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Images load externally.
I know it’s possible with text to load externally, I was wondering if it’s possible to do it with images, or perhaps an image sequence. It’s going to be linked with an external text file that matches each image if that changes anything. Thanks!
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6 Replies
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All of that is possible with scripting. It’s not likely that you’ll find anything that does exactly what you need without modification though.
Dan
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So it’s not a realtime thing then? Is that the same for a text file? Is there a resource for the info regarding external text files? I’ve heard it was possible but I haven’t been able to find any information on it.
I’m thinking the image sequence idea would work with a slider and time remapping, so I’m less concerned about that than the text which I can’t find anything about. Thanks for the help again!
Jeff McBride
Motion Graphic Designer/Editor
LimeGreen
Chicago, ILhttp://www.limegreenproductions.com
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There’s no way to load text or image files on the fly. You’d have to load the images and text ahead of time, by hand, or using a script. Once you have it all loaded into your project and comps, you can control when things appear via expressions.
What are you trying to do, exactly?
Dan
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I’m basically creating an mp3 player. My goal was to copy an iTunes playlist into Excel so I have artist, track, album, time, etc info. I’d then like to use that info to fill in the layout of the player. I can do all of the expression controls and get it to do what I want, I just need to figure out the best way to get the text into AE so I can call upon it.
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Is there an expression I could use to call up comps? I found this script:
It creates a new comp per spreadsheet line- not really what I want but i can make it work if I could slide through each comp 1-300 or so.
Any other ways to make the text work? I’m not concerned at this point with images anymore
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What do you mean by “call up comps”? Expressions can’t modify anything except the value of the property to which they are applied.
If you actually need to create something (comps, text layers, etc) or read files (text, csv, etc.) you need a script (like the one in your refernce), not an expression. If you use a script, the changes only occur when you run the script, not in real time.
I’m not sure I’ve helped, but I’m still not real clear on what you’re trying to do.
Dan
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