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Subject: Re: [AE] Colorama
From: Andrew Embury <aembury@gmail.com>
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Absolutely, I have used this tool in the past, but still doesn't solve the
real issue...


On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you seen the Chameleon script for AE at AEscripts in conjunction with
> Adobe Kuler? I find that is a great way to manage color palettes between
> apps and large amounts of client palettes through the Adobe Kuler website.
> I also love the fact the mobile app Kuler can pull swatches from photos.
> With Chameleon, you link the color swatch to a solid's or text's color with
> built-in expressions, and then you can swap through different color schemes
> on the fly. Worth a look.
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Andrew Embury <aembury@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey guys and gals,
>>
>> This isn't so much of a question for the AE Mail List, but more a general
>> question / rant / want....
>>
>> We've obviously addressed the interest in picking up the grunt speed of
>> our native application, but what about workflow speed? And by workflow, I
>> mean colour pickers.
>>
>> This is a relatively broad statement, but something I think we could all
>> benefit from. You see, I use Colorama on a near daily basis, and quite
>> truthfully, nothing gets to me more thann how the colour pickers are not
>> universal throughout the application.
>>
>> I'm not sure how overly difficult this may be, but is it possible to move
>> forward in laying out universally the colour picker in the application for
>> every "Effect"? Having the hexadecimal input saves me time and energy
>> tremendously as I hot swap between Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and of
>> course After Effects.
>>
>> Clearly, this cannot be done for external Plugins, but for the CC and
>> internal plugs in the base of AE would be amazing.
>>
>> Sincerely yours,
>>
>> - Andrew
>>
>
>
>
> --
> _____________________________
> VFX & Motion Graphic Artist
> teddygage dot com
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Absolutely, I have used this tool in the past, but still d=
oesn&#39;t solve the real issue...</div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br>=
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:55 AM, Teddy Gage <sp=
an dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:teddygage@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank"=
>teddygage@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Have you seen the Chameleon=
 script for AE at AEscripts in conjunction with Adobe Kuler? I find that is=
 a great way to manage color palettes between apps and large amounts of cli=
ent palettes through the Adobe Kuler website. I also love the fact the mobi=
le app Kuler can pull swatches from photos. With Chameleon, you link the co=
lor swatch to a solid&#39;s or text&#39;s color with built-in expressions, =
and then you can swap through different color schemes on the fly. Worth a l=
ook.=A0</div>


<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote">On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 7:25 PM, Andrew Embury <span dir=3D"ltr">=
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:aembury@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">aembury@gmail.co=
m</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

<div dir=3D"ltr">Hey guys and gals,<div><br></div><div>This isn&#39;t so mu=
ch of a question for the AE Mail List, but more a general question / rant /=
 want....</div><div><br></div><div>We&#39;ve obviously addressed the intere=
st in picking up the grunt speed of our native application, but what about =
workflow speed? And by workflow, I mean colour pickers.</div>



<div><br></div><div>This is a relatively broad statement, but something I t=
hink we could all benefit from. You see, I use Colorama on a near daily bas=
is, and quite truthfully, nothing gets to me more thann how the colour pick=
ers are not universal throughout the application.</div>



<div><br></div><div>I&#39;m not sure how overly difficult this may be, but =
is it possible to move forward in laying out universally the colour picker =
in the application for every &quot;Effect&quot;? Having the hexadecimal inp=
ut saves me time and energy tremendously as I hot swap between Illustrator,=
 Photoshop, InDesign and of course After Effects.</div>



<div><br></div><div>Clearly, this cannot be done for external Plugins, but =
for the CC and internal plugs in the base of AE would be amazing.</div><div=
><br></div><div>Sincerely yours,</div><div><br></div><div>- Andrew</div>



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