Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f54.google.com ([209.85.216.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5370350 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:54:54 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id i13so5957658qae.41 for ; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:59:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:content-type; bh=25CjEsn3OSsYqbNuAosAfbaE6DxtEYWIv6rCNn/NKzY=; b=F6V7XBgWFNOjJIohsm0A4P/1nBn1bOyTweVgpn3aDq6gJ4937MearN3fGJs+gp69z2 Jb9Pa4lw8NdCHG6htkRAaTj98TGY+W6lT+oyS1DOoiAqz7VfjoggzSNGLfT1YKJBB4WH KoEaYUKNL/Z+v2MTnnTWa9inQ3j2GqfUFnNIbZOKGlCSA7u6Y31cgXdpu673PbPP/7X0 P2fcWOZfBI950wyTuA68/w0ylDq8l+4sv3U6LIQ3gXZERcTUvkRWl73fhtbr70wJqFHP AIIeQ6dOv5mafbuRWuvtDUdh3DxXkvGuVpGG6S+6kimhlB7N3GG9njGmiNHSaKiK0/hn u24A== X-Received: by 10.224.76.74 with SMTP id b10mr25792352qak.38.1391803169796; Fri, 07 Feb 2014 11:59:29 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: hedczech@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.132.10 with HTTP; Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:58:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: "scott.aelist" Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2014 11:58:49 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: mSwbTza_GaYDG9PMkCboIrRHGL4 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Import Multipage PDF into AE To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c302fc88775904f1d66db4 --001a11c302fc88775904f1d66db4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm trying to imagine how AE would import them. Suppose you have 3 pages and each page has 10 layers... how would AE handle that? On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM, David Torno wrote: > Easy yes, but too many clicks involved for something that should just > open. :) > > I may have to find/build a PS script to automate that process. I'm sure > I'm not the first one to hit this wall. > > Thanks for the input Bruce. > > -- > David Torno > Technical Director > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > O: 213.739.2290 > C: 818.391.6060 > ------------------------------------------------ > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Tovsky [mailto:bruce@skeletonhome.com] > Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 11:45 AM > To: 'After Effects Mail List' > Subject: Re: [AE] Import Multipage PDF into AE > > i generally open them in ps first, which allows you to choose pages in a > multipage doc, and then save them as a psd (or whatever.) layer the pages > in a psd and import in ae as a comp, easy as pie. > cheers > b > > On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:35 PM, David Torno wrote: > > > So which genius decided that importing only the first page of a PDF was > a sensible idea? Seriously, nobody will ever need any of the other pages. > The first page should cover it. That's like importing a video and only > getting the first frame. Useless. Sorry, I just had to rant a little there. > :) > > > > So is there a hidden finger bending hotkey combo option for this, or is > Acrobat's Split Document command the only way here? Any body have some > ideas? > > > > > > > > -- > > David Torno > > Technical Director > > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > > O: 213.739.2290 > > C: 818.391.6060 > > ------------------------------------------------ > > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog) > > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > --001a11c302fc88775904f1d66db4 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm trying to imagine how AE would import them. Suppos= e you have 3 pages and each page has 10 layers... how would AE handle that?=


On Fri,= Feb 7, 2014 at 11:50 AM, David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:
Easy yes, but too many clicks involved for s= omething that should just open. :)

I may have to find/build a PS script to automate that process. I'm sure= I'm not the first one to hit this wall.

Thanks for the input Bruce.

--
David Torno
Technical Director
http://www.ghos= ttownmedia.com
O: 213.739.2290
C: 818.391.6060
------------------------------------------------
http://aeioweyo= u.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog)

-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Tovsky [mailto:bruce@= skeletonhome.com]
Sent: Friday, February 7, 2014 11:45 AM
To: 'After Effects Mail List'
Subject: Re: [AE] Import Multipage PDF into AE

i generally open them in ps first, which allows you to choose pages in a mu= ltipage doc, and then save them as a psd (or whatever.) layer the pages in = a psd and import in ae as a comp, easy as pie.
cheers
b

On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:35 PM, David Torno <torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:

> So which genius decided that importing only the first page of a PDF wa= s a sensible idea? Seriously, nobody will ever need any of the other pages.= The first page should cover it. That's like importing a video and only= getting the first frame. Useless. Sorry, I just had to rant a little there= . :)
>
> So is there a hidden finger bending hotkey combo option for this, or i= s Acrobat's Split Document command the only way here? Any body have som= e ideas?
>
>
>
> --
> David Torno
> Technical Director
> http://www= .ghosttownmedia.com
> O: 213.739.2290
> C: 818.391.6060
> ------------------------------------------------
> http://aei= oweyou.blogspot.com (vfx tutorials and AE scripts blog)
>
>
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