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After Effects Truncating Layer Names
I’m having a bit of a workflow issue in After Effects.
We’re setting up some PSD files that require a rather lengthy naming convention for all of the layers. The problem is that when I import the files (using Import > Composition – Retain Layer Sizes), After Effects truncates the name of any layer longer than 31 characters.
The odd thing is that 31 characters isn’t really the maximum length for a layer name, as I can go in to the Layer Name and manually add more characters. (Manually correcting the layer names is not an option though, as we’re dealing with hundreds of layers, and they all need to be named precisely – way too time consuming, and way too much potential for human error.)
Has anyone else encountered this issue? Is there any workaround? Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
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5 Replies
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This sounds like a legacy issue. What versions of AE and PS ar eyou using? Check for updates as they may help.
Cheers
RoRKIntensive mocha & AE Training in Singapore and Other Dangerous Locations
Imagineer Systems (mocha) Certified Instructor
& Adobe After Effects CS6 ACE/ACI -
Roland,
Thanks for the reply. I’m using CS6 of both apps. I’ve also tried it with Illustrator CS6 and I run into the same issue, so it seems to be something on the After Effects side of things and how it imports layers.
All apps are up to date.
Jeff
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I’m pretty certain that there’s a proper fix somewhere BUTT I can’t recall. Hopefully Todd sees this thread – he of course has better coverage on this.
In the meantime, see if this helps – https://www.redefinery.com/ae/view.php?item=rd_Commentron
Cheers
RoRKIntensive mocha & AE Training in Singapore and Other Dangerous Locations
Imagineer Systems (mocha) Certified Instructor
& Adobe After Effects CS6 ACE/ACI -
Roland,
Cool script, but it doesn’t seem to give access to the layer name, only the filename. Plus, it’s working with the comment column rather than the Layer Name; we’re using Zorro the Layer Tagger, so that might interfere with our workflow.
Hopefully there is a fix. Seems like a legacy problem back from OS9 days, when 31 characters was the maximum for all filenames.
Jeff
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The 31-character limit was removed for many things in After Effects CC (12.0), as part of the same wave of fixes that we did to make non-English characters work in layer names, etc.
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