIF. >=20 > That's just been my experience. Maybe it's a codec thing. I think = I'm the Pig Pen of finding things that crash Mac apps. >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Jul 20, 2012, at 11:51 AM, James Culbertson wrote: >=20 >> FCP 7.03? JPEGs and PNGs work just fine in my experience. I'm = working on a feature length doc that I inherited for finishing tasks = that is a smorgasbord of formats - in addition to JPEGs, and PNGs, there = are also BMPs, Tiffs, and PSD. No problems whatsoever. What I would = avoid are PDFs. >>=20 >> If I were to choose I would stick with TIFF and JPEG, and use PSD = when necessary. >>=20 >> James >>=20 >>=20 >> On Jul 20, 2012, at 7:12 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: >>=20 >>> I've had bad luck with most still formats in FCP. It's pretty = hostile to JPEGs and PNGs, IME. =20 >>>=20 >>> Try TIF or TGA, which also support an alpha channel. TIF is what I = use (when I have to.) =20 >>>=20 >>> Pr is a LOT better at handling stills, except really large ones. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On Jul 20, 2012, at 8:55 AM, Benny Christensen wrote: >>>=20 >>>> That has been my workaround, but it is annoying because I don't = like to use PSDs in FCP. I usually like a flattened file for titles. >>>>=20 >>>> Thanks. >>>>=20 >>>> Benny Christensen >>>> Producers Playhouse >>>> Oklahoma City >>>> 405-858-0700 >>>>=20 >>>> "To be is to do"--Socrates >>>> "To do is to be"--Jean-Paul Sartre >>>> "Do be do be do"--Frank Sinatra >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>>=20 >>>> On Jul 20, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Glen Tubbesing wrote: >>>>=20 >>>>> You might try using Photoshop's native PSD format, instead. >>>>>=20 >>>>> On Jul 20, 2012 6:38 AM, "Benny Christensen" = wrote: >>>>> I know this isn't the Photoshop list, but since it is pretty = integral to our workflow here goes. >>>>>=20 >>>>> I am having a couple of issues lately. >>>>>=20 >>>>> 1) PNGs are not acting the same way they used to. I can't get the = empty spaces to read as alpha holes in FCP. Is there a better format to = use since PICT files are no longer an option. >>>>>=20 >>>>> 2) Sometimes the program simply will not let me Save a file. The = Save window pops up, but the buttons are not colored and won't react. In = fact, at that point the program is completely locked up and I have to = Force Quit. >>>>>=20 >>>>> Has anyone else seen these problems? >>>>>=20 >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>>=20 >>>>> Benny Christensen >>>>> Producers Playhouse >>>>> Oklahoma City >>>>> 405-858-0700 >>>>>=20 >>>>> "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick = themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Sir Winston = Churchill >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>>=20 >>>>> +---End of message---+ >>>>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>>>=20 >>>=20 >>=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_B977E30D-280B-41C2-991B-0CB06A044C1F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Does = FCP actually take DPI into account? The very earliest versions of = Premiere used to, but most apps have long since let ago of the notion of = "DPI" having anything to do with video.

 - = Chris



On Jul 20, = 2012, at 11:05 AM, Jim Curtis wrote:

Perhaps I should elaborate. =  I've been tasked to do a couple of "slide show" projects (Yikes!). =  Whenever I brought a bunch of JPEGs in and tried to do Motion = moves, and dissolves between them, FCP crashed regularly.  When I = brought the same stills into Pr, I had no crashes. =  

And on other projects, where I only had = occasional stills, I'd still get crashes from the JPEGs, but not after I = converted them to TIF.

That's just been my = experience.  Maybe it's a codec thing.  I think I'm the Pig = Pen of finding things that crash Mac = apps.



On Jul 20, 2012, = at 11:51 AM, James Culbertson wrote:

FCP 7.03?  JPEGs and = PNGs work just fine in my experience. I'm working on a feature length = doc that I inherited for finishing tasks that is a smorgasbord of = formats - in addition to JPEGs, and PNGs, there are also BMPs, Tiffs, =  and PSD. No problems whatsoever. What I would avoid are = PDFs.

If I were to choose I would stick with = TIFF and JPEG, and use PSD when = necessary.

James


On Jul 20, 2012, at 7:12 AM, Jim Curtis wrote:

I've had bad luck with most = still formats in FCP.  It's pretty hostile to JPEGs and PNGs, IME. =  

Try TIF or TGA, which also support an alpha = channel.  TIF is what I use (when I have to.) =  

Pr is a LOT better at handling stills, = except really large ones.


On Jul 20, 2012, at = 8:55 AM, Benny Christensen wrote:

That has been my workaround, = but it is annoying because I don't like to use PSDs in FCP. I usually = like a flattened file for titles.

Thanks.

=
Benny Christensen
Producers = Playhouse
Oklahoma = City
405-858-0700

=
"To be is to = do"--Socrates
"To do is to be"--Jean-Paul Sartre
"Do be do be = do"--Frank = Sinatra
<= /div>







On Jul 20, 2012, at 8:52 AM, Glen Tubbesing = wrote:

You might try using Photoshop's native PSD format, = instead.

On Jul 20, 2012 6:38 AM, "Benny Christensen" = <bennychristensen@me.com> = wrote:
I know this isn't the Photoshop list, but since it is pretty integral to = our workflow here goes.

I am having a couple of issues lately.

1) PNGs are not acting the same way they used to. I can't get the empty = spaces to read as alpha holes in FCP. Is there a better format to use = since PICT files are no longer an option.

2) Sometimes the program simply will not let me Save a file. The Save = window pops up, but the buttons are not colored and won't react. In = fact, at that point the program is completely locked up and I have to = Force Quit.

Has anyone else seen these problems?

Thanks in advance.

Benny Christensen
Producers Playhouse
Oklahoma City
405-858-0700

"Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick = themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened." - Sir Winston = Churchill






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