Return-Path: Received: from mo-p00-ob.rzone.de ([81.169.146.162] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5292022 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:34:47 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed/relaxed; t=1384936609; l=12453; s=domk; d=mamoworld.com; h=In-Reply-To:To:References:Date:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Type: From:X-RZG-CLASS-ID:X-RZG-AUTH; bh=3K26mIqXeP1X0l1Z0KOaCaRm2xI=; b=TNx/P50UJtjzMkSgt+seUfhOMv+nOP9bsVERrlLYAKv37i3QuyJ3FqKYH5Cc5WvYWXs o7/L67T/l3rrweAPIUxbi8Gnitf0wxMaF7TkJc3Yx6+atTthfOk1jRupvGNY9BGq5rm4a v7k073WLrRxRxUQpfwGlcCgKbQVFwaGS3nY= X-RZG-AUTH: :JWICemClevKDgu8HjcNJMjRl593UXLPRxATGwvl0czvlKfjWKa9gvwkAxRoUzvdh X-RZG-CLASS-ID: mo00 Received: from [192.168.1.101] ([80.157.172.163]) by smtp.strato.de (RZmta 32.13 AUTH) with (TLSv1.0:DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPSA id D03558pAK8amWJA for ; Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:36:48 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathias_M=F6hl?= Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_6D7B87E0-8B4B-4781-B84A-CF6836C81640" Message-Id: <36096BA4-B8A4-456C-96AF-E436944B4C26@mamoworld.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] two layers with the same name in AE CC Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:36:48 +0100 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_6D7B87E0-8B4B-4781-B84A-CF6836C81640 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Ok, thank you all for the quick help. In the long term, it would be great to have something like: - by default new/duplicated layers get a unique name - if you manually rename them to the original name, a confirm message = (with an "don't show this again") informs you about what side effects = this will have. Cheers, Mathias Would be=20 On 19.11.2013, at 20:14, rendernyc wrote: > thats new in 12.1 i believe. > i find it a big pain in my workflow as well and i dont believe there = is a way to disable it > 12.1 added "copy with property links" so now when use that feature it = makes sure that there arent two layers with the same name >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 12:53 PM, Mathias M=F6hl = wrote: > Hi everyone, >=20 > I just tried to create two layers with the same name (say "Test") but = AE disallows it and automatically renames the second one "Test 2". Even = if I try to explicitly rename it to "Test" again. >=20 > Why is this and is there any way to avoid this behavior? With CS6 it = works fine. >=20 > I did some scripts for a client that need some layers have the same = name. >=20 > cheers, > Mathias >=20 > mamoworld.com > simplify your cgi > dr. mathias m=F6hl > marlow 52 , 18551 sagard, germany > phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 > info@mamoworld.com >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > danny princz >=20 > vimeo.com/rendernyc mamoworld.com simplify your cgi dr. mathias m=F6hl marlow 52 , 18551 sagard, germany phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 61 info@mamoworld.com --Apple-Mail=_6D7B87E0-8B4B-4781-B84A-CF6836C81640 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Ok, = thank you all for the quick help.
In the long term, it would be = great to have something like:
- by default new/duplicated = layers get a unique name
- if you manually rename them to the = original name, a confirm message (with an "don't show this again") = informs you about what side effects this will = have.

Cheers,
Mathias

Would be 
On 19.11.2013, at 20:14, rendernyc = <rendernyc@gmail.com> = wrote:

thats new in 12.1 i believe.
i find = it a big pain in my workflow as well and i dont believe there is a way = to disable it
12.1 added "copy with property links" so now = when use that feature it makes sure that there arent two layers with the = same name




On Tue, Nov 19, = 2013 at 12:53 PM, Mathias M=F6hl <info@mamoworld.com> wrote:
Hi everyone,

I just = tried to create two layers with the same name (say "Test") but AE = disallows it and automatically renames the second one "Test 2". Even if = I try to explicitly rename it to "Test" again.

Why is this and is there any way to avoid this = behavior? With CS6 it works fine.

I did some = scripts for a client that need some layers have the same = name.

cheers,
Mathias

mamoworld.com
simplify your = cgi

dr. mathias m=F6hl
marlow 52 , 18551 sagard, germany
phone +49 (0)38302 - 88 75 = 61
info@mamoworld.com





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