From: "Rick Gerard" Received: from bosmailout06.eigbox.net ([66.96.185.6] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7154931 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:51:51 +0200 Received: from bosmailscan05.eigbox.net ([10.20.15.5]) by bosmailout06.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1g4SNv-0002Pi-Hb for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:02:51 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mstrg.com; s=dkim; h=Sender:Message-Id:In-Reply-To:To:References:Date:Subject: Mime-Version:Content-Type:From:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=Vnv8LF8AXRAgyyH+5McHWFUBq/bxwTQfrO1cOaQMD+0=; b=mBKq2PvUdZhIMjw65u1VYOuHYo KLrV4dQGxnooY7eEWycK1iFmVCOdmc7vq8ssTrKnUCg45sQpIoEkx6Kk/Vn4Ocdx9KFpX2axuK0Tx lBRoqUzS23AFNBSy0/RblhTJW9dFtP+BfIetriA9M9H9C5yvaKFd9uxRF4teELGiSRObeI0JTJGRT s5tzsVrCOQ2Y9dBYXI0rFBOafrN1StuRGLZd/rDJeY8WZevMTONLR6TPdA1YsjwnWv7CQcMLOZ9Na EQEmu6GqBveDt3bUlFxvrm6vscHpiCT+uhDB7py/L8prTZspFHozkPCPPunzUweYd+NKxbtM69y0Y M/FoMyKA==; Received: from [10.115.3.33] (helo=bosimpout13) by bosmailscan05.eigbox.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1g4SNv-0007Zh-EY for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:02:51 -0400 Received: from bosauthsmtp03.yourhostingaccount.com ([10.20.18.3]) by bosimpout13 with id fT2o1y00903yW7601T2rv3; Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:02:51 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.2 cv=MK0QoIRl c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=6uKCkKhFq2wXOH2GoQX8aA==:117 a=+fNCsvVYfgsOWX7dqrClyQ==:17 a=JBFolyDoGHsA:10 a=MOoPLM9SH6MA:10 a=deK8GNIErmiJOHuOlsQA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=0-RgJKThjif0P-nl:21 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 Received: from [69.4.147.69] (port=60614 helo=[192.168.1.4]) by bosauthsmtp03.eigbox.net with esmtpa (Exim) id 1g4SNs-0003ee-98 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:02:48 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_C229455C-8FAA-45F5-9039-45375E7BCCCA" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 11.5 \(3445.9.1\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Organising cameras Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 08:02:45 -0700 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: Message-Id: <85FCFEEE-AE64-4211-8591-EA07607A8767@mstrg.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.9.1) X-EN-UserInfo: c662172581359b31880c5d4c8e0aae06:931c98230c6409dcc37fa7e93b490c27 X-EN-AuthUser: rg@hottek.net Sender: Rick Gerard X-EN-OrigIP: 69.4.147.69 X-EN-OrigHost: unknown --Apple-Mail=_C229455C-8FAA-45F5-9039-45375E7BCCCA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > On Sep 23, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Chris Zwar = wrote: >=20 > Yes, if I was starting fresh I=E2=80=99d do it that way, I might go = through the whole project and replace the cameras with ones that have = linked properties, just to tidy it up a bit. >=20 The easiest way I can think of tidying things up would be to create an = animation preset that linked to a master camera comp and then manually = going through all the nested comps in the project. If you had a naming = convention it might be easier to find them.=20 The second idea would be to spend some time scripting. There are already = some scripts there that look at all the nested comps in a master comp = and resize or replace things. If you do a lot of this kind of thing = writing a script or contracting with someone like Dan Ebberts to write = one for you might be a good thing. That kind of script might even have = commercial potential. I=E2=80=99d probably even buy it. Rick Gerard DP/VFX Supervisor MovI Pro / ALTA / Licensed Commercial Pilot Fixed Wing and UAV Northern CA --Apple-Mail=_C229455C-8FAA-45F5-9039-45375E7BCCCA Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8


On Sep 23, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Yes, if I was starting = fresh I=E2=80=99d do it that way, I might go through the whole project = and replace the cameras with ones that have linked properties, just to = tidy it up a bit.

The easiest way I can = think of tidying things up would be to create an animation preset that = linked to a master camera comp and then manually going through all the = nested comps in the project. If you had a naming convention it might be = easier to find them. 

The second idea would be to spend some time scripting. There = are already some scripts there that look at all the nested comps in a = master comp and resize or replace things. If you do a lot of this kind = of thing writing a script or contracting with someone like Dan Ebberts = to write one for you might be a good thing. That kind of script might = even have commercial potential. I=E2=80=99d probably even buy = it.

Rick = Gerard
DP/VFX Supervisor
MovI Pro / ALTA / Licensed Commercial Pilot Fixed Wing and = UAV
Northern CA

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