Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob05.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.43] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5279353 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 09 Nov 2013 02:15:53 +0100 Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.209]) by atl4mhob05.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id rA91HV4D022202 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2013 20:17:31 -0500 Received: (qmail 24735 invoked by uid 0); 9 Nov 2013 01:17:31 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 76.169.86.67 X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.2?) (torno@sydefxink.com@76.169.86.67) by 0 with ESMTPA; 9 Nov 2013 01:17:31 -0000 Subject: Re: [AE] Workspace showcase References: From: David Torno Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-91108C8D-4EA4-4667-9163-7204AE48E33D X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B329) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <73BFFB48-8024-4C65-8907-12B8DA4B3BEC@sydefxink.com> Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 17:17:28 -0800 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-91108C8D-4EA4-4667-9163-7204AE48E33D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In some respects ft_toolbar allows for having scripts easily accessible with= out them taking up too much room. If a paneled script is coded to do so, it c= an be launched as a floating window as well so ft_toolbar still allows for f= ast access to even those scripts. 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 Nov 8, 2013, at 3:02 PM, Mel Matsuoka wrote: > I=E2=80=99ve spent the last 7 years rearranging my AE workspace panels, an= d I=E2=80=99m never fully satisfied with the layouts I come up with. I think= it=E2=80=99s mainly because AE doesn=E2=80=99t allow you to nest a group of= panels within a single collapsible panel, which results in necessarily cra= zy tiled workspaces like many of the examples posted in this thread. >=20 > Generally, I don=E2=80=99t want/need to see all of my ScriptUI panels all t= he time, while I=E2=80=99m working. It=E2=80=99s distracting, and is a huge w= aste of screen real-estate. To use Zack=E2=80=99s layout example, I wish the= re was a way that you could contain all of the panels on the right-hand side= of his layout, so that you could toggle the appearance of the entire group o= f panels with a single click (or even better, a user-defined keyboard shortc= ut!). In a way, this hearkens back to the "connected-but-collapsible=E2=80=9D= inspector palette UI paradigm that Macromedia used in the old MX apps, back= in the day. >=20 > This way, you could access your own =E2=80=9Ctoolbox=E2=80=9D of frequentl= y accessed ScriptUI scripts, laid out exactly how you=E2=80=99d want them, b= ut then they could be easily dismissed, to make room for the stuff that real= ly matters, like Comp Viewers, Timelines and the Effects Panel.=20 >=20 > I guess I=E2=80=99m off to visit the Adobe wishlist URL now... >=20 > --=20 > Mel Matsuoka > Finishing Editor / Colorist / Difference Splitter >=20 > Montaj 9 > Honolulu, HI >=20 > http://vimeo.com/montaj9 > http://instagram.com/starwipetv >=20 >=20 > On Nov 7, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Zack Lovatt wrote: >=20 >> Don't know about graph editor scripts, but here's my setup with lots of s= cripts! List below-- >> http://i.imgur.com/AOu2g7A.png >>=20 >> I'd be curious to know what other things you folks have set up in your To= olbars, too. >=20 --Apple-Mail-91108C8D-4EA4-4667-9163-7204AE48E33D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
In some respects ft_toolbar allows for= having scripts easily accessible without them taking up too much room. If a= paneled script is coded to do so, it can be launched as a floating window a= s well so ft_toolbar still allows for fast access to even those scripts.
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David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervis= or
O: 213.739.2290
C: 818.391.6060
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http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com

"The most usele= ss day is that in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Nov 8, 2013, at 3:02 P= M, Mel Matsuoka <melmatsuoka@gma= il.com> wrote:

I=E2= =80=99ve spent the last 7 years rearranging my AE workspace panels, and I=E2= =80=99m never fully satisfied with the layouts I come up with. I think it=E2= =80=99s mainly because AE doesn=E2=80=99t allow you to nest a group of panel= s within a single collapsible panel,  which results in necessarily craz= y tiled workspaces like many of the examples posted in this thread.

Generally, I don=E2=80=99t want/need to see all of my Scrip= tUI panels all the time, while I=E2=80=99m working. It=E2=80=99s distracting= , and is a huge waste of screen real-estate. To use Zack=E2=80=99s layout ex= ample, I wish there was a way that you could contain all of the panels on th= e right-hand side of his layout, so that you could toggle the appearance of t= he entire group of panels with a single click (or even better, a user-define= d keyboard shortcut!). In a way, this hearkens back to the "connected-but-co= llapsible=E2=80=9D inspector palette UI paradigm that Macromedia used in the= old MX apps, back in the day.

This way, you could a= ccess your own =E2=80=9Ctoolbox=E2=80=9D of frequently accessed ScriptUI scr= ipts, laid out exactly how you=E2=80=99d want them, but then they could be e= asily dismissed, to make room for the stuff that really matters, like Comp V= iewers, Timelines and the Effects Panel. 

I gu= ess I=E2=80=99m off to visit the Adobe wishlist URL now...

-- =
Mel Matsuo= ka
Finishin= g Editor / Colorist / Difference Splitter

Montaj 9
Honolulu, HI

http://instagram.com/starwipetv


On Nov 7, 2013, at 8:12 AM, Zack L= ovatt <zack@zacklovatt.com>= wrote:

Don't know about graph editor scripts, but here's my set= up with lots of scripts! List below--

I'd be curious to know what other things you folks have s= et up in your Toolbars, too.

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