Return-Path: Received: from nk11p00mm-asmtp002.mac.com ([17.158.161.1] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5286008 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:50:02 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (99-152-153-100.lightspeed.dllstx.sbcglobal.net [99.152.153.100]) by nk11p00mm-asmtp002.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0MW9007XQR6BPH20@nk11p00mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 14 Nov 2013 19:51:49 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.10.8794,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-11-14_07:2013-11-13,2013-11-14,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=0 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1308280000 definitions=main-1311140131 From: Jim Curtis Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_F03A7024-6A8B-41B3-88D8-985FC1494796" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Convert old Project Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 13:51:47 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_F03A7024-6A8B-41B3-88D8-985FC1494796 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 I've been advocating this for years. So=85 +1. After all, didn't Adobe acquire Wes Plate, the brilliant mind behind = Automatic Duck? On Nov 14, 2013, at 9:40 AM, Greg Balint = 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? >=20 > 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. >=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 = 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.=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 open 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=_F03A7024-6A8B-41B3-88D8-985FC1494796 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 I've = been advocating this for years.  So=85 +1.

After = all, didn't Adobe acquire Wes Plate, the brilliant mind behind Automatic = Duck?


On Nov 14, 2013, at 9:40 = AM, Greg Balint <delrazoraelist@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.  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" = <torno@sydefxink.com> = 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.sydefxink.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 <curtisn@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 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)

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