Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.158.232.236] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4994570 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:51:04 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-26.01(7.0.4.26.0) 64bit (built Jul 13 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0MJ7008E9JOCZ790@nk11p03mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:57:50 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8327,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-03-05_08:2013-03-05,2013-03-05,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1303050208 From: Jim Curtis MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_1BC628DF-7B6F-4138-8BF5-3D0C9CB8597B" Subject: Re: [AE] editable AE text output from photoshop? Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:57:48 -0600 In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-id: <1FE42E5E-A872-47BB-A193-B74AD0FD08C9@me.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) --Apple-Mail=_1BC628DF-7B6F-4138-8BF5-3D0C9CB8597B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Gee, well color me embarrassed. I've been avoiding creating type in Ps = all this time. But, there's another reason. I still think Ae is the place to do still = frame graphics with text. That's because it's so easy to change fonts, = sizes, color, etc. on a whole project when you put all them in a single = comp in Ae by selecting all the layers and then making changes to all = the text at once. And plus, it's pretty simple to do alignments of all your text, if they = all exist in a single Comp in Ae. I do this: Create text in Ae, where each "page" of text is one frame in = duration. All my text has a common BG that's on the lower layers in the = Comp. Export as a numbered still sequence, like PNG, and bring those = into Pr for placement. If there are any changes, I can make them in Ae, designate those frames = as the Work Area, and re-render, over-writing the existing files. Then = the changes show up automatically in Pr. On Mar 5, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Bruce Wainer wrote: > Jim, >=20 > I remember it was in CS3... but that was my first version, so beyond = that I have no idea. >=20 > Bruce Wainer >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 3:44 PM, scott.aelist = wrote: > Unfortuantely it doesn't work for AI layers. >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Jim Curtis wrote: > Ah! Me neither! How long has that been there? >=20 --Apple-Mail=_1BC628DF-7B6F-4138-8BF5-3D0C9CB8597B Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Gee, = well color me embarrassed. I've been avoiding creating type in Ps = all this time.

But, there's another reason. I = still think Ae is the place to do still frame graphics with text. = That's because it's so easy to change fonts, sizes, color, etc. on = a whole project when you put all them in a single comp in Ae by = selecting all the layers and then making changes to all the text at = once.

And plus, it's pretty simple to do = alignments of all your text, if they all exist in a single Comp in = Ae.

I do this: Create text in Ae, where each = "page" of text is one frame in duration. All my text has a common = BG that's on the lower layers in the Comp. Export as a numbered = still sequence, like PNG, and bring those into Pr for = placement.

If there are any changes, I can make = them in Ae, designate those frames as the Work Area, and re-render, = over-writing the existing files. Then the changes show up = automatically in Pr.

On Mar 5, = 2013, at 3:46 PM, Bruce Wainer wrote:

Jim,

I remember it was in CS3... but that was my = first version, so beyond that I have no idea.

Bruce = Wainer

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 3:44 PM, scott.aelist <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

Unfortuantely it = doesn't work for AI layers.

On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at = 12:41 PM, Jim Curtis <jpcurtis@me.com> wrote:

Ah! Me neither! How long has = that been there?

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