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Kellers Stereoscopic Script for CS5
I have tried Christoph Kellers stereoscopic script to make the workflow easier when working with Stereoscopic 3D in AE. You can get the script for free use here:(se link below instruction video)
https://vimeo.com/10701501It is developed for CS3 but also works fine with CS5. New in CS5 is a default 3D glasses filter that makes some of his scripts less usefull, like the preview of anaglyph 3d in AE. So I have only used the “Stereo Converter” script that automatically converts a Left comp to a Right comp and liks all effects on layers etc. This script is fantastic and the idea is to only have to make changes in one composition (the left) and then the right composition is automatically generated. But to achive this workflow you will have to make lots of precomps which is a drawback I think, working in large complex compositions with 3d animated stuff that does not need to be separately color corrected etc.
My question is. Are there someone out there that is familiar with scripting to modify the script a bit? I will offcourse ask Christoph Keller if he thinks this is ok.
What I like to do is – When you push “Generate Right” button (to generate the right camera comp), the script will start looking for files with the text “right” instead of “left.” and gets them into the comp. That is automatically replacing ALL files containting the “left” with “right” version. Offcourse the files will have the exactly same name part from the letters “left” and “right”.
Can you script that? How does such a script look like. I am a newbee to scripting myself.for example, I have the following files imported in the After Effects PROJECT window.
“boxtiffsequence0450-2345_LEFT.tif”
“boxtiffsequence0450-2345_RIGHT.tif”
“snowtiffsequence_left0450-2345.tif”
“snowtiffsequence_right0450-2345.tif”In my left comp I have animated and put some effects to
“boxtiffsequence0450-2345_LEFT.tif”
“boxtiffsequence_left0450-2345.tif”Then I push “Generate Right”, the files in the new comp are AUTOMATICALLY replaced with.
“boxtiffsequence0450-2345_RIGHT.tif”
“snowtiffsequence_right0450-2345.tif”All other layers in comp are treated as before. And if no left or right text is found in the filename it imports the same file as before.
Is that possible?
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It should be relatively straight forward, especially if you already have the “right” files imported into AE. The script would just go through the comp and do a replaceSource() for each AV layer with some version of “left” in its source file name.
Dan
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Thanks
How does such a scriptline “replaceSource()” look like? Someone friendly out there that wants to help me start scripting?
This little script would be a great upgrade to really make After Effects a very good compositing program for stereoscopic 3D. Together with the new CS5 standard effect “3D Glasses” that makes you preview film or animated stereoscopic material (using the old red – cyan glasses on any standard screen) you could have a nice 3d pipeline for posting stereoscopic 3D for TV, Movies or Blu-ray…
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I have looked around for a work around. A little more simple approch to stereoscopic 3D workflow in After Effects…
That is working with LEFT comp until its finished. Then just duplicate the comp and replace the footage. BUT, for now you have to replace every footage file one by one using “Ctrl+Alt+/ ”
Does someone know of a more advanced script that makes the replace footage command on multiple layers. That is, still you will have to manually put in some data in that script that replaces all “left” letters with “right”, or have some option to EXCLUDE certain text like “left” or “right”? And the filenames will off course be exactly the same without the text “left” or “right” and they will have to be manually selected.
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I have finally found a workaround to work with stereoscopic material in After Effects!
I am first finishing my left camera composition completely. Then, I copy the full project, rename it Ae-projects-RIGHT-camera-version then open it and replace all left-version-files with the right versions using the AE script “immigration”. Then I import the project in the left version.
This is a workaround and does make it very complicated if you want to continue to make changes in the left and right composition since you have to make every change twice…
so my conclusion is… USE ANOTHER SOFTWARE if you are going to make stereoscopic material.
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Hi,
check out the “Mark as Footage” option. Every layer in the left comped marked as footage will be replaced by the source of the subsequent layer. Meaning: Below each left layer, you simply have to put a layer with the according right footage, make it invisible, and my script will automatically replace the source when converting.
Best,
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Hi Jonathan
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