Return-Path: Received: from mail-vb0-f41.google.com ([209.85.212.41] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4831568 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:08:46 +0200 Received: by vbkv13 with SMTP id v13so3268481vbk.28 for ; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:09:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=0ahenz/yEurYVsp1zoplpXTAsSfoFJiXzfEtiehUdqc=; b=zBGM+n5X27rQRN+kTIq2rvT2ldo4eHNxriueaaBAGAqtNlfeFR4dhiP2pvdcKGSdsu diKNGXZrRUThpT8yGNLc7cY4jC0a9DPZ1g7kHw6iQFsOoUqXSdRWOT3zeLLL9ndnf6Ro goz2ra6cqWeHmy0CjX0x78/lkF7BMS4f/SEQNiX/BjLdYNWhTNbgw8aCh4ceS96uU8oC Lvo3JCS3xKSdZZkHgn6kBJpt8Kc4phBZzBJYvVI7pdhB9aCtUYfAPSfvXycPQpACXp5p gyf8ds3BA8dlliukiSW+SNXVQhiZYekf7nP1B+J0E09I4tmiRTfw6dbsoOSblTU9/BSS xe7A== MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.58.74.3 with SMTP id p3mr6437225vev.27.1346425778526; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:09:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.220.36.132 with HTTP; Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:09:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 11:09:38 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] After effects error when collecting files From: rendernyc To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bae44c83ed90404c8912e20 --047d7bae44c83ed90404c8912e20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 usually this is due to files being buried very deep in folders in your project as chris mentioned. the most commonly happens if you wind up importing projects multiple times. you can try to consolidate the project after reducing and then do a search in the project panel for the offending file and move it up to the root. or if there are multiple files try and do a search for something common like psd etc and move those up to a folder in the root of the project On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:39 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: > It means just what it says, the file path is too long. Find the original > file, rename it to something shorter, remove any special characters, relink > it in the project and you should be ok. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:36 AM, Peter Mock wrote: > > > Good Morning everyone, > > > > ..... at least it is morning here in London :-) > > I am dealing with a fast project that has grown like a fungus in all > directions > > during the last months and i am in the process of backing it up and i > have to > > do it very well since it is 130 GB big including all surplus assets > which i dont > > need anymore! > > After reducing the project to its bare essentials I initiated 'collect > files' and > > received the following erroe message in AE CS5, AE CS5.5 and AE CS6: > > After Effects error: File path "2min_Retail_J01_1-5.psd" is too long" > > I used a lot of multilayered psd compositions .... > > > > What does that mean and how can I resolve that ??..... I have thousands > of files > > that need backing up and need to separate them from the ones which are > not > > used in the project. > > > > For any advice me and my client would be very grateful > > Thanks and have a wonderful day > > Peter > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- danny princz exposedideas.com --047d7bae44c83ed90404c8912e20 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable usually this is due to files being buried very deep in folders in your proj= ect as chris mentioned. the most commonly happens if you wind up importing = projects multiple times.

you can try to consolidate the = project after reducing and then do a search in the project panel for the of= fending file and move it up to the root.

or if there are multiple files try and do a search for = something common like psd etc and move those up to a folder in the root of = the project

On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 10:39= AM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

It means just what it says, the file path is= too long. Find the original file, rename it to something shorter, remove a= ny special characters, relink it in the project and you should be ok.

Sent from my iPad

On Aug 31, 2012, at 3:36 AM, Peter Mock <petermock.info@mac.com> wrote:

> Good Morning everyone,
>
> ..... at least it is morning here in London :-)
> I am dealing with a fast project that has grown like a fungus in all d= irections
> during the last months and i am in the process of backing it up and i = have to
> do it very well since it is 130 GB big including all surplus assets wh= ich i dont
> need anymore!
> After reducing the project to its bare essentials I initiated 'col= lect files' and
> received the following erroe message in AE CS5, AE CS5.5 and AE CS6: > After Effects error: File path "2min_Retail_J01_1-5.psd" is = too long"
> I used a lot of multilayered psd compositions ....
>
> What does that mean and how can I resolve that ??..... I have thousand= s of files
> that need backing up and need to separate them from the ones which are= not
> used in the project.
>
> For any advice me and my client would be very grateful
> Thanks and have a wonderful day
> Peter
>
> +---End of message---+
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