• Adobe After Effects

  turning AE into an image sequence auto-loader.

  Posted by Rich Ramazinski on October 30, 2006 at 7:26 pm

  Ladies and Gentlemen-

  I have a situation where i need image sequences to be rendered out asap, as source folders get filled up with images.

  With AE, i have to select the sequence in each folder, put the sequence into a comp, and then i have a render preset made to dump out a quicktime in the format i’d like. To do the next sequence, I have to select the next folder, etc etc etc.

  Ideally, i’d like an even more automated way of doing this. Before I hop on the scripting train, does anybody know of an easier way in AE, or of a different program, that would achieve this goal?

  Thanks,

  Rich

  Aharon Rabinowitz replied 19 years, 6 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Aharon Rabinowitz

  October 31, 2006 at 12:42 am

  Drag the folders from windows explorer (or Mac Finder) into the project pannel. You must drage the folders containing the image sequence. It can;t be a folder containing a folders with image sequences.

  this will import all images in each folder as an image sequences.*

  Next, drop all of the imported sequences into the render queue – this will automatically create a comp for each sequence that is already set up in the render queue.

  * (this assumes your AE import preferences are set to the defualt of importing folders as sequences. If you;ve tamplered with this, or it;s not working, go into the import preferences and change this. I am not infront of AE, and I can;t remember the preference name.)

  I think this will make a good workflow podcast…

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