From: "Py Fave" Received: from mail-ot0-f180.google.com ([74.125.82.180] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 6351493 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:52:57 +0100 Received: by mail-ot0-f180.google.com with SMTP id w8so3144523otw.11 for ; Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:55:55 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=64vl1BbdsaL/RiKJajb6NEtIcooUkp1FSGEl1WA/6io=; b=HCwnhiyRU34oXllaKQQCc2kZz5EV3Vk9h4qFIkOjk3kifZVxxlQhESrKqzbH1FUhYF hRcTL8kmlICwcDFJHNMdW/pf10WUfhOdd1ferSemMOXCei3DXoTr8Cjf1Q25+9Wb2Ghg +r+CsI2+Zizc/cyujPVuoQKX+mMTnmsDGz5M8s+G+QqCjZZsxyKpaKj8AFNrxC7KZwRu HAO7LUIM++4N1a9PpicXhm31lcnnZDan12d2yG/nzhEz2X4m0Zbil3BKYQ1aAB1y5pYr oT6xLimt+7ShB5a2Mqi8CuwEm7A6D4EsdGRLKXPrFd4KH/oFfIIcapDledxd/gi1nq+h qN8Q== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=64vl1BbdsaL/RiKJajb6NEtIcooUkp1FSGEl1WA/6io=; b=uQNqQ1bYzeCqf1pcYPMnYuFIMTIpK/8SYM4IOwzNuLnEiRAm4e/wsaKO2EpFPa4AoK 7eM6ym0eyFN9m5jCNyiQ3jpHg8HfRKqoiM1UVichJvGZW76wUdu6dL12PT/Ae+JyFAgB 6xeJ3ccf4mqqiZA/yxHwjbjFW6SaoB2G1DG8PrPQifK7AvsFqeFgYAxhl60stsL8IEFL nm/MMXzGeYXcTErFycRld/Zp4v3oZ/Zvs4OFO1q1WSQer5GlPHfU95RPSnNQq04H+pWs jNVJYB9CqY1jGjsGr82fkvwS6tuK+WX89UFtTnqHEXUQs86bzfYjIdNAXqe+6TbpQgwA 0FtA== X-Gm-Message-State: AJaThX4hlXr1s8llWQy7UP5xXlvCziWA/7j1QzjFlTg1h2yNV8nnwcmI SxJ3KRZk24Dh+oNgkq96frfz26aVeC6WNHN+C3M= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABhQp+QhgflnBauiOqaOM+ZQZjOG4C5u8/61uapaU+wQE9dicyIXzABwRcOYo647NxptTBvIdohSjmL3+m/GVyoFh/M= X-Received: by 10.157.14.20 with SMTP id c20mr10538510otc.325.1509994553544; Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:55:53 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.157.19.122 with HTTP; Mon, 6 Nov 2017 10:55:52 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2017 19:55:52 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Creating swf from After Effects To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a113d711efa1a07055d5500b4" --001a113d711efa1a07055d5500b4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable what is the software/hardware involved in playback? you could put a sequence of png in a swf container, too. or encode as .flv sorenson vp2 if i remember correctly. 2017-11-06 13:47 GMT+01:00 Roei Tzoref : > question: why would you need to bake to expression if you are going all > the way back to CS6? what js code is available in CC2017 are not in CS6? > > On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM, Chris Zwar > wrote: > >> Thanks, I=E2=80=99ll look into that. >> >> So far I have discovered that CS 6 can export an swf. I can reduce my >> project so there is nothing in it but some solids so I think the export >> should work. It=E2=80=99s a pain back-saving from 2017 to CS 6 but at l= east it=E2=80=99s >> possible. >> >> The problem I have is that I have an expression driving the opacity of >> each layer, and I am assuming I will need to convert the expressions to >> keyframes before I export. With 10 minutes of animation and 800+ layers >> this is going to take some time. You can=E2=80=99t feasibly select 800 = layers in >> CC 2014 and earlier, a small reminder of some of the improvements over t= he >> years, so I=E2=80=99m doing as much as I can in 2017 before back-saving = a heavily >> reduced project to CS 6. Fun & games! >> >> I might have to script it and leave it over a weekend=E2=80=A6 >> >> > On 6 Nov 2017, at 4:30 pm, Robert Davidson >> wrote: >> > >> > It=E2=80=99s been a long while since I did this in AE. >> > Might be easier to render an mp4 and convert to swf with a converter >> like =E2=80=98Wondershare Video converter Pro=E2=80=9D >> > >> > Cheers, Rob >> > >> >> On 6 Nov 2017, at 3:20 pm, Chris Zwar wrote= : >> >> >> >> So here=E2=80=99s a first for me, after working on an animation for s= everal >> days I=E2=80=99ve just been told the only format they can play back is s= wf. I=E2=80=99m >> actually creating patterns for a lighting show, and the file is going to >> some type of lighting desk console. I have no idea what, but it isn=E2= =80=99t like >> it=E2=80=99s going to be played on a desktop PC. >> >> >> >> So considering that I=E2=80=99ve been working in CC 2017, what option= s do I >> have? The good news (if any) is that the animation is just white solids= on >> a black background, and I know that at some stage in the past AE could >> export a swf for vector images, which my animation is. However I=E2=80= =99m not >> sure if I can back-save far enough to the last version of AE that still = did >> this - I can=E2=80=99t remember when the SWF feature was removed from AE= . >> >> >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> >> -Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> +---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 >> > > --001a113d711efa1a07055d5500b4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
what is the software/hardware involved in playba= ck?
you could put a sequence of png in a swf container, too.
or encode as .flv sorenson vp2 if i remember correctly.


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2017-11= -06 13:47 GMT+01:00 Roei Tzoref <AE-List@media-motion.tv>:
question: why would= you need to bake to expression if you are going all the way back to CS6? w= hat js code is available in CC2017 are not in CS6?

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 8:00 AM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion= .tv> wrote:
Thanks, I=E2=80= =99ll look into that.

So far I have discovered that CS 6 can export an swf.=C2=A0 I can reduce my= project so there is nothing in it but some solids so I think the export sh= ould work.=C2=A0 It=E2=80=99s a pain back-saving from 2017 to CS 6 but at l= east it=E2=80=99s possible.

The problem I have is that I have an expression driving the opacity of each= layer, and I am assuming I will need to convert the expressions to keyfram= es before I export.=C2=A0 With 10 minutes of animation and 800+ layers this= is going to take some time.=C2=A0 You can=E2=80=99t feasibly select 800 la= yers in CC 2014 and earlier, a small reminder of some of the improvements o= ver the years, so I=E2=80=99m doing as much as I can in 2017 before back-sa= ving a heavily reduced project to CS 6.=C2=A0 Fun & games!

I might have to script it and leave it over a weekend=E2=80=A6

> On 6 Nov 2017, at 4:30 pm, Robert Davidson <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote= :
>
> It=E2=80=99s been a long while since I did this in AE.
> Might be easier to render an mp4 and convert to swf with a converter l= ike =E2=80=98Wondershare Video converter Pro=E2=80=9D
>
> Cheers, Rob
>
>> On 6 Nov 2017, at 3:20 pm, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:=
>>
>> So here=E2=80=99s a first for me, after working on an animation fo= r several days I=E2=80=99ve just been told the only format they can play ba= ck is swf.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m actually creating patterns for a lighting show= , and the file is going to some type of lighting desk console.=C2=A0 I have= no idea what, but it isn=E2=80=99t like it=E2=80=99s going to be played on= a desktop PC.
>>
>> So considering that I=E2=80=99ve been working in CC 2017, what opt= ions do I have?=C2=A0 The good news (if any) is that the animation is just = white solids on a black background, and I know that at some stage in the pa= st AE could export a swf for vector images, which my animation is.=C2=A0 Ho= wever I=E2=80=99m not sure if I can back-save far enough to the last versio= n of AE that still did this - I can=E2=80=99t remember when the SWF feature= was removed from AE.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> -Chris
>>
>>
>>
>>
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