Return-Path: Received: from [209.17.115.107] (HELO atl4mhob12.myregisteredsite.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5097801 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:33:44 +0200 Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.210]) by atl4mhob12.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r56JhRxF005438 for ; Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:43:27 -0400 Received: (qmail 8949 invoked by uid 0); 6 Jun 2013 19:43:27 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 174.254.48.28 X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.239.10.76?) (torno@sydefxink.com@174.254.48.28) by 0 with ESMTPA; 6 Jun 2013 19:43:26 -0000 Subject: Re: [AE] Script for Applying Old Settings to New Effects References: From: David Torno Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-B1FDCAEC-2BB9-41CB-8868-A96F64A75AF6 X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B329) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <487043E1-DE8B-48CD-B73B-35AEF9CD52B3@sydefxink.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:43:24 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-B1FDCAEC-2BB9-41CB-8868-A96F64A75AF6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am unaware of an existing one, but yes it would be possible to create a sc= ript to read old selected plugin then apply only the properties that still e= xist on the new. The limitation would be on some properties that are read on= ly like custom ui controls, some dropdowns and properties that cannot be key= framed. David Torno Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 --------------------- http://www.sydefxink.com http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com http://mactex.blogspot.com "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" -Charles Field On Jun 6, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Mark Walczak wrote: > Hi everyone, >=20 > My company recently upgraded to CS6 from CS5, and we took the opportunity t= o upgrade many of our plugins as well. Tiffen was part of this transition, a= nd we went from v2.0.2.1 to 3.0.9.6.=20 >=20 > Every time that we go to open a CS5 project that was created using v2 Tiff= en effects, AE reports that the project contains several links to effects th= at don't exist. In reality, the effects are installed perfectly fine on our= boxes. It simply seems that Tiffen didn't implement any way for v3 effects= to naturally inherit settings/keyframes from v2. >=20 > I just opened a trouble ticket with Tiffen, but the broader question I wan= ted to ask pertains to upgrading plugins in general. =20 >=20 > Is there any sort of script/tool that can batch apply old plugin settings t= o new effects with the same name/attributes? Unfortunately, you can't even c= opy/paste between the two versions :-( >=20 > Thank you so much for your help! >=20 > --=20 > Mark Walczak > ------------------- > Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/mdwalczak > LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mdwalczak --Apple-Mail-B1FDCAEC-2BB9-41CB-8868-A96F64A75AF6 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I am unaware of an existing one, but y= es it would be possible to create a script to read old selected plugin then a= pply only the properties that still exist on the new. The limitation would b= e on some properties that are read only like custom ui controls, some dropdo= wns and properties that cannot be keyframed.

David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
C: 818= .391.6060
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http://= aeioweyou.blogspot.com
http://mactex.blogspot.com
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"The most useless day is that in which we d= o not laugh"
-Charles Fie= ld

On Jun 6, 2013, at 12:23 PM, Mark Walczak <mdwalczak@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi e= veryone,

My company recently upgraded to CS6 from CS5, and we took th= e opportunity to upgrade many of our plugins as well.  Tiffen was part o= f this transition, and we went from v2.0.2.1 to 3.0.9.6.

Every time that we go to open a CS5 project that was created using= v2 Tiffen effects, AE reports that the project contains several links to ef= fects that don't exist.  In reality, the effects are installed perfectl= y fine on our boxes.  It simply seems that Tiffen didn't implement any w= ay for v3 effects to naturally inherit settings/keyframes from v2.

I just opened a trouble ticket with Tiffen, but the broader question I w= anted to ask pertains to upgrading plugins in general. 

<= /div>Is there any sort of script/tool that can batch apply old plugin settin= gs to new effects with the same name/attributes?  Unfortunately, you ca= n't even copy/paste between the two versions :-(

Thank you so much for your help!
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Mark Walczak
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Vimeo: http:= //vimeo.com/mdwalczak
LinkedIn: http://www.lin= kedin.com/in/mdwalczak
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