Return-Path: Received: from mail-bk0-f41.google.com ([209.85.214.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4787267 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 26 Jul 2012 16:17:39 +0200 Received: by bkcjc3 with SMTP id jc3so1105502bkc.28 for ; Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:21:42 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:disposition-notification-to:date:from:user-agent :mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:x-tagtoolbar-keys :content-type; bh=7U6G2PQK9WpaJGOO5e7likPT/vLafFAS5X+hDBJAYR0=; b=Vqp2Tav18777r3l8UQ3na1wPEWOFxXZ3Dxm+VKy3bBJS90bvLcGqVYJmMyNDOsucY+ 811QZnd+lxNWreS+8yoRypX0/XI1NuccpY9RR/9GcgWzWJ2pBhqQmflZ45xu7hwq7OlW OWGhg5ey/vijXJOz4YM0wWbXKOINYXx7x6J7+jxv6VSGqlPvM+fOb1a4oT6nQ/BuXvHO 1/6BsaPUyXNsKHbvgCRU2NexI762Dbsrfzfw9WRePwG5fIvzA3Z4ll5Ie6e6RKnvm4cP PvhKXAcNACys1OBfNiQvPdJz878NrZ4+A4Flsd/wx+7BS1qkpkarpD8zFthRv/8HGv4T CmiA== Received: by 10.205.126.15 with SMTP id gu15mr13376555bkc.134.1343312502084; Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:21:42 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.4] (cust-233-240.on4.ontelecoms.gr. [92.118.233.240]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 14sm1082315bkw.15.2012.07.26.07.21.38 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 26 Jul 2012 07:21:40 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <501152A3.1080100@gmail.com> Disposition-Notification-To: Evan Fotis Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:22:27 +0300 From: Evan Fotis User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.17) Gecko/20080914 Lightning/0.9 Thunderbird/2.0.0.17 Mnenhy/0.7.5.666 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: [AE] script for advancing to end of last paint stroke layer References: In-Reply-To: X-TagToolbar-Keys: D20120726172227475 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060606040409070403080205" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060606040409070403080205 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello, I'm trying to record a drawing session in AE using Paint in Write on mode. However at the end of each stroke I have to stop drawing in layer window, go down to the TL, expand all paint stroke key-frames with UU and press K to advance to last key-frame. This slows down the process big time and does not work every-time, otherwise I would have already added this custom key sequence to my intuos, but ity doesn't work that way. Apart from that, the Paint fx Brush Stroke sub-layers cannot be sequenced like normal layers can. At least old Vector Paint had the shift paint option... It would be very useful if a script could do that in one shot reliably, binded to a hot key. This way "all one would need to do" is hit the hot-key after each stroke! to get the CTI to the end of the last stroke ad proceed with drawing along for a sequential stroke effect. Or if sequencing paint-strokes was possible. Any ideas to make drawing feasible within AE? On 26-Jul-12 16:36, Kristaps Grīva wrote: > > Thank You so much for the tip! > > Found the script at > http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_MasksToShapes > > And it did the job :) > > Kristaps > > *From:*After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] *On > Behalf Of *scott.aelist > *Sent:* Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:41 PM > *To:* After Effects Mail List > *Subject:* Re: [AE] illustrator import / convert to shapes CS6 with no > stroke > > Someone wrote a script that converts masks to shape layers. Copy your > paths in as masks and then run that on it. > > On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:55 AM, Kristaps Grīva > wrote: > > Hi everyone! > > I have to animate an artwork imported from illustrator. It > consists of many paths. The plan is a simple write-on (using „trim > paths” feature of shape layers) + a bit of wiggle paths and puppet > tool distortions for secondary motion… > > Thought the new „create shapes from vector layer” feature would > come in useful to avoid tedious multiple path copypasting from > illustrator. > > But! It only allows to convert illustrator paths that HAVE a > stroke applied. And if they do, converter expands the strokes to > shapes, which is useless for „trim paths” method, in my case. > > Isn’t there still a newer/quicker method to get multiple paths > from Illustrator to AE shapes apart from countless path > duplications/copypastes? :) > > Huge thanks if any idea comes up :) > > Kristaps Griva > > broadcast graphics design > > LNT / TV5 / K2 > > www.lnt.lv > > > / --------------060606040409070403080205 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello,
I'm trying to record a drawing session in AE using Paint in Write on mode.
However at the end of each stroke I have to stop drawing in layer window, go down to the TL, expand all paint stroke key-frames with UU and press K to advance to last key-frame. This slows down the process big time and does not work every-time, otherwise I would have already added this custom key sequence to my intuos, but ity doesn't work that way. Apart from that, the Paint fx Brush Stroke sub-layers cannot be sequenced like normal layers can.
At least old Vector Paint had the shift paint option...
It would be very useful if a script could do that in one shot reliably, binded to a hot key. This way "all one would need to do" is hit the hot-key after each stroke! to get the CTI to the end of the last stroke ad proceed with drawing along for a sequential stroke effect.
Or if sequencing paint-strokes was possible.

Any ideas to make drawing feasible within AE?
 
On 26-Jul-12 16:36, Kristaps Grīva wrote:

Thank You so much for the tip!

Found the script at http://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_MasksToShapes

And it did the job :)

 

Kristaps

 

From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of scott.aelist
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 3:41 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] illustrator import / convert to shapes CS6 with no stroke

 

 Someone wrote a script that converts masks to shape layers. Copy your paths in as masks and then run that on it.

On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 3:55 AM, Kristaps Grīva <kristaps.griva@lnt.lv> wrote:

Hi everyone!

 

I have to animate an artwork imported from illustrator. It consists of many paths. The plan is a simple write-on (using „trim paths” feature of shape layers) + a bit of wiggle paths and puppet tool distortions for secondary motion…

Thought the new „create shapes from vector layer” feature would come in useful to avoid tedious multiple path copypasting from illustrator.

But! It only allows to convert illustrator paths that HAVE a stroke applied. And if they do, converter expands the strokes to shapes, which is useless for „trim paths” method, in my case.

 

Isn’t there still a newer/quicker method to get multiple paths from Illustrator to AE shapes apart from countless path duplications/copypastes? :)

 

Huge thanks if any idea comes up :)

 

Kristaps Griva

broadcast graphics design

LNT / TV5 / K2

www.lnt.lv

 

 

 

 


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