Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv ? Message #53919
From: Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com>
Subject: RE: [AE] Complex Photoshop File Hangs AE - Help
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 22:42:43 +0000
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
I've got 1 gigabyte movie poster - but only about 30 layers - that comes in just fine. I've not run into any Photoshop specific layers that won't come in but I have fairly typical levels, curves, blend modes and such, nothing exotic.

If it comes in as footage but not layers, then a layer is likely the problem. The other solution I've tried for Photoshop corruption is cutting and pasting the layers to new Photoshop doc.

stephen van vuuren
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-----Original Message-----
From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Lachlan Westfall
Sent: Thursday, May 15, 2014 6:22 PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: [AE] Complex Photoshop File Hangs AE - Help

All,

I'm working on animating movie posters, so If often inherit incredibly complex 100+ layer photoshop files.

I have one now that I just cannot import into AE. It's 300MB file, but I've imported files 5 times that size before.

This one DOES have a dizzying amount of curves, levels, color fills and virtually every type of adjustment available. I've done my best to flatten as many sections as possible.

AE brings it in and I see the Comp and the folder, but then the black arrow cursor sits there with a white tip and doesn't change. A minute later I get the beach ball and have to force quit.

I've tried this with two different versions of AE on two different computers--same problem.

Is there some specific PS adjustment layer that is KNOWN to mess with AE?

I have 17GB allocated to AE, and cleared all the chaches and stuff.

-Lachlan
Quiet Earth Design



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