Return-Path: Received: from [69.93.164.3] (HELO gateway12.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4876412 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:53:37 +0200 Received: by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id D9793F3B2D49A; Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:56:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by gateway12.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4FD2F3B2D43F for ; Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:56:07 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [199.21.106.94] (port=56340 helo=[192.168.0.8]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1TP2kk-0004GR-U2 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 18 Oct 2012 21:56:03 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Subject: Re: [AE] preview audio on layer view From: "Trish Meyer (Lists)" In-Reply-To: Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 20:56:01 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1085) 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: ([192.168.0.8]) [199.21.106.94]:56340 X-Source-Auth: trish@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 6 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== pressing . to preview is shortcut for Audio Preview > Here Foreward, = which seems to only work in the Timeline. In the layer panel, try 0 for RAM Preview or spacebar for standard = preview. Illustrator layers only have a Layer panel is they are NOT continuously = rasterized. As soon as you CR them, they technically have no "source" = until later in the render pipeline (after Transformations). Because = masks have to be applied to pixels, the layer panel just won't open. = I've asked before for a dialog to open to explain this, as it is = confusing behavior. So if you want to apply a mask you have to do it in = the comp panel after the pixels have been made; or turn off CR and mask, = then turn it back on. Same goes if you CR a Solid layer.=20 Text and Shape layers have CR on by default, so you don't get a layer = panel for them at all.=20 Another example of why understanding the render pipeline is important to = understand AE's quirks... ;) Trish On Oct 5, 2012, at 6:46 AM, Evan Fotis wrote: > Hello, I seem to have a brain lock. > I'm trying to preview some audio files by double clicking on the layer = and pressing numpad del (.) but I get TL audio preview. > Also by double clicking on a vector ai layer in TL it will not open in = layer view. Only when I do that from the project panel does it show up = in footage window.. > Any ideas? > Tnx >=20 > ps: as a workaround I right click in project "reveal in bridge" which = is set to auto play, but its too cumbersome. >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to __________________________ Trish & Chris Meyer | Crish Design http://www.crishdesign.com Email: trish_lists@crishdesign.com