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  • Expression/Script needed

    Posted by Julian Sixx on May 20, 2006 at 4:36 am

    Hi
    I need to add a logo to about 600 image sequences that i made in the past!
    The script should basically add the logo to each one and render it out,any suggestions Dan?
    Thx in advance

    Phil Chang replied 19 years, 12 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Dan Ebberts

    May 20, 2006 at 5:54 am

    That would definitely require a script. The approach depends on exactly how you want the script to operate and the characteristics of your sequence files. If the sequences are all the same lenth, it could be as simple as creating a “template” comp that has all 600 sequences (with video disabled) and the logo. The script would create 600 duplicates, enabling a different sequence each time and placing them all in the render queue.

    Or, a more complex script could load the sequences into the project window, build comps of the correct length, bring in the sequence and the logo, and drop it in the render queue.

    Not particularly difficult, but not a project I would recommend starting with if you’ve never done any scripting.

    Dan

  • Julian Sixx

    May 20, 2006 at 6:14 am

    Hi
    thanks for your answer.Well,i’ve never done any scripting before!
    [Dan Ebberts] “If the sequences are all the same lenth”

    No,they have al different length!
    They have all the same PAR 720×576

    [Dan Ebberts] “Or, a more complex script could load the sequences into the project window, build comps of the correct length, bring in the sequence and the logo, and drop it in the render queue.”

    Yes,that would be great but i won’t be able to write the script myself,unfortunatelly!

  • Julian Sixx

    May 21, 2006 at 7:16 am

    Hi
    Let’s assume i’ve got the imag.seq. in the project window.I’d be happy with a script which puts logo and
    Img.seq. together without rendering!!!!
    i thought it would be a peace of cake for you guys:)
    Regards

  • Dan Ebberts

    May 22, 2006 at 4:49 pm

    Easy enough to do, just time-consuming. It’s not like whipping out an expression that will work for any layer. There’s stuff that has to be taylored to your project. The script has to know how to identify the sequences and the logo in the project window, and the comp parameters.

    It would be difficult to test without your project and media files.

    Dan

  • Phil Chang

    May 22, 2006 at 9:27 pm

    This might be a stupid question… It soulds like you want to export an image sequence with the logo on each image? If so, why can’t you, from the original, add a layer with the logo and re-export? Or if you don’t have the original, import the sequence, add the layer and re-export? Like I said, it might be a stupid question…

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