Layer Sherpa
  • Brandon KraemerBrandon Kraemer
    nice looking plugin, nice features.

    sorry but I have to point out that the name is... offensive surely to some.  

    The Sherpa people are an ethnic group.  Common western mis-guided thought is that 'a Sherpa' is just someone who is a guide, like any other job.

    Like LayerRanger or LayerCurrior.

    Instead the name is more like LayerHindu or LayerTamil etc...
  • Samuel CoombesSamuel Coombes
    Brandon Kraemer said:
    nice looking plugin, nice features.

    sorry but I have to point out that the name is... offensive surely to some.  

    The Sherpa people are an ethnic group.  Common western mis-guided thought is that 'a Sherpa' is just someone who is a guide, like any other job.

    Like LayerRanger or LayerCurrior.

    Instead the name is more like LayerHindu or LayerTamil etc...
    This was my exact first thought when I saw the plugin.
  • Screech PowersScreech Powers
    just bought it, spend 40 bucks but i do not find it very intuitive to use.
    bought it mainly to have a extensive and easy panel for 3d alignment and distribution.
    can you add the regular icons for distrbution and alignment please?
  • Ty GettermanTy Getterman
    Screech Powers said:
    just bought it, spend 40 bucks but i do not find it very intuitive to use.
    bought it mainly to have a extensive and easy panel for 3d alignment and distribution.
    can you add the regular icons for distrbution and alignment please?
    Hey there, Mr. Powers, and thank you for your support. I'm sorry that you don't find Layer Sherpa immediately intuitive. There's not really a 1:1 comparison between align/distribution in Adobe's Align panel or I'd be more likely to consider what you've requested. To clarify: Adobe has 3 methods of vertical and 3 horizontal distribution (none of which work well imho), and mine is set up with only one option for X, Y, or Z that distributes with equal spacing between layers. Adobe's Align panel is similar with 3 vertical and 3 horizontal for both composition and selection (even though the selection alignment has never worked properly). Because Layer Sherpa's hotkeys can alter the alignment standard, outside area, grouped, and constrained axis using the icons they have doesn't quite work out. If and when they support retina displays, I'll absolutely update the UI to be more visual but the stretched pixel buttons everywhere really bothered me. Just to note, I am dabbling with SVG solutions but have not yet gotten things to work as expected.

    Please make sure that you have tooltips/helptips enabled. These are dynamic and should be a welcome reminder as you get better acquainted with the script.
  • Screech PowersScreech Powers

    Ty Getterman said:
    Hey there, Mr. Powers, and thank you for your support. I'm sorry that you don't find Layer Sherpa immediately intuitive. There's not really a 1:1 comparison between align/distribution in Adobe's Align panel or I'd be more likely to consider what you've requested. To clarify: Adobe has 3 methods of vertical and 3 horizontal distribution (none of which work well imho), and mine is set up with only one option for X, Y, or Z that distributes with equal spacing between layers. Adobe's Align panel is similar with 3 vertical and 3 horizontal for both composition and selection (even though the selection alignment has never worked properly). Because Layer Sherpa's hotkeys can alter the alignment standard, outside area, grouped, and constrained axis using the icons they have doesn't quite work out. If and when they support retina displays, I'll absolutely update the UI to be more visual but the stretched pixel buttons everywhere really bothered me. Just to note, I am dabbling with SVG solutions but have not yet gotten things to work as expected.

    Please make sure that you have tooltips/helptips enabled. These are dynamic and should be a welcome reminder as you get better acquainted with the script.

    Hi Ty, thank you for your response!
    "Adobe has 3 methods of vertical and 3 horizontal distribution (none of which work well imho)"
    Indeed, this is exactly what i was hoping to find it here. Just a simple layout for alignment and distribution that just works both in 2 and 3d.
    Maybe in the future, I will be on the lookout :)
  • Charles LaudCharles Laud
    LS is a veritable Swiss Army Knife of functionality. After pouring over the documentation here and testing the features against my current workflow, I've found it to be a HUGE time saver. In short, LS seems to have a solve for all those little "by hand" tweaks that bog down production. I'd encourage anyone to grab the free version and work through the documentation and see what it can do for your own process.
  • Ty GettermanTy Getterman
    Charles Laud said:
    LS is a veritable Swiss Army Knife of functionality. After pouring over the documentation here and testing the features against my current workflow, I've found it to be a HUGE time saver. In short, LS seems to have a solve for all those little "by hand" tweaks that bog down production. I'd encourage anyone to grab the free version and work through the documentation and see what it can do for your own process.
    Thank you so much for the positive feedback, Charles! I'm thrilled to hear that Layer Sherpa is integrating well into your workflow. Take care! 
  • Screech PowersScreech Powers
    any plans for an updated version?
  • Ty GettermanTy Getterman
    Screech Powers said:
    any plans for an updated version?
    Yes! Please forgive the delay. A number of things to note, though: 1.) Layer Sherpa continues to work brilliantly for me in my own workflow, so I haven’t felt an immediate need to update. 2.) I’d like to first release my other two completed and approved scripts, PS Layers and Switchboard, but I haven’t had the energy to create marketing for them and a site here on aescripts.com. 3.) Work has been kicking my butt with some massive projects that have taken up to 14 hours a day for a bit. 4.) I’d like to improve the icon display, but the way that’s coded is challenging for me to wrap my head around (it’s a bit hacky) and Adobe hasn’t made that straightforward for developers. The default way will result in blurry icons on retina displays. As a way to both apologize and show gratitude for those who have supported me by purchasing Layer Sherpa, I’m going to give free licenses to both PS Layers and Switchboard when released. Thank you for your support, patience, and understanding!
  • brian fearonbrian fearon
    please update to be compatible with Ae24.  this plug in saves me so much time, I can't work without it!
  • Lloyd AlvarezLloyd Alvarez
    brian fearon said:
    please update to be compatible with Ae24.  this plug in saves me so much time, I can't work without it!
    It should work in 2024. If you have a technical issue, please open a support ticket instead.
  • Alexander AndersonAlexander Anderson
    With AE v24.4.1, a lot of the aescripts plugins wouldn't appear in the AE windows/extensions menu—the aescripts+aeplugins software wouldn't show an update (AE24) as possible, until I uninstalled the plugins then compatibility for AE24 would appear for a successful reinstallation.

    All but Layer Sherpa worked. It still shows as only compatible with AE23, even after uninstalling with the aescripts+aeplugins software.

    :(
  • Ty GettermanTy Getterman
    Alexander Anderson said:
    With AE v24.4.1, a lot of the aescripts plugins wouldn't appear in the AE windows/extensions menu—the aescripts+aeplugins software wouldn't show an update (AE24) as possible, until I uninstalled the plugins then compatibility for AE24 would appear for a successful reinstallation.

    All but Layer Sherpa worked. It still shows as only compatible with AE23, even after uninstalling with the aescripts+aeplugins software.

    :(
    Sorry about that, Alexander. It should have already worked using a Custom Installation, but I've explicitly updated the compatibility for 2024.
  • Matt BowersMatt Bowers
    Layer Sherpa has become a tool that I use literally EVERY time I open AE. It saves me time, effort, and energy! Right off the bat it seemed pretty intuitive for me and therefore easy to jump into using. The best part is, the more I use it, the more I understand how much work it is doing for you, and the more I understand its full capabilities. I strongly urge any AE user who doesn't already have it to GET IT before you start your next project! 
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