Return-Path: Received: from mail-qc0-f176.google.com ([209.85.216.176] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5285806 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:38:30 +0100 Received: by mail-qc0-f176.google.com with SMTP id s19so1265789qcw.7 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:40:19 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=McQlmiY5LJFjKBk/7Hf8oEPWJk33uVsi87RRkKpBbPA=; b=GQ8oqW8s9chXO1RHYCZ19k/UE46UiYotXH2+xQdRGQCbwC2mXy63tuSjZPGcFh8sOF dlUPFlRzTtOTjTw8fp6Q4eKukBl9dv6OL5qKw1yVwUPR5YxokbAYrsOrbREgA6w7TLpJ H0+GnRgUV2SoJT3FjgEoNeqxDxBFq1kKJaCj1NsqzKYIlemm9Cn80t4g2NwEX18ivmRD FkNzRE0kY6zuvegVq8yycnmLTx+Nmzgx1QlU0iWbxWGXd2Bva3/ILJKQHOt5bcgcpabi 7zqth5yX3hG4UhaUJ0CN2gP/xOWkR3tbkxEycUkyu8h/NOlAmNakPLQcUoOe9uIPMy7H CK/A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.84.65 with SMTP id w1mr3496254qey.0.1384443619028; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:40:19 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.104.131 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:40:18 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.104.131 with HTTP; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:40:18 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:40:18 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Convert old Project From: Greg Balint To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bd6b0d81fb55c04eb24e6b0 --047d7bd6b0d81fb55c04eb24e6b0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 If the structure between old versions exists to be able to save and open in higher versions a few steps, I wonder how hard it could be to implement a legacy project importer which could detect and use the right steps up to save to something usable in current versions? Would be a great feature to have added at some point. Maybe even a service of CC where you upload the aep and it gets converted in the cloud and downloads a recently openable version. ///Greg Balint //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer /321.514.4839 delRAZOR.com/ On Nov 14, 2013 10:32 AM, "David Torno" wrote: > I just did this not too long ago for Rachel Max on this list. Her projects > ranged from AE 5 - AE 6.5. I was able to open them in AE7.0, save them out, > then open them in CS3, save them out once more, and then open them with > CS6. > > David Torno > Visual Effects Professional > 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 14, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Curtis Nichols > wrote: > > > I have a AE project created in 2006 using 6.5 (pre-CS). AE CC won't open > it. I'm wondering how far back I need to go to get to a version that will > open it and resave so that I can bring it into AE CC. > Ideas? > > > Curtis Nichols > PCS Production Co. > Irving, TX. > > (sent via the moons of Saturn) > > --047d7bd6b0d81fb55c04eb24e6b0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If the structure between old versions exists to be able to s= ave and open in higher versions a few steps, I wonder how hard it could be = to implement a legacy project importer which could detect and use the right= steps up to save to something usable in current versions?

Would be a great feature to have added at some point.=A0 May= be even a service of CC where you upload the aep and it gets converted in t= he cloud and downloads a recently openable version.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
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On Nov 14, 2013 10:32 AM, "David Torno"= ; <torno@sydefxink.com> wr= ote:
I just did this not too long ago for Rachel Max on t= his list. Her projects ranged from AE 5 - AE 6.5. I was able to open them i= n AE7.0, save them out, then open them in CS3, save them out once more, and= then open them with CS6.=A0

David Torno
Visual Effects Professional
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"The most useless day is that in which = we do not laugh"
-Char= les Field

On Nov 14, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Curtis Ni= chols <c= urtisn@pcsproductions.com> wrote:


I have a AE project created in 2006 using 6.5 (pre-CS). AE CC won't = open it. I'm wondering how far back I need to go to get to a version th= at will open it and resave so that I can bring it into AE CC.
Ideas?


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Curtis Nichols
PCS Production Co.
Irving, TX.
(sent via the moons of Saturn)
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