Creative COW | Daniel Gillies | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/danielgillies/activity/ Activity feed for Daniel Gillies. Fri, 15 May 2026 12:48:06 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 e7eab3988041c166ac432a2a81d71e80 Daniel Gillies started the discussion Automate Comps using list of names in the forum Adobe After Effects Expressions https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/automate-comps-using-list-of-names/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 00:47:29 +0000 Automate Comps using list of names

Hey there –

Trying to figure out a way to batch about 100 comps with a very particular naming scheme I prefer not to type manually.

I’m not sure if I can do this with xml or csv? Any input would be helpful. Thanks!!

]]> 8f46e67c1f9bbe5bcfc4e535ad9a4658 Daniel Gillies started the discussion Camera / F-Stop Greyed out in the forum Maxon Cinema 4D https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/camera-f-stop-greyed-out/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:30:29 +0000 Camera / F-Stop Greyed out

Hey everyone –

So, I’ve got my Comp’s render settings set correctly to enable Depth of Field, however every time I create a new camera – I’m unable to adjust the f-stop because it is completely greyed out.

Also, when I create a camera in a new composition, the f-stop is not greyed out, however when I import that new camera into my other comp – I’m…

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]]> 2fc85962057245f3eaa9252af0fb971b Daniel Gillies replied to the discussion Can I move a set number of particles from one shape/location to another? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/can-i-move-a-set-number-of-particles-from-one-shape-location-to-another/#post-2349043 Tue, 29 Dec 2020 16:38:33 +0000 Reply to Can I move a set number of particles from one shape/location to another?

You could always Pre-Comp your effect and reverse it?

]]> 687516d2695dc68e1b133225440030a3 Daniel Gillies replied to the discussion Best way to remove this car from this drone shot in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/best-way-to-remove-this-car-from-this-drone-shot/#post-2340695 Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:34:57 +0000 Reply to Best way to remove this car from this drone shot

You can try content aware removal tool but I don’t know how much coverage it will give you. Probably a combination of that and hand painting the few frames it is in the shot. Might be something to outsource to a decent compositor if you have the budget. Shouldn’t be more than a days work.

]]> 3052a4affe12168ae5ec89ce6e248922 Daniel Gillies replied to the discussion Repeating Text Vertically in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/repeating-text-vertically-2/#post-2338429 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 02:56:15 +0000 Reply to Repeating Text Vertically

Honestly, I would reach out to Sergei from Ukramedia himself. Dude is awesome at connecting with his followers.

]]> a13158d5d73bb9e84167a50d55a6cd71 Daniel Gillies replied to the discussion Scripting a slider for color control between multiple layers in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/scripting-a-slider-for-color-control-between-multiple-layers/#post-2336949 Sat, 10 Oct 2020 18:55:05 +0000 Reply to Scripting a slider for color control between multiple layers

Not sure if this is especially helpful, but Ray Dynamic Color is an elegant solution for these types of problems.

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