From: Todd Kopriva <kopriva@adobe.com>
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 09:25:34 -0800
Subject: RE: [AE] two layers with the same name in AE CC
Thread-Topic: [AE] two layers with the same name in AE CC
Thread-Index: Ac7mEK9sD5KW17xqTbGGeRcjV0CMtQABH/ig
Message-ID: <B006868B2420FA4F88AB29E127AA783D4A61A32383@nambx09.corp.adobe.com>
References: <list-5292516@media-motion.tv>
In-Reply-To: <list-5292516@media-motion.tv>
Accept-Language: en-US
Content-Language: en-US
acceptlanguage: en-US
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
MIME-Version: 1.0

Thank you very much for the kind words.

I don't intend to deflate the praise, but: 1) I am just doing my job, and 2=
) I do my job the way that I do it because my boss, my peers, and my predec=
essors have established that this is simply the way that we do things on th=
e After Effects team. Thank Dave Simons and Dan Wilk if you're looking for =
the root cause of us talking with you as part of us making software.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf =
Of
> Jim Curtis
> Sent: Wednesday, 20 November 2013 08:51
> To: After Effects Mail List
> Subject: Re: [AE] two layers with the same name in AE CC
>=20
> Seconded.
>=20
>=20
> On Nov 20, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Dann Stubbs <dann@darkskydigital.com>
> wrote:
>=20
> > hey todd,
> >
> > i know i often can be quite critical of things adobe does (and other
> companies too), but i just want to point out that your presence and
> contributions to the AE app, list, and user community are very appreciate=
d by
> me (and i am sure many unspoken others)
> >
> > lately, i've just been watching how you handle yourself and these
> situations - even with this naming issue, kind of a relatively small issu=
e; and
> it's completely logical why the change was made to the current method - b=
ut
> the fact that it does affect even one user it matters to you and to find =
the
> best resolution and being open and receptive to the "gift of user feedbac=
k"
> rather then the all too typical "cone of silence" and "we know best" atti=
tude
> by software companies.
> >
> > it helps immensely when users are under pressure to know that their
> concerns, problems or issues are being heard - even if it does not result=
 in an
> immediate solution - just the fact that you are here listening to us user=
s,
> listening to our ideas, hearing bugs, offering suggestions, providing
> information or workarounds, as well as pushing these issues and suggestio=
ns
> back to the development teams to make the product better in a timely
> manner, there are many other software companies that could use what you
> do as a role model.
> >
> > i just wanted to make a mention of it and say thank you, as i'm sure of=
ten a
> position like yours can be difficult as you probably get push back from b=
oth
> sides (app dev and users) and that could easily make your efforts feel
> unappreciated.
> >
> > but your efforts are appreciated, so thank you.
> >
> > dann
> >
> __________________________________________________________
> _________
> >
> > Dann Stubbs  -  dann@darkskydigital.com
> > Dark Sky Digital -  http://www.darkskydigital.com
> >
> > http://www.RenderKing.com  Value Priced C4D, VRAY Render Farm
> >
> __________________________________________________________
> _________
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 20, 2013, at 9:44 AM, Todd Kopriva wrote:
> >
> >> We're looking into how best to fix this for our next update.
> >>
> >
> >
> > +---End of message---+
> > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv>
>=20
>=20
> +---End of message---+
> To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv>