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 5309133 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Dec 2013 21:48:49 +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 <0MXE00EJ7KLKM530@nk11p00mm-asmtp002.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Dec 2013 20:51:21 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.72,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2013-12-06_06:2013-12-06,2013-12-06,1970-01-01 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-1312060149 From: Jim Curtis Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_1A272586-D1FD-4973-AD0D-A0CC8C222BC9" Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Rendering out selective frame ranges? Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2013 14:51:19 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_1A272586-D1FD-4973-AD0D-A0CC8C222BC9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I use a renaming app, A Better Finder Rename (Mac, obviously) that = allows me to create droplets. Something like that might be of some = help. On Dec 6, 2013, at 2:46 PM, Greg Balint = wrote: > Phil, >=20 > The sequence is already rendered.. Client keeps making changes to = certain stuff. It takes forever to render so I'm trying to cut my amount = down. Would hate to have to go in and remove frames over and over for = every change we make. >=20 > Lloyd, >=20 > That script would be nice, but the problem is not the setup, it's = that AE thinks I'm rendering to the same file and won't allow it, even = though it's a sequence with file numbers appended.=20 > Jim, that's sort of the only alternative, which is ok, except my = co-working client is grabbing frames as soon as they are rendered to use = in his work. Late game rush tactics. >=20 > It surprises me that this isn't possible in AE. 3d programs have had = this option for a long time. It would be nice to just be able to setup a = comma separated list like C4D. Like: >=20 > 200-400, 352-390, 512, 735-800 >=20 > I know it's not often this comes up for some people, but I had just = figured it was a given that people may need to render different ranges = of the same comp with the same file name per frame. >=20 > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > =20 >=20 > On Dec 6, 2013 3:11 PM, "Lloyd Alvarez" wrote: > Hey Greg, >=20 > You can use this: http://aescripts.com/queue-work-area >=20 >=20 > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Greg Balint = wrote: > It's a sequence. So it's the names of the rendered files that are = needing to be all the same. Having them come from different comps won't = solve the rendering to same name problem. For some reason ae doesn't = realize that it will be using frame numbers at the end of each file so = it won't be overwriting the same files. >=20 > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > =20 >=20 > On Dec 6, 2013 3:03 PM, "Michael Kedor" wrote: > Why not make duplicates of your composition and render each "work = area" with the appropriate frame range for each composition? >=20 > MK >=20 >=20 > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Greg Balint = wrote: > Anyone know how I could select certain frame ranges across a long comp = and set them all up in a render queue? As a PNG sequence. >=20 > What I mean is, I need to render frames 272-500 and frames 762-914 = and then 1543-1700. >=20 > I figured multiple entries in the render queue would be fine, but AE = doesn't like having multiple render items with same names (even if they = will have different frame numbers appended to them) >=20 > I couldn't even just deactivate the other ones. I had to remove them = completely for my first range to start rendering. >=20 > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > =20 >=20 >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail=_1A272586-D1FD-4973-AD0D-A0CC8C222BC9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 I use = a renaming app, A Better Finder Rename (Mac, obviously) that allows me = to create droplets.  Something like that might be of some = help.



On Dec 6, 2013, at = 2:46 PM, Greg Balint <delrazoraelist@gmail.com> = wrote:

Phil,

The sequence is = already rendered..  Client keeps making changes to certain stuff. = It takes forever to render so I'm trying to cut my amount down. Would = hate to have to go in and remove frames over and over for every change = we make.

Lloyd,

That script would = be nice,  but the problem is not the setup,  it's that AE = thinks I'm rendering to the same file and won't allow it,  even = though it's a sequence with file numbers appended.

Jim,  that's sort of the only alternative,  = which is ok,  except my co-working client is grabbing frames as = soon as they are rendered to use in his work. Late game rush tactics. =

It surprises me that this isn't possible in AE.  = 3d programs have had this option for a long time. It would be nice to = just be able to setup a comma separated list like C4D. Like:

200-400, 352-390, 512, 735-800

I know it's = not often this comes up for some people,  but I had just figured it = was a given that people may need to render different ranges of the same = comp with the same file name per frame.

///Greg = Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
   

On Dec 6, 2013 3:11 PM, "Lloyd Alvarez" = <lists@aescripts.com> = wrote:
Hey Greg,



On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Greg Balint <delrazoraelist@gmail.com> wrote:

It's a = sequence. So it's the names of the rendered files that are needing to be = all the same. Having them come from different comps won't solve the = rendering to same name problem. For some reason ae doesn't realize that = it will be using frame numbers at the end of each file so it won't be = overwriting the same files.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
   

On Dec 6, 2013 3:03 PM, "Michael = Kedor" <mikedor@gmail.com> wrote:
Why not make duplicates of your composition and render = each "work area" with the appropriate frame range for each = composition?

MK


On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Greg Balint <delrazoraelist@gmail.com> = wrote:

Anyone = know how I could select certain frame ranges across a long comp and set = them all up in a render queue? As a PNG sequence.

What = I mean is,  I need to render frames 272-500 and frames 762-914 and = then 1543-1700.

I figured multiple entries in the = render queue would be fine,  but AE doesn't like having multiple = render items with same names (even if they will have different frame = numbers appended to them)

I couldn't even just = deactivate the other ones. I had to remove them completely for my first = range to start rendering.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
   




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