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placing image sequence on timeline
How does one properly place an image sequence on the timeline? I have a series of numbered gifs. I import them as footage. Now when I drag the group en masse to the timeline, each has it’s own layer for the length of the composition. I don’t want that. I want each image to take up a frame or perhaps run it on two’s.
thanks
John
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Here may be the rub. When I import as footage, ‘sequence not available’ is greyed out. These gifs will not import as a sequence. The file size is 2800×1600.
Furthermore, when I try to drag the folder containing the numbered GIF sequence into the projec window, AE says “After Effects error: file cannot be imported — files of type “” cannot be used as sequences.
John
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Hi John,
I think you were almost there.
Set your still image duration under preferences-import to your desired per image duration
and re-import.Drag and drop them all like you were doing. Select all of the layers. go to
animation-keyframe assistant-sequence layers. This should allign them.Precompose it all from there if you want a tidy bundle.
Just out of curiosity how did you get the gif sequence? If
it was from something you created yourself there might be better
format options for After Effects like a PNG PSD or Tiff sequence.Andy
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