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importing Targa files as sequence of frames
I need to import 180 Targa frames as a sequence to a comp in AE 6.5 I can’t figure out how to get the sequence to come into the comp spaced one frame after another: there’s 180 in all. When I import they are all at the same time. Anybody can help? thanks in advance. mick
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on the import dialog (where you navigate to your files), near the bottom, there should be a checkbox for import as TGA sequence.
Select on TGA image in the sequence, and make sure that checkbox is checked.
That should do it.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
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I’m not sure what you mean by spaced one after another. Whenever you imort an image sequence, it usually treats the sequence as a footage file creating each image as one frame of video placing them in numerical order. If you have 30 images your clip will be 1 sec in length. I don’t think you can import an image sequence as a composition. You could however create a photoshop file with all of the images you need for your comp in the file placing them in the order your want via the layer stack and then importing it as a comp. This should solve your problems but you will have to manually space them out by frames or seconds apart depending on what you want to do. Hope this helps.
– Jon Walker
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From the Import File dialog select the first targa file, verify that Import As is set to “footage” and most important, verify that the “targa sequence” box is checked. This will find the rest of the targa files and import them into your bin as a sequence.
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What Aharon said is correct. If you just want a sequence you check the box labeled import as sequence. I thought you wanted to import the sequence as a composition not just as a sequence. Hope I didn’t confuse you.
– Jon Walker
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Hi BNorris – FYI, It’s not necessary to pick the first file in the sequence. Any image is OK, and AE will look to see if any other files before or after have the same name with a different number.
I was always under this impression, until I accidentally chose the wrong frame. This may have been a requirement in older versions ( I think it was), but as recently as AE 6.5 this was no longer an issue.
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Aharon Rabinowitz
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http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
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Cool! I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!
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I learn a lot by accident. Found some of the best info that way…
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Aharon Rabinowitz
aharon(AT)yahoo(DOT)com
http://www.allbetsareoff.com
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Creative Cow Master Series DVD
particleIllusion Fusion Volume 1
available @ http://www.pIllusionFusion.com
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