Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob16.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5285901 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 17:45:17 +0100 Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.207]) by atl4mhob16.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id rAEGl6EJ022154 for ; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:47:06 -0500 Received: (qmail 31006 invoked by uid 0); 14 Nov 2013 16:47:06 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 75.51.168.64 X-Authenticated-UID: torno@sydefxink.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.1.11?) (torno@sydefxink.com@75.51.168.64) by 0 with ESMTPA; 14 Nov 2013 16:47:05 -0000 From: David Torno Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-81C7B910-FD6E-4BAA-91E5-980E62B49D51 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [AE] Convert old Project Message-Id: Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:47:03 -0800 References: In-Reply-To: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11B511) --Apple-Mail-81C7B910-FD6E-4BAA-91E5-980E62B49D51 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It probably would be script worthy depending on what the access in AE7 was l= imited to back then. Also to run script locally would require having all AE v= ersions needed for process. I haven't scripted for AE7 for at least seven ye= ars. :) I agree that auto up conversion for old projects would be a nice tool. I hav= en't had a need yet for it myself, but I'm sure I will at some point. 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 7:40 AM, Greg Balint wrote:= >=20 > If the structure between old versions exists to be able to save and open i= n higher versions a few steps, I wonder how hard it could be to implement a l= egacy project importer which could detect and use the right steps up to save= to something usable in current versions? >=20 > Would be a great feature to have added at some point. Maybe even a servic= e of CC where you upload the aep and it gets converted in the cloud and down= loads a recently openable version. >=20 > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > =20 >=20 >> 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 project= s 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 CS= 6.=20 >>=20 >> 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 >>=20 >> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >> -Charles Field >>=20 >>> On Nov 14, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Curtis Nichols = wrote: >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> 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 o= pen it and resave so that I can bring it into AE CC.=20 >>> Ideas? >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> Curtis Nichols >>> PCS Production Co. >>> Irving, TX. >>>=20 >>> (sent via the moons of Saturn) --Apple-Mail-81C7B910-FD6E-4BAA-91E5-980E62B49D51 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
It probably would be script worthy dep= ending on what the access in AE7 was limited to back then. Also to run scrip= t locally would require having all AE versions needed for process. I haven't= scripted for AE7 for at least seven years. :)

I agree that auto up c= onversion for old projects would be a nice tool. I haven't had a need yet fo= r it myself, but I'm sure I will at some point.

David Torno
Visua= l Effects Professional
O: 213.739.2290
C: 818.= 391.6060
--------------------

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

On Nov 14, 2013, a= t 7:40 AM, Greg Balint <delra= zoraelist@gmail.com> wrote:

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.  M= aybe 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/
   

On Nov 14, 2013 10:32 AM, "David Torno" <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:
I just did this not too long ago for Rachel Max on th= is list. Her projects ranged from AE 5 - AE 6.5. I was able to open them in A= E7.0, save them out, then open them in CS3, save them out once more, and the= n open them with CS6. 

David Torno
Visual Effects Professional

"The most useless day is that in which we do n= ot laugh"
-Charles Field

On Nov 14, 2013, at 7:08 AM, Curtis Nichols <curtisn@pcsprodu= ctions.com> wrote:


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


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Curtis Nichols
PCS Production Co.
Irving, TX.
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