Comments on: Immigration http://aescripts.com/immigration/ The definitive collection of scripts and plugins for Adobe After Effects Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-129978 Lloyd Alvarez Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:23:43 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-129978 As long as the jpgs are sequentially numbered Immigration will see them as a sequence. You can either put them in different folders or rename them so they are not sequentially numbered. As long as the jpgs are sequentially numbered Immigration will see them as a sequence. You can either put them in different folders or rename them so they are not sequentially numbered.

]]> By: Berian http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-129930 Berian Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:36:51 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-129930 Hi, I have multiple jpg images in my composition I wish to replace. When using Immigration, when I select my image folder, it automatically interprets the images as a sequence, is there anyway I can stop this from happening? Thanks! Hi, I have multiple jpg images in my composition I wish to replace. When using Immigration, when I select my image folder, it automatically interprets the images as a sequence, is there anyway I can stop this from happening?

Thanks!

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-127765 Lloyd Alvarez Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:06:07 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-127765 Yes, in the After Effets 'Import' preferences you can tell it how you would like it to interpret unlabeled alpha channels. Yes, in the After Effets ‘Import’ preferences you can tell it how you would like it to interpret unlabeled alpha channels.

]]> By: Elliott http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-127761 Elliott Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:48:52 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-127761 Hello Mr Alvarez, great job on this tool. Saves money and keeps the work fun. Thank you very much. I have a question though, is it possible to prevent immigration to change the alpha interpretation settings of the sequences it's replacing ? If I have a bunch of image sequences with Ignored Alpha, once I update to a newer version using the Replace button of Immigration, everything goes back to Premultiplied Alpha. Maybe it's an AE problem... Hello Mr Alvarez, great job on this tool. Saves money and keeps the work fun. Thank you very much.
I have a question though, is it possible to prevent immigration to change the alpha interpretation settings of the sequences it’s replacing ?
If I have a bunch of image sequences with Ignored Alpha, once I update to a newer version using the Replace button of Immigration, everything goes back to Premultiplied Alpha. Maybe it’s an AE problem…

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-123711 Lloyd Alvarez Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:00:09 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-123711 There currently isn't a way to turn them off but that is a good suggestion that we will consider implementing in a future version. There currently isn’t a way to turn them off but that is a good suggestion that we will consider implementing in a future version.

]]> By: Penny http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-123709 Penny Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:53:33 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-123709 Is there a way to remove the tooltip that pops up when hovering over filenames? "To do a Replace or Add/Replace Proxy the same number..." etc. ? Is there a way to remove the tooltip that pops up when hovering over filenames? “To do a Replace or Add/Replace Proxy the same number…” etc. ?

]]> By: top After Effects feature requests for the past year or so « After Effects region of interest http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-117238 top After Effects feature requests for the past year or so « After Effects region of interest Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:08:37 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-117238 [...] the meantime, the Immigration script from Lloyd Alvarez takes a lot of this pain [...] [...] the meantime, the Immigration script from Lloyd Alvarez takes a lot of this pain [...]

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-116968 Lloyd Alvarez Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:43:34 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-116968 Looks like you found a design flaw in the way Immigration decides if you want to import a subrange. If the range is not changed, Immigration assumes you want to import the full sequence. When there's missing frames AE grabs both parts although Immigration correctly identifies them as two separate sequences. I will fix this problem in the next version but in the meantime a work around is to duplicate the last frame and name it as the next one in the sequence and then tell Immigration to import one frame less. Then it will import just the sub-range. So if you sequence is 1-10 but missing frames 4-7. Duplicate frame 3, rename it frame 4 and tell Immigration to import frames 1-3 (instead of 1-4 which is what it will default to) and then duplicate frame 8, rename it frame 7 and tell Immigration to import frames 8-10. It know this is probably a pain to do but it will work if you're in a pinch. The next version will handle this condition automatically. Looks like you found a design flaw in the way Immigration decides if you want to import a subrange. If the range is not changed, Immigration assumes you want to import the full sequence. When there’s missing frames AE grabs both parts although Immigration correctly identifies them as two separate sequences. I will fix this problem in the next version but in the meantime a work around is to duplicate the last frame and name it as the next one in the sequence and then tell Immigration to import one frame less. Then it will import just the sub-range. So if you sequence is 1-10 but missing frames 4-7. Duplicate frame 3, rename it frame 4 and tell Immigration to import frames 1-3 (instead of 1-4 which is what it will default to) and then duplicate frame 8, rename it frame 7 and tell Immigration to import frames 8-10. It know this is probably a pain to do but it will work if you’re in a pinch. The next version will handle this condition automatically.

]]> By: Matt http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-116908 Matt Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:16:56 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-116908 I have a ton of image sequences within a single folder. Basically something like, left and right passes for a render but then frames 165-387 and then frames 536-657. When I try to import only the sequence from 165-387, it says the sequence is missing 149 frames and it imports both sequences, 165-387 and 536-657, as one sequence. This happens even with the set range feature displaying only the frames I want imported. Any ideas? Other than this, the software is fantastic. Excellent work! I have a ton of image sequences within a single folder. Basically something like, left and right passes for a render but then frames 165-387 and then frames 536-657. When I try to import only the sequence from 165-387, it says the sequence is missing 149 frames and it imports both sequences, 165-387 and 536-657, as one sequence. This happens even with the set range feature displaying only the frames I want imported. Any ideas? Other than this, the software is fantastic. Excellent work!

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-113200 Lloyd Alvarez Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:34:42 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-113200 Unfortunately not. The license if for you to use on your computers. You would need to ask the shop you are working at to buy a license. We price our software very affordably so that hopefully this is not an issue. Unfortunately not. The license if for you to use on your computers. You would need to ask the shop you are working at to buy a license. We price our software very affordably so that hopefully this is not an issue.

]]> By: Sam Sparks http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-113199 Sam Sparks Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:27:56 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-113199 I'm a freelancer. If I buy a license, can I use it use it on different computers at different companies as long as I remember to uninstall the script when I leave? I’m a freelancer. If I buy a license, can I use it use it on different computers at different companies as long as I remember to uninstall the script when I leave?

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-110372 Lloyd Alvarez Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:38:35 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-110372 You need to install it in the ScriptUI Panels folder and run it from the Window menu. http://aescripts.com/faq/how-to-install-and-run-scripts/ You need to install it in the ScriptUI Panels folder and run it from the Window menu. http://aescripts.com/faq/how-to-install-and-run-scripts/

]]> By: Mike Jackson http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-110370 Mike Jackson Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:19:05 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-110370 I too would very much like to 'dock' this while in Windows. How do you do it? I too would very much like to ‘dock’ this while in Windows. How do you do it?

]]> By: Alex Dinnin http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-108033 Alex Dinnin Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:57:28 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-108033 Hey Lloyd, I am forever having problems with this script.. it has never worked properly for me ever since I bought my new computer.. I've deleted permissions.. re downloaded it.. it never seems to work right for me.. which is a shame as it is such an amazing script.. The problem I am now having is... Illegal Character: 'found in folder name Folder "TEAM_SHEET" will be skipped However there are no ' anywhere near the folder... the files are named roughly like this TS_BLUE_BAR.0001.tif any ideas.. sorry to moan.. I genuinely love this script..... Alex Hey Lloyd,

I am forever having problems with this script.. it has never worked properly for me ever since I bought my new computer..

I’ve deleted permissions.. re downloaded it.. it never seems to work right for me.. which is a shame as it is such an amazing script..

The problem I am now having is…

Illegal Character: ‘found in folder name
Folder “TEAM_SHEET” will be skipped

However there are no ‘ anywhere near the folder… the files are named roughly like this

TS_BLUE_BAR.0001.tif

any ideas.. sorry to moan.. I genuinely love this script…..

Alex

]]> By: Lloyd Alvarez http://aescripts.com/immigration/comment-page-1/#comment-107016 Lloyd Alvarez Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:55:10 +0000 http://aescripts.com/?p=109#comment-107016 Due to limitations in the scripting api Immigration is unfortunately not able to replace layers. If your workflow involves replacing footage on regular basis I would recommend not using layered psd files. Due to limitations in the scripting api Immigration is unfortunately not able to replace layers. If your workflow involves replacing footage on regular basis I would recommend not using layered psd files.

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