Return-Path: Received: from imr-mb02.mx.aol.com ([64.12.207.163] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4914660 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:42:01 +0100 Received: from mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.132]) by imr-mb02.mx.aol.com (Outbound Mail Relay) with ESMTP id E4E793800005D for ; Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:45:53 -0500 (EST) Received: from lunette.home (pool-71-118-69-127.lsanca.fios.verizon.net [71.118.69.127]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mtaout-da04.r1000.mx.aol.com (MUA/Third Party Client Interface) with ESMTPSA id C8654E0001D5; Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:45:52 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_D46E874A-B926-44F9-89E7-7F53B4E13B31" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.2 \(1499\)) Subject: Re: [AE] top feature requests for After Effects in 2012 From: Tim Sassoon In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 13:45:50 -0800 Cc: Tim Sassoon Message-Id: <21F84B75-35EE-4BBF-BD8D-645FF527A549@aol.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1499) x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20121107; t=1354571153; bh=v8Jz0ne6daXte10ouvx3cp8d7EUQTQprgJJrbRnZd2c=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-Id:Date:Mime-Version:Content-Type; b=BAYv2gLip0Z7+PZRHU5v0+eZDBA5Tvwfua7YNB2sA2GHjwmVo9gU1+q9XQfWdkS+U T+vokkVCDScdEJ5y/6wizHjdORdmr8fU8BUrb3cNrH6B+LVcJQ4goXUhYLulCbVwaS NweezC7kO/Mm1m0Q5VWEe7t4jxDVoRJED6+nx49g= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:493913696:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d338450bd1d8f7464 X-AOL-IP: 71.118.69.127 --Apple-Mail=_D46E874A-B926-44F9-89E7-7F53B4E13B31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 BTW, I first started asking for PS Brushes, I think for v5.5 :-) Tim Sassoon SFD Santa Monica, CA On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:44 PM, patrick Siemer wrote: > Animated Illustrator brushes and Photoshop brushes. > Faster raytracing, not Nvidia dependent. >=20 > patrick siemer >=20 > On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Louai Abu-Osba wrote: >=20 >> 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 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_D46E874A-B926-44F9-89E7-7F53B4E13B31 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 BTW, = I first started asking for PS Brushes, I think for v5.5 = :-)


Tim = Sassoon
SFD
Santa Monica, = CA



On Dec 3, 2012, at 1:44 PM, patrick Siemer <siemer@gmail.com> = wrote:

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.


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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