Return-Path: Received: from [208.97.132.81] (HELO homiemail-a29.g.dreamhost.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4914633 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:33:49 +0100 Received: from homiemail-a29.g.dreamhost.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by homiemail-a29.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D1C93674058 for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:37:41 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=louai.org; h=mime-version :in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to: content-type; q=dns; s=louai.org; b=rWcOlF/V2/7sAEHizwqrAB1kihRY ibqeQitQqhF+PEWU4gPUuGRuuc8oAVh5kFHbQsIX8G5go3q4DVrskd/R8fFasN7c BSj3IxMhDY4hPjr9WQDD3llR4ufcr3jlCMGRKRsabUsuTKPg2rpRrZQ4W6SbaCVA WvthExgbEPAY0bg= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=louai.org; h=mime-version :in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to: content-type; s=louai.org; bh=NkVKyMUYyqo3PAobQX/yL8bA4xo=; b=gj snGZWWi4D/UpNQUG6kWkeZvNbaCe+rD3rDbcEjbliC9q/YyPStrjupI6Zv19SUEJ xpfqz7ZbzqvFHQGnjBYJeqwvQyw0Nc9tL/+vSmZ9grQYhbNlYrBDGtlaMJ3nOrNt 18ma7WxeYO5XH74WUAfRLPu/QC9QrWdpDPKC7dqZE= Received: from mail-la0-f41.google.com (mail-la0-f41.google.com [209.85.215.41]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: me@louai.org) by homiemail-a29.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 1E39767401D for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:37:40 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-la0-f41.google.com with SMTP id m15so2273961lah.28 for ; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:37:38 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.135.139 with SMTP id ps11mr10878215lab.29.1354570658677; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 13:37:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.29.196 with HTTP; Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:37:08 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Louai Abu-Osba Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:37:08 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] top feature requests for After Effects in 2012 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f46d0435bf4eef050904cff98ecf --f46d0435bf4eef050904cff98ecf Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd really like to see AE play nicer with render farms. aerender can be crashy when launched in multiple instances, and the plugin licensing is a nightmare for large farm deployments. On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote: > I posted this comment (awaiting moderation): > > AE=E2=80=99s main competition now being Nuke, be mindful that AE=E2=80=99= s continuing > advantage will be in CREATIVE and design tasks. Pursuant to that, for the > next version of AE I=E2=80=99d like to see two things I=E2=80=99ve long a= sked for: PS > Brushes and fonts, both embedded in the project or saved as a sidecar cac= he > file, so that the file will open with those resources in future versions = or > on basic render installs. I would say better scaling too, but you=E2=80= =99re > already on board. > > For the long-term future, I think the AE project concept needs to change > for the bigger, and become a multi-user database interoperable with it=E2= =80=99s > suite-mate applications, particularly PR and SG, that=E2=80=99s really ab= out > workgroup efficiency and project management. Instant updating of artist > contributions, history, messaging, speculative rendering servers, etc. > Instead of being centered on the Project, it needs to be centered on the > Job, which would consist of many shots within a larger program. Each of > those shots may have an entire Project=E2=80=99s worth of stuff going on,= and the > Job conforms all those shots into a finished program. > > It goes without saying that this isn=E2=80=99t a Next Version goal. But o= ne might > think about the file format(s) needed to accomplish this, keep it as open > as possible to 3rd party contributions and scripting, and start > implementing it on whatever level. > > Tim Sassoon > SFD > Santa Monica, CA > > > > On Dec 3, 2012, at 12:14 PM, B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka > wrote: > > I am currently at work now, but maybe someone could prepare a message > covering nodal compositing request, so everyone can paste it on > http://www.adobe.com/go/wish :> ? > > Wiadomo=C5=9B=C4=87 napisana przez Todd Kopriva w dniu 3 gru 2012, o godz= . 21:07: > > There was a trickle of such features this year, but not much. Of course, > if everyone speaking out on this thread were to add their voice here ( > http://www.adobe.com/go/wish ), the results would be different. > > ________________________________________ > From: After Effects Mail List [AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of > Brendan Bolles [brendan@fnordware.com] > > To me, this is really a feature request to add a little checkbox next to > every layer param to get the layer after the effects and transformations > have been applied. > > Actually, most people would probably want that to become the default, so > maybe you'd check the box to get the current behavior, with old projects > getting it checked when upgraded to CSNext. > > I know this feature has been requested before, maybe it's just not in the > top 10. > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > --f46d0435bf4eef050904cff98ecf Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-2 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'd really like to see AE play nicer with render farms. aerender can be= crashy when launched in multiple instances, and the plugin licensing is a = nightmare for large farm deployments.


On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Tim Sassoon <tsassoon@aol.com> wrote:
I posted this comment (awaiting moderat= ion):

AE’s m= ain competition now being Nuke, be mindful that AE’s continuing advan= tage will be in CREATIVE and design tasks. Pursuant to that, for the next v= ersion of AE I’d like to see two things I’ve long asked for: PS= Brushes and fonts, both embedded in the project or saved as a sidecar cach= e file, so that the file will open with those resources in future versions = or on basic render installs. I would say better scaling too, but you’= re already on board.

For the long-term future, I think the= AE project concept needs to change for the bigger, and become a multi-user= database interoperable with it’s suite-mate applications, particular= ly PR and SG, that’s really about workgroup efficiency and project ma= nagement. Instant updating of artist contributions, history, messaging, spe= culative rendering servers, etc. Instead of being centered on the Project, = it needs to be centered on the Job, which would consist of many shots withi= n a larger program. Each of those shots may have an entire Project’s = worth of stuff going on, and the Job conforms all those shots into a finish= ed program.

It goes without saying that this isn&= rsquo;t a Next Version goal. But one might think about the file format(s) n= eeded to accomplish this, keep it as open as possible to 3rd party contribu= tions and scripting, and start implementing it on whatever level.


Tim Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, CA



On Dec 3, 2012, at 12:14 PM, B=B3a=BFej Pieczonka <blazej.pieczonka@g= mail.com> wrote:

I am currently a= t work now, but maybe someone could prepare a message covering nodal compos= iting request, so everyone can paste it on http://www.adobe.com/go/wish :> ?

Wiadomo=B6=E6 napisana przez Todd Kopriva w dniu 3 gru 2012, o godz. 21= :07:

There was a trickle of such features = this year, but not much. Of course, if everyone speaking out on this thread= were to add their voice here ( http://www.adobe.com/go/wish ), the results would be di= fferent.

________________________________________
From: After Effects Mail Li= st [AE-List@me= dia-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Brendan Bolles [brendan@fnordware.com]

To me, this is really a feature request to add a little checkbox next t= o every layer param to get the layer after the effects and transformations = have been applied.

Actually, most people would probably want that to= become the default, so maybe you'd check the box to get the current be= havior, with old projects getting it checked when upgraded to CSNext.

I know this feature has been requested before, maybe it's just not = in the top 10.

+---End of message---+
To unsubscribe send any mes= sage to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv>


+---End of message---+
To unsubscribe send any mess= age to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv>


--f46d0435bf4eef050904cff98ecf--