Mac OS 10.68 AE CS5 and importing numbered pict sequences

[Brian Charles]

Scott, it seems you’ll need to batch convert the PICTs in Photoshop.

https://forums.macworld.com/index.php?/topic/121419-preview-cant-open-pict-files/

“The PICT type was formally deprecated with the release of 10.4, nearly 5 years ago. As of 10.6, applications have to go out of their way to receive PICT data on the clipboard, because the system notices it and provides a translation to another format that’s given a higher priority as far as the receiving app is concerned.”

[Scott Novasic]

I dont mean to appear lazy… but i dont know what or how to do that… never needed PS for that … I looked at the import option… can you import the picts and export a quicktime? or convert them to jpegs? after 23 years its funny i dont know this but I appreciate the help…

i did not see in that link how to convert the folder of picts…

thanks again.

Scott

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[Scott Novasic]

ok.. i see the graphics converter app… im guessing that will do it for me i hope…

should not need photoshop then I would think…

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[Walter Soyka]

I’m not sure that Photoshop will read the PICTs, anyway. I use Lemkesoft GraphicConverter for this.

If you haven’t already, now is the time to migrate away from PICT sequences.

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[Brian Charles]

Photoshop CS4 will read the picts, (I still keep old versions around).

You can set up an action and bath process in PS.

[Walter Soyka]

[Brian Charles] “Photoshop CS4 will read the picts”

Good to know!

[Brian Charles] “You can set up an action and bath process in PS.”

If PS CS4 can read them, I’d assume that PICTs should work with the Image Processor script [link]. That could save the trouble of making the action. GraphicConverter should be significantly faster, though, as it does all the calculation directly, without the delay of a scripted host application.

If you’ve got Photoshop Extended CS4, you should also be able to import the image sequence [link] and export a video [link].

Walter Soyka
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[Scott Novasic]

graphics converter… and YES… LOL i have NOT rendered these sequences in over 10 years… however.. I am a pretty diligent archiver and a ‘few’ of my older animations ‘still make the cut’ on my rather complex demo reel… it never occurred to me that they would somehow become unreadable in the future so I never converted them…. just kept them in their folders… there are only really 3 or 4 things tops that this relates too… but important none the less… one of the files… get ready… drum roll please… is from the old 3d app infini-d 3d LOL but ill NEVER reveal which one it is… it still holds up today and shows a tiny bit of a look I dont have on my reel… im a “generalist” so my reel tends to be pretty dense with as much variety and techniques I can fit… that of course are of a quality level I care to display…

thanks all again…

Scott

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