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Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f45.google.com ([209.85.216.45] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4995558 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:38:07 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f45.google.com with SMTP id g10so2717057qah.18 for ; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:44:54 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:from:mime-version:content-type:subject:date:in-reply-to :to:references:message-id:x-mailer:x-gm-message-state; bh=4kopYJeUu+9N3HtbG9KcW1KlONsJWbOxz7+u1DS04Ag=; b=RRmaX/ed+bPC8AW8o/MU9sS1pfx3xWa81f7Vel9wdScopqoAQ9Ry8reFwlz4RH7und x8b+v+YBRuZeu9tHL+2bN9mTj/0smrA0M5jI+7ZgYHHO5g8UHhxzsixBfjtv7lD0FG0G 82+LShbYaDG5NI2tqdNa3fjBxtYhQboGcm85ix8LVvV1N8QjiPplG1CMbjYm2GBHbluv C5bMAGp69rkBtJNDiFNxz30ZpEUYXcZp36vZGgxQbpHdrr59sMClPXLKQaBkipnRB3uK 0pEqgYzfEA68Z2r8zFFXE5uq3O/aNZORkQgFrnkZ5essP2mcMUk8qHgQEMXAAyK/dmyG QcEQ== X-Received: by 10.49.116.52 with SMTP id jt20mr50028027qeb.32.1362595494460; Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:44:54 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [10.0.0.117] ([65.223.58.66]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id fr4sm49826199qab.3.2013.03.06.10.44.50 (version=TLSv1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:44:52 -0800 (PST) From: Phil Spitler Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_20E8D95A-6548-4324-9F3A-1A7024624488" Subject: Re: [AE] editable AE text output from photoshop? Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 10:44:49 -0800 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <32AB1F33-3687-408A-8DD6-AC966127D493@bonfirelabs.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQmqR4nRG0tl8BiZT1bJEZUI6DwPRbew9XNHrkdRzs7d4Vo3SiET4egCEXrlq29lOwBs/T0X --Apple-Mail=_20E8D95A-6548-4324-9F3A-1A7024624488 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I would like some kind of functionality that would be "create effects = from Layer Styles". That would allow PhotoShop artists to use Layer Styles and once the PSD = is imported the AE user can choose to convert them to effects if needed. Phil Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : = 415.394.8200 m : 415.571.3139 Website | Facebook | LinkedIn On Mar 6, 2013, at 10:15 AM, scott.aelist wrote: > I don't understand why they don't drop Layer styles completely and = replace them with Effects. Effects are more powerful and versatile, and = photoshop users would find a smoother transition when learning AE. --Apple-Mail=_20E8D95A-6548-4324-9F3A-1A7024624488 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 I would like some kind of functionality that would be "create effects from Layer Styles".

That would allow PhotoShop artists to use Layer Styles and once the PSD is imported the AE user can choose to convert them to effects if needed.

Phil

On Mar 6, 2013, at 10:15 AM, scott.aelist wrote:

I don't understand why they don't drop Layer styles completely and replace them with Effects. Effects are more powerful and versatile, and photoshop users would find a smoother transition when learning AE.

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