Return-Path: Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f41.google.com ([209.85.215.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4813624 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:26:31 +0200 Received: by lahd3 with SMTP id d3so950224lah.28 for ; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:26:54 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=ouUR0OONHKrE6dtqFdxEln534b16ZB9LancNMjgQjyM=; b=Oq//HrBUYy6AzlVabQDbQeANXbz7Bv/WIvfyZaxyJnvgITQU7Mo6xuAGa0sm/xVCa+ MlB8o/VPtuYPWjSrRRtb5DeHJIM2tNzkatvqoWXefwJC+9iUlXQM+Fh/0SU044r3napz Ya/nO1kiJEWg4cyq11VyqNcnr8b52vMhAxaeVLMzSSroAdFbce1CyBBcUrjjUK72H7i2 m7Pv/Z4eGMyUb4J62WzFoJHb2t0Gl7NyDYOHcFO5PIAQa/M9Kn6klm/nZTEby84qQqLu flscLmc1DFcKkA+HB1TbJgz7+ng2g2GtxEUanrsaLWzgyF/HMkdV5sF3Mgkk1Wj5Pbiz SLZQ== Received: by 10.112.84.168 with SMTP id a8mr9983785lbz.92.1345062414089; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:26:54 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.148.194 with HTTP; Wed, 15 Aug 2012 13:26:13 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:26:13 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Element for logos To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d04016cad647fbe04c753bf48 --f46d04016cad647fbe04c753bf48 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >I'd have to copy all my Ai vectors and paste to masks in Ae, one group at a time. that's not really that difficult, you can do multiple paths into shape layer paths at once, you just need to create as many shape layer paths as you have vector paths, and make sure the path properties are twirled down when pasting back and forth. >Another tricky part seems to be matching official client colors. isn't that part of our job? I mean if you use something like C4D it will import the textures, exact colors too >I don't have, nor do I want a 3D app to make an obj file to export to Element. So you refuse to learn about using 3D but you want a 3D animation? Sketchup can export .obj files and it's free. Or why not just hire someone else to do it? Element isn't going to automatically do all the magic for you. You gotta put in SOME effort. :D On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > I'm looking at getting VCP Element for animating logos, but it appears > that may be tricky. > > If I understand the method correctly, I'd have to copy all my Ai vectors > and paste to masks in Ae, one group at a time. > > Then do my voodoo in Element. > > Another tricky part seems to be matching official client colors. Other > than writing down RGB values in Ai and entering manually in Element, I > don't see a way in the Element tutorials to assign proper colors to Element > layers (such as an eyedropper I can click on an external Ai file. > > I don't have, nor do I want a 3D app to make an obj file to export to > Element. > > I have Invigorator Pro 6, but the Element demos make it look much faster, > once you get your layer groups into Element. And that looks like the > hardest part. > > Any thoughts? I don't see a download trial for Element on the VCP site. > Did I overlook the link? > > Jim C. > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --f46d04016cad647fbe04c753bf48 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >I'd have to copy all my Ai vectors and paste to masks in Ae, one g= roup at a time.

that's not really that difficult, you can do mul= tiple paths into shape layer paths at once, you just need to create as many= shape layer paths as you have vector paths, and make sure the path propert= ies are twirled down when pasting back and forth.

>Another tricky part seems to be matching official client colors.
isn't that part of our job? I mean if you use something like C4D i= t will import the textures, exact colors too

>I don't have, n= or do I want a 3D app to make an obj file to export to Element.

So you refuse to learn about using 3D but you want a 3D animation? Sket= chup can export .obj files and it's free. Or why not just hire someone = else to do it? Element isn't going to automatically do all the magic fo= r you. You gotta put in SOME effort. :D

On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 4:11 PM, Jim Curtis = <= jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

I'm looking at getting VCP Element for animating logos, but it appears = that may be tricky.

If I understand the method correctly, I'd have to copy all my Ai vector= s and paste to masks in Ae, one group at a time.

Then do my voodoo in Element.

Another tricky part seems to be matching official client colors. =A0Other t= han writing down RGB values in Ai and entering manually in Element, I don&#= 39;t see a way in the Element tutorials to assign proper colors to Element = layers (such as an eyedropper I can click on an external Ai file.

I don't have, nor do I want a 3D app to make an obj file to export to E= lement.

I have Invigorator Pro 6, but the Element demos make it look much faster, o= nce you get your layer groups into Element. =A0And that looks like the hard= est part.

Any thoughts? =A0I don't see a download trial for Element on the VCP si= te. =A0Did I overlook the link?

Jim C.

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