From: Todd Kopriva <kopriva@adobe.com>
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:02:52 -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
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Done.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf =
Of Dann Stubbs
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> well then please pass along my thanks to your team mates, dave and dan to=
o.
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>=20
> On Nov 20, 2013, at 12:25 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote:
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> > Thank you very much for the kind words.
> >
> > I don't intend to deflate the praise, but: 1) I am just doing my job, a=
nd 2) I
> do my job the way that I do it because my boss, my peers, and my
> predecessors have established that this is simply the way that we do thin=
gs
> on the After Effects team. Thank Dave Simons and Dan Wilk if you're looki=
ng
> 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 Beha=
lf 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
> >>
> >> Seconded.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 20, 2013, at 10:42 AM, Dann Stubbs <dann@darkskydigital.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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 appreci=
ated 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 i=
ssue; and
> >> it's completely logical why the change was made to the current method =
- but
> >> the fact that it does affect even one user it matters to you and to fi=
nd the
> >> best resolution and being open and receptive to the "gift of user feed=
back"
> >> rather then the all too typical "cone of silence" and "we know best" a=
ttitude
> >> 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 res=
ult in an
> >> immediate solution - just the fact that you are here listening to us u=
sers,
> >> listening to our ideas, hearing bugs, offering suggestions, providing
> >> information or workarounds, as well as pushing these issues and sugges=
tions
> >> back to the development teams to make the product better in a timely
> >> manner, there are many other software companies that could use what yo=
u
> >> do as a role model.
> >>>
> >>> i just wanted to make a mention of it and say thank you, as i'm sure =
often a
> >> position like yours can be difficult as you probably get push back fro=
m both
> >> sides (app dev and users) and that could easily make your efforts feel
> >> unappreciated.
> >>>
> >>> but your efforts are appreciated, so thank you.
> >>>
> >>> dann
> >>>