Return-Path: Received: from st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.172.204.239] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5393472 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 28 Feb 2014 09:09:00 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (99-127-114-254.lightspeed.irvnca.sbcglobal.net [99.127.114.254]) by st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0N1P00L8F5B96P70@st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 28 Feb 2014 08:09:11 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-02-28_01:2014-02-27,2014-02-28,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1401130000 definitions=main-1402280000 From: Warren Heaton Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-69C1ABB3-CF7A-443F-987D-726F04E8A45F Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit MIME-version: 1.0 (1.0) Subject: Re: [AE] CS6 Project Collect Fails Message-id: Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:09:08 -0800 References: In-reply-to: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (11B651) --Apple-Mail-69C1ABB3-CF7A-443F-987D-726F04E8A45F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Do you happen to be working with image sequences with long file names?=20 The issue that you are describing sounds familiar. Just recently, I had to s= horten most of the image sequence file names in the Finder with Renamer, rel= ink in the original project and then collect files again. I was able to go t= hrough the collect files process with the longer names, but the collected pr= oject would error out on the image sequences with long file names (but not t= he QuickTime files nor the one image sequence that had a short file name). W= ith short image sequence names, the collected project opened as expected.=20= -Warren=20 Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2014, at 10:58 PM, Phil Spitler wrote: >=20 > When you say "fail" what error do you get ? >=20 > I have had an issue many times in CS5.5 days and fixed the issue with a si= mple script. >=20 > Basically the problem comes when you import other AE projects into AE. >=20 > AE keeps the folder structure of the imported files intact and puts that i= n a sub folder. >=20 > So, if you import an AE file into that is called "phil_test_project_v011.a= ep" then AE will create a folder in the project with that name, save that an= import that into another file and you can imagine the folder structure gets= deep. >=20 > This is not a problem when working but when you collect files, AE is nice e= nough to respect all the folders and subfolders so it creates these huge pat= h names that exceed the limit. >=20 > My script simply looped through every piece of footage in the project and p= ut into a top level folder named either "comp" or "footage". Running this be= fore collecting files fixed all my issues. >=20 > It's a really simple script but I'm happy to share it if needed. >=20 > Phil >=20 >=20 >=20 > Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : 415.394.8= 200 m : 415.571.3139 >=20 > Website | Facebook | LinkedIn >=20 >=20 >=20 >> On Feb 27, 2014, at 6:20 PM, David Torno wrote: >>=20 >> Got a co-worker stuck in CS6 trying to use the collect project feature. I= t fails every time. All the quicktime files work fine, the drive is solid an= d stable. He's tried having the footage local instead of on our server. Keep= s failing. Has anyone else come across this. Rolling out AE CC to the machin= es is not an option unfortunately, if that happens to be THE solution. >>=20 >> -- >> 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) >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 --Apple-Mail-69C1ABB3-CF7A-443F-987D-726F04E8A45F Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Do you happen to be working with image= sequences with long file names? 

The issue th= at you are describing sounds familiar. Just recently, I had to shorten most o= f the image sequence file names in the Finder with Renamer, relink in the or= iginal project and then collect files again. I was able to go through the co= llect files process with the longer names, but the collected project would e= rror out on the image sequences with long file names (but not the QuickTime f= iles nor the one image sequence that had a short file name). With short imag= e sequence names, the collected project opened as expected. 
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-Warren 









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On Feb 27, 2= 014, at 10:58 PM, Phil Spitler <p= hil@bonfirelabs.com> wrote:

When you say "fail" what error do you get ?

I have had= an issue many times in CS5.5 days and fixed the issue with a simple script.=

Basically the problem comes when you import other A= E projects into AE.

AE keeps the folder structure o= f the imported files intact and puts that in a sub folder.

So, if you import an AE file into that is called "phil_test_project_= v011.aep" then AE will create a folder in the project with that name, save t= hat an import that into another file and you can imagine the folder structur= e gets deep.

This is not a problem when working but= when you collect files, AE is nice enough to respect all the folders and su= bfolders so it creates these huge path names that exceed the limit.

My script simply looped through every piece of footage in t= he project and put into a top level folder named either "comp" or "footage".= Running this before collecting files fixed all my issues.

It's a really simple script but I'm happy to share it if needed.

Phil



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On Feb 27, 2014, at 6:20 PM, David Torno wrote:

Got a co-worke= r stuck in CS6 trying to use the collect project feature. It fails every tim= e. All the quicktime files work fine, the drive is solid and stable. He's tr= ied having the footage local instead of on our server. Keeps failing. Has an= yone else come across this. Rolling out AE CC to the machines is not an opti= on unfortunately, if that happens to be THE solution.

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