Return-Path: Received: from platinum.tritoncore.com ([69.16.213.66] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4914654 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:40:36 +0100 Received: from 70-36-142-6.dsl.dynamic.sonic.net ([70.36.142.6]:36283 helo=[10.0.1.33]) by platinum.tritoncore.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1TfdoS-0005oc-K6 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:44:29 -0500 From: patrick Siemer Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1085) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-1-454229279 Subject: Re: [AE] top feature requests for After Effects in 2012 Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:44:27 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: 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 - platinum.tritoncore.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gmail.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --Apple-Mail-1-454229279 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Animated Illustrator brushes and Photoshop brushes. Faster raytracing, not Nvidia dependent. patrick siemer On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: > 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. >=20 >=20 > On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Tim Sassoon wrote: > I posted this comment (awaiting moderation): >=20 > 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 asked for: PS Brushes and fonts, both embedded in the = project or saved as a sidecar cache 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. >=20 > 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 about 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. >=20 > It goes without saying that this isn=E2=80=99t a Next Version goal. = But one 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. >=20 >=20 > Tim Sassoon > SFD > Santa Monica, CA >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Dec 3, 2012, at 12:14 PM, B=C5=82a=C5=BCej Pieczonka = wrote: >=20 >> 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 :> ? >>=20 >> Wiadomo=C5=9B=C4=87 napisana przez Todd Kopriva w dniu 3 gru 2012, o = godz. 21:07: >>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: After Effects Mail List [AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of = Brendan Bolles [brendan@fnordware.com] >>>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> 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. >>>=20 >>> I know this feature has been requested before, maybe it's just not = in the top 10. >>>=20 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-1-454229279 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
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 = moderation):

AE=E2=80=99s main competition now = being Nuke, be mindful that AE=E2=80=99s 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 asked for: PS = Brushes and fonts, both embedded in the project or saved as a sidecar = cache 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 about = 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 one 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 = <blazej.pieczonka@gmail.com> = 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.

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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.

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