From: "Lloyd Alvarez" Received: from c147c-aesc.jetrails.io ([69.27.38.85] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.1.0) with ESMTPS id 7477670 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 12 Dec 2019 01:48:24 +0100 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=aescripts.com; s=default; h=Content-Type:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:From: In-Reply-To:References:MIME-Version:Sender: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=UbwHswMV8TnBjx3TPzJjFuQ/Xjy/OQVfwx3hM43ePNY=; b=A9Lz/0iSYc4Q/+6vuDGVQb2uS QF+wcrJSPt8Krh6gvkDy7OABn9qf+xR5fbujU3PlEcPz6aPn1Jy5bsh8qwA7HLCcWr1ktZsU19RuD 32ANOrmsyHIasndWTJwUqv3xMUzrCPVaO0IUh8T7oH5uJJqwUsCygIxQS+WXUihZXAih/szUd6+aX yOlb/AIb8EfOu31Esl7Ky1CokurWoIbbSbNdG1Dv5yeHzmsrF6cYaHRwX9T4RHogVNPrvkkZryuGa NP8Zog1x7pUqb2ybQezmwkwiRDWMMiOlq6bxG3wm/GX3ijI8Hc0BQMlkEcPDlIb1DyVHi98xijIC1 3lPH5lVpA==; Received: from mail-vk1-f181.google.com ([209.85.221.181]:46825) by c147c-aesc.jetrails.io with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:128) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1ifCeU-0005c5-K2 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 12 Dec 2019 00:48:22 +0000 Received: by mail-vk1-f181.google.com with SMTP id u6so258526vkn.13 for ; Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:48:22 -0800 (PST) X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAV3nSlRnotqCVwPg6rr8Cp2D8yXgZvkRWNDN6eeqFn/n1J+hFNl HYCae5p+qO+aW5v5U78ZAMaJVz36CsLRtlHcRk4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxGKFCYYJwCw6Pqk7hKVtOqasG1HYfR+XCYi+myO/Ov7zpVnnghX7J+rTBujmB9KQ1mjLfV8BMYF3EBtjXZDgw= X-Received: by 2002:a1f:fe45:: with SMTP id l66mr6760523vki.9.1576111701932; Wed, 11 Dec 2019 16:48:21 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 19:48:11 -0500 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Complaint Numbers Effect To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000001ec0d60599771acf" X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - c147c-aesc.jetrails.io X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - aescripts.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: c147c-aesc.jetrails.io: authenticated_id: smtp@aescripts.com X-Authenticated-Sender: c147c-aesc.jetrails.io: smtp@aescripts.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: --0000000000001ec0d60599771acf Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I should add that the scripting and expressions api is open to everyone so you can roll your own tool if you want. We just provide that coding gap into an easy to use tool. Lloyd On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 7:20 PM Lloyd Alvarez wrote: > hey tim > > not at all, what i am saying is that one of the things that makes AE grea= t > is that you don't have to wait or rely on Adobe to do and fix everything. > Would you rather pay a small amount for a tool that solves your issue or > keep waiting for Adobe to fix it? > > Lloyd > > On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 6:06 PM Timothy Sassoon > wrote: > >> It sounds like you=E2=80=99re saying that you=E2=80=99re fine with AE=E2= =80=99s built-in effects >> rusting in the yard like washing machines and old cars, because that >> provides 3rd party developers with a market to exploit. Pardon me, but I >> find that a little problematic for commercial software, that it=E2=80=99= s >> developers are short-selling it. If it was Blender or GIMP or whatever t= hat >> might be a different thing. >> >> Tim Sassoon >> SFD >> Venice, CA >> On Dec 11, 2019, 2:05 PM -0800, Lloyd Alvarez , >> wrote: >> >> Hey Tim >> >> > And PS you don=E2=80=99t get monospaced with leading zeros that way :-= ) >> >> You know we have a solution for this as well ;-) >> >> https://aescripts.com/monospacer/ >> >> > I appreciate your industry, but BASIC frame number burn-ins should be >> correct in the app, without having to pay $24.95 additionally for it. Mo= re >> sophisticated usage as you illustrate, sure. >> >> This is my biased opiniopn of course, but what's important to you is not >> important to other AE users so the fact that AE has this 3rd party >> expandability is what makes it great and has kept it relevant after all >> these years ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> Lloyd >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 3:01 PM Timothy Sassoon >> wrote: >> >>> And PS you don=E2=80=99t get monospaced with leading zeros that way :-) >>> >>> >>> Tim Sassoon >>> SFD >>> Venice, CA >>> >>> >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2019, at 11:19 AM, David Torno >>> wrote: >>> >>> No need for precomps. Add text layer, add expression to source text >>> property, and choose timeToFrames from preset arrow drop down. >>> >>> Done. >>> >>> You can use any font in AE now and size. >>> >>> David Torno >>> 818.391.6060 >>> -------------------- >>> https://vimeo.com/davidtorno (experiments & breakdowns) >>> https://gumroad.com/davidtorno (products for sale) >>> http://provideocoalition.com/author/dtorno (tutorials) >>> >>> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >>> -Charles Field >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Timothy Sassoon >>> wrote: >>> >>> Complaint and FR - The Numbers effect type size is limited to 128pt. I= =E2=80=99m >>> putting the request here, since I was bounced from the AE beta list a y= ears >>> ago. >>> >>> With today=E2=80=99s frame sizes that=E2=80=99s often absurd SMALL, and= one has to jump >>> through precomp hoops to scale it big enough to be useful; current proj= ect >>> 400%. How about 999 points maximum? That might keep us for a few years. >>> >>> >>> >>> Tim Sassoon >>> SFD >>> Venice, CA 90291 >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >>> >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >>> >>> >>> -- > Cheers, Lloyd > --=20 Cheers, Lloyd --0000000000001ec0d60599771acf Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I should add that the scripting and expressions api = is open to everyone so you can roll your own tool if you want. We just prov= ide that coding gap into an easy to use tool.=C2=A0

Lloyd


On = Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 7:20 PM Lloyd Alvarez <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
hey tim

not at all, what i am saying is that one of= the things that makes AE great is that you don't have to wait or rely = on Adobe to do and fix everything. Would you rather pay a small amount for = a tool that solves your issue or keep waiting for Adobe to fix it?

Lloyd=C2=A0

On Wed, Dec 11, = 2019 at 6:06 PM Timothy Sassoon <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
It sounds like you=E2=80=99re saying that you=E2=80=99re = fine with AE=E2=80=99s built-in effects rusting in the yard like washing ma= chines and old cars, because that provides 3rd party developers with a mark= et to exploit. Pardon me, but I find that a little problematic for commerci= al software, that it=E2=80=99s developers are short-selling it. If it was B= lender or GIMP or whatever that might be a different thing.

Tim Sassoon
SFD
Venice, CA
On Dec 11, 2019, 2:05 PM -0800, Lloyd Alv= arez <AE-Li= st@media-motion.tv>, wrote:
Hey Tim

> And PS you don=E2=80=99t get monospaced with leading zeros that w= ay :-)

You know we have a solution for this as well ;-)=C2=A0


> I appreciate your industry, but BASIC frame number burn-ins shoul= d be correct in the app, without having to pay $24.95 additionally for it. = More sophisticated usage as you illustrate, sure.

This is my biased opiniopn of course, but what's important to you = is not important to other AE users so the fact that AE has this 3rd party e= xpandability is what makes it great and has kept it relevant after all thes= e years ;-)

Cheers,
Lloyd


On Wed, Dec 11, 2019 at 3:01 PM Timot= hy Sassoon <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
And PS you don=E2=80=99t get monospaced with leading zeros that way :-= )


Tim Sassoon
SFD
Venice, CA



On Dec 11, 2019, at 11:19 AM, David Torno <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:=

No need for precomps. Add text layer, add expression to source text pr= operty, and choose timeToFrames from preset arrow drop down.

Done.

You can use any font in AE now and size.

David Torno
818.391.6060
--------------------
https://vimeo.co= m/davidtorno (experiments & breakdowns)
https://gumroa= d.com/davidtorno (products for sale)
ht= tp://provideocoalition.com/author/dtorno (tutorials)

"The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Dec 11, 2019, at 10:47 AM, Timothy Sassoon <= AE-List@media-= motion.tv> wrote:

Complaint and FR - The Numbers effect type size is limited to 128pt. I=E2= =80=99m putting the request here, since I was bounced from the AE beta list= a years ago.

With today=E2=80=99s frame sizes that=E2=80=99s often absurd SMALL, and one= has to jump through precomp hoops to scale it big enough to be useful; cur= rent project 400%. How about 999 points maximum? That might keep us for a f= ew years.



Tim Sassoon
SFD
Venice, CA 90291
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