Return-Path: Received: from dub0-omc4-s28.dub0.hotmail.com ([157.55.2.103] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5014698 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:12:41 +0100 Received: from DUB112-DS20 ([157.55.2.71]) by dub0-omc4-s28.dub0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:20:06 -0700 X-EIP: [BIm00Zomw6SgOIdDLiAasTgHunYk8sVk] X-Originating-Email: [sundstedt@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: sundstedt@hotmail.com Reply-To: "Anders Sundstedt" From: "Anders Sundstedt" To: "After Effects Mail List" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: Re: [AE] Replace PSD footage easily? Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:20:14 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE2A24.A700CD80" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Importance: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 15.4.3555.308 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V15.4.3555.308 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 26 Mar 2013 13:20:06.0057 (UTC) FILETIME=[A1B5F990:01CE2A24] This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE2A24.A700CD80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks Chris that are great tips. Would the time-remapping you have = explained work though for comps like that with puppet tool? -Anders From: Chris Zwar=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:26 PM To: After Effects Mail List=20 Subject: Re: [AE] Replace PSD footage easily? Hi,=20 I generally use time-remapping in these situations. Create a pre-comp = for each component that may change, e.g. a pre comp for clothes, hair, = eyes, mouth shapes etc etc. Sequence all of your artwork in the pre = comp at 1 second intervals, and then assemble all of the pre comps in = your main comp and apply time-remapping with hold keyframes. Then simply adjust the time remapping value to display the image in each = pre comp. You can use this technique for animation (e.g. eye movements and mouth = movements) as well as static images such as clothing. The other advantage of this approach is that you can set up your pre = comps at a 'master' size and then re-size and align your artwork inside = it. So if your artwork is hand-drawn and scanned in, then it will vary = in size from piece to piece. You can adjust and align all of the images = in the pre-comp so that they will match each other in the main comp. -Chris On 26/03/2013, at 9:21 PM, "Anders Sundstedt" = wrote: Hi, I often need multiple versions of a .PSD file, for example a character = to be used in an animation, may need different clothes and hair styles, = these PSD files have many layers. I need to use the same AE project, I only want to swap the PSD, = let=92s say for example a different version of the PSD for each scene = (one AE project file for each scene). Is there an easy way to do this without a lot of hassle, not having to = rename the original PSD and having to replace it every time for each = time I work on an AE project? I would like to know about a solution that does not require making = another copy of the project etc. I have read in older ae-list posts about for example exporting and = search/replace in an XML file, but there must be a better way? Thanks ------=_NextPart_000_0018_01CE2A24.A700CD80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks Chris that are great tips. Would the time-remapping you have = explained work though for comps like that with puppet tool?

-Anders

From: Chris Zwar

Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 12:26 PM

To: After Effects Mail List =

Subject: Re: [AE] Replace PSD footage = easily?

Hi,=20

I generally use time-remapping in these situations. Create a = pre-comp=20 for each component that may change, e.g. a pre comp for clothes, hair, = eyes,=20 mouth shapes etc etc. Sequence all of your artwork in the pre comp = at 1=20 second intervals, and then assemble all of the pre comps in your main = comp and=20 apply time-remapping with hold keyframes.

Then simply adjust the time remapping value to display the image in = each=20 pre comp.

You can use this technique for animation (e.g. eye movements and = mouth=20 movements) as well as static images such as clothing.

The other advantage of this approach is that you can set up your = pre comps=20 at a 'master' size and then re-size and align your artwork inside = it. So=20 if your artwork is hand-drawn and scanned in, then it will vary in size = from=20 piece to piece. You can adjust and align all of the images in the = pre-comp=20 so that they will match each other in the main comp.

-Chris

On 26/03/2013, at 9:21 PM, "Anders Sundstedt" <sundstedt@hotmail.com> = wrote:

Hi,

I often need multiple versions of a .PSD file, for example a = character to=20 be used in an animation, may need different clothes and hair styles, = these PSD=20 files have many layers.

I need to use the same AE project, I = only want=20 to swap the PSD, let=92s say for example a different version of the = PSD for each=20 scene (one AE project file for each scene).

Is there an easy = way to do=20 this without a lot of hassle, not having to rename the original PSD = and having=20 to replace it every time for each time I work on an AE = project?

I would=20 like to know about a solution that does not require making another = copy of the=20 project etc.

I have read in older ae-list posts about for = example=20 exporting and search/replace in an XML file, but there must be a = better=20 way?

Thanks
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