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  • image sequences out of order on import

    Posted by Chris Miller on July 19, 2007 at 11:37 am

    Hi
    I want to import 1800 images. They are in sequence in the folder on hard drive but when I import into AE 6.5 on a mac they are out of sequence… for eg 1029 is then followed by 103
    Can I fix this in AE on import?
    Thanks!

    thanks
    wilko

    Jason Brown replied 18 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Jason Brown

    July 19, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    Sounds like a file naming issue…how PC works (I don’t know about MAC) is:

    0001 comes before 01

    I’ve found that if my highest numbered file is a 5 digit filename, I need to start with 00001.

    The way to *fix* this is to use a utility…I downloaded and used this freeware for my PC…I don’t know if it will work on a MAC.

    https://www.snapfiles.com/get/bulkrename.html

    It will allow you to *insert* characters into a file name.

    HTH

    -JB

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