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_Series of still images imported to make animation

Enthusiast ,
Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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I've imported a series of about 20 .PNG files into Ae like I have many times before to make an animation, however now, on some of the images, I'm getting that 'test pattern' as if the images are missing.... (?). I've reopened in Photoshop, resaved with different names, reimported and still the problem persists when I preview ... Any ideas?

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Enthusiast , Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

On their own, they import fine (individually), but as a sequence it says they're missing. 

 

However, I fixed it by doing this:

 

Import 1-9

Then Import 10-20

 

Works fine.

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Community Expert , Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

This is nothing but a simple file numbering error. If you have 1000 images in a sequence the first image must be named someylike Image_0001.png The last would be Image_1000.png.

 

If you put a leading 0 in the first 9 images you would not have had to import the sequence in two parts. When you have an improperly named image sequence you can automatically rename all of the images in Bridge or several other utilities.

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Valorous Hero ,
Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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Please provide ONE screen grab for each of the following panels - Project, Timeline and Composition.

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Enthusiast ,
Jan 27, 2020 Jan 27, 2020

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I will, but in about 10 hours

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Enthusiast ,
Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

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error at opening ae....error at opening ae....How the png sequence SHOULD lookHow the png sequence SHOULD lookhere's the errorhere's the errortimelinetimeline

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LEGEND ,
Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

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Where are these PNG files located?

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Enthusiast ,
Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

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I've tried from both my desktop and a server...

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LEGEND ,
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You've checked the sequence to make sure that frame is actually there and readable by the computer?

Try importing just the troublesome frame to see if that PNG is readable by AE at all.

Is it always the same one that has an issue or is it random?

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On their own, they import fine (individually), but as a sequence it says they're missing. 

 

However, I fixed it by doing this:

 

Import 1-9

Then Import 10-20

 

Works fine.

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LEGEND ,
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Well...that's annoying, but I'm glad it's working!

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Enthusiast ,
Jan 28, 2020 Jan 28, 2020

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To be honest, I was more concerned that something was corrupt in Ae in general, since I couldn't afford to lose other elements... Thanks anyway!

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This is nothing but a simple file numbering error. If you have 1000 images in a sequence the first image must be named someylike Image_0001.png The last would be Image_1000.png.

 

If you put a leading 0 in the first 9 images you would not have had to import the sequence in two parts. When you have an improperly named image sequence you can automatically rename all of the images in Bridge or several other utilities.

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Thanks so much Rick! That makes a lot of sense. That's definitely the Answer!

 

 

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