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  • Matching layer length to audio length automatically

    Posted by Rob Epple on June 27, 2007 at 3:14 am

    Hi,

    I’m looking for a way to import 190 JPGS as a timeline/layer but match their length in the layer to an accompanying audio file for each JPG. Can this be done without stretching each JPG manually?

    The JPGs and audio files are labeled sequentially – eg. 001.jpg; 001.wav; 002.jpg; 002.wav; etc.

    Rob Epple replied 18 years, 10 months ago 15,916 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Rob Epple

    June 27, 2007 at 3:47 pm

    Hi Dave,

    First, thanks for your reply! Workflow wise, I did this in my editing software as suggested this monring instead – I was hoping that the robust nature of AFX had something that my editor didn’t to help automate this process. The best advice I guess is to keep it simple!

    I read your reply and it seems that although the comp sizes can be created of the proper length and resolution as your process shows, the JPGS aren’t getting sized to the audio size though – that’s the problem. In other words, the screenshot needs to be hold for as long as the audio does since this is s tutorial. All the audio clips were created independantly by the author as voiceovers. He submitted JPGS of each step and a separate audio file to correspond. I am jsut trying to save some time of resizing each jpg to the audio file – but I am already done with this in the editor! Just though someone smarter than me had created some little trick to automate this process since I bet tutorials like this are done all the time. Thanks again.

    Rob Epple

  • Rob Epple

    June 27, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    AHHH – you are right! I bet the preferences changed – never thought to check this. Yep they are JPGS definately. Of course, I am already done with this part…good to know in the future.

    One last question – Can AFX import a layer marker list from say a CSV file or text file?

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