Thanks Teddy, I forgot perhaps to mention that I import all my PSDs as comps usually, so the whole idea is so I can just swap the PSD without having to turn layers on and off or replace individual layers with replace file.

I would love a feature called replace PSD used in comp or similar. One example is when the puppet mesh generated by the alpha does not have to change, I may for example just have made sure to keep the new PSD version layers within that puppet mesh, so all I want to do is swap all layers in a comp at the same time rather than one by one.

A reason is also that I don’t want all the character design variants in the same PSD, so turning on and off would then not apply. Let’s say I may have a pretty complex character with so many layers it would be too much work to have all designs in one PSD.

Also, it’s indeed very important to me not to loose the deformation beauty of the comp layer (containing the PSD layers).

I will need to try out all the different methods from you, Chris and Robert and see what works best for me. I am very happy for all the quick and useful suggestions, I am hooked on AE mail list now!

Thanks

Anders

 

 

You could also just import the psd as a composition as opposed to footage. Create duplicate copies of that comp and have select layers turned on or off for each copy within each composition.

On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, 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’s 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

 

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