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imported photoshop layer only 2 frames long?!
I’ve imported a PSD from photoshop with 10 layers… all layers are imported into AE and are 2 frames long..this is images of a man in a bed which is to be used for an animation…the only way i figured to stretch these layers it with time-remap but surely theres a much smarter and efficient way to do this?
cant find where exactly you decide how long each imported image can be?
thanks for the help.
thanx for the help.
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it gets even worst!
not only is the layer JUST 2 frames long. but when i move the time slider from frame 1 to frame 2, i notice parts of my image MOVE!!! yes, that’s right, MOVE. without me having touched anything, i literally open AE and import them into a comp, move the slider to frame 2 and the picture changes slightly…there’s no keyframes or effects or anything…
thanx for the help.
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i think what ae does is remembers the duration of the last comp and makes the imported stills that length.
try making an empty comp that is the length you need. then import the still image, it should be that length now….
also, if you needed to extend the length further, just select the still image layers inthe comp, move the time cursor to the point where you need to extend them, then hit option-] (mac) or alt-] (pc) to extend still image layers (if they are comps you would need to time remap them or adjust the duration of the nested comps themselves).
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW -
i’ve tried alt ] with no luck, tried dragging the layer manually but wouldnt budge…ill give the empty comp a shot now and see what happens.
Thanks for the help!!!
thanx for the help.
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i just re-read your post… i think i have your situation a bit more clear now.
you have a 10 layer psd, you need to import the layers, then sequence them within a comp.
first, decide how long each layer will be and multiply that by the number of layers. so if you wanted each layer to have a duration of 5 frames, then multiply 5 x 10 (the number of layers) to get 50. create a comp that is 50 frames (or what ever you calculated) long.
import your psd as a comp, the comp should come in at that duration that you made the last comp at. open the psd comp, select all layers, position the time cursor at the frame duration you need (5 frames for my example) and hit option-] (mac) alt-] (pc, but double check that) to trim the layers.
once trimmed, with layers still selected, choose animation>keyframe assistant>sequence layers. that should place them end to end and create an image sequence from the layers. if they are in the wrong order, undo, then select the layers in the opposite order than you selected them previously and use the keyframe assistant again…
is that more like the process you were looking for?
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW -
that’s exactly it!! you’re a star!
dave.
thanx for the help.
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I have been having this same problem and I tried to use the instructions posted above but they did not work.
I have a 6 layer PSD that I am trying to import but it is not letting me make the layers any longer than 2 frames. This is very frustrating.
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I just had this problem myself. When you import the photoshop file deselect ‘Photoshop Sequence’. I’m not entirely sure what the point of this button is other than just to crop the whole composition to one frame, which in AE is pretty useless. Once this is deselected the compostion length will be imported as whatever you have set in the preferences of AE for importing still images.
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The reason for photoshop sequence is so you could bring in seperate photoshop layers with transparent backgrounds. for instance, if your layer was a moon, the background could be transparent and you could then place some stars behind the moon and not have them effect the front of your moon and only would show up in the area that is transparent.
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OK, I figured it out… Once you have placed the imported photoshop layer into the timeline, Option click the layer, choose “time” then check off “Enable Time Remapping.” Then simply drag the “end key frame” to the end of your comp. Last thing is to then drag the colored duration part of that layer to the desired length!
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i have found an easier way:
mark all layers right click -> Time -> Enable tome remapping and that will let you lengthen time appearance of the diferernt layers.
hope that helps
Sagi Green
Crazy Designs Co-founder and VP Business Development
https://www.crazydesigns.biz
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