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Automatically change layers within one composition.
Hello all.
I’ve done a search, couldn’t find anything.I am animating photographs doing the Ken Burns effect basically.
I open a new file in AE.
I open a new composition.
I import, let’s say, 50 photographs into AE.
I drag the photo onto the timeline (comp is 40 seconds long).I now have a composition with 50 layers. (1 photo per layer).
I animate with keyframes each photograph.
I now have a composition with 50 animated photographs.
All layers are turned on.My question is:
Is there a way I can automate the process of turning off each layer, so the one on top renders (layer 1), then, after it renders, layer 1 turns off,and layer 2 now renders, and so on and so on?
As of now, I sit there and wait while each layer renders, and afterwards, have to turn off the top most layer, hit Command-M (make movie), and hit return.
It’s such a waste of time for me, especially since I’ll have to do this 2,000 times. I’m actually paying someone to do it for me for now…
Is there any solution? I’m searching around the internet, but not having any luck. Keywords like “after effects” “render” “layer” “automate” etc are not giving me specific enough results.
Thanks so much to everyone that offers me advice. I really do appreciate it.
thanks.
Rich
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2 Replies
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I would try turning each layer into a separate composition (by precomposing) and rendering them in a batch.
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Hi Jim. Thanks for the quick response…
Could I be a bit of a bother, and perhaps ask you to give me a bit more detail on directions, or post a link with a bit more info?
Though I use AE a lot, I’m basically using it to do the same things, so my knowledge isn’t too extensive.
I recall reading about the two terms you described, but, I don’t know how to actually apply them.
Whether you can or can’t, I appreciate at least starting me in the right direction.
Thanks.
Rich
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