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  Update text and image from database

  Posted by Anna Albert on September 19, 2014 at 12:48 pm

  Hi guys,

  I need a solution to update my text and image data in a project from a spreadsheet or database.
  I have an Ae CC project composed from several comps containing text and image layers (over 70 comps and precomps).
  I have to replace all of them manually, whenever I need to update the data in the project.
  I found CompsFromSpreadsheet 4 on aescripts.com, however this creates new comps every time I run the script. Consequently, my project is getting extremely large and unusable. After updating the data I need to fit the animation part to an audio, which needs to be done manually.
  Does anyone know a script or a solution that can simplify my work flow?

  Thanks in advance for your help!

  Cheers,
  Anna

  Arie Stavchansky replied 11 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Arie Stavchansky

  January 28, 2015 at 6:54 pm

  Hi Anna,

  Should have answered this much sooner, but you can check out Templater from Dataclay. It essentially makes footage, text, and solid layers into dynamic elements. It does have a feature where you can replicate comps, but that’s not necessary. It works with Google spreadsheets or with local tab-delimited files. Check out its product page on aescripts, and for more details check out its documentation. You can download a free trial.

  Best,
  Arie

  Arie Stavchansky | Demo Reel | Portfolio of Creative Work | Blog

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