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Sep 27, 2024
12:10 PM
I still would love to use the handles but immediately trim them of so that it looks as if the clip has its original length. And if the shot gets longer afterwards I can easily lengthen it as needed. I haven't found a pattern for it producing those issues. It is sort of random as I haven't done anything to the clip. No fx, no retimming...
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Sep 27, 2024
01:38 AM
Wow thanks a lot once again. I did a few quick test so far and I've noticed that sometimes the handles at the start are not used and sometimes the name of the Nest is also just "my new sequence". I also had it where it would shorten my clips I precomposed. I have no Idea why this happened or what was special about those specific clips because I was able to locate the source material and replace the shortend versions and everything worked again. In general would it be possible to trim of the handles after they are created for the Nests in the sequence they are put into? Right now they have the new length which is fine but when there are already clips on this track they overlap those other clips. But the handles are only there if the clip changes afterwards so the user can come in and lengthen the Nest if needed.
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Sep 26, 2024
06:23 AM
Hey Mathias, thanks for helping(as always when I have ideas/problems with AB). I am now able to create new Sequneces from the selected clips and also rename it to the same name as the clip. But how can I replace the selected clip with the newly created sequence? Is there also a way to also add in handles so that the newly Nest so that the it is longer especially at the start if the fx shot is made longer for some reason? My current version https://ecloud.global/s/6kzFBYsiwq9EapY
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Sep 26, 2024
04:13 AM
Yeah German is really difficulat. Even we Germans butcher it in some way or the other depending on the region you are in 😉
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Sep 25, 2024
02:38 AM
Hey, I have a script idea for Automation Blocks and maybe someone can help get it going. When working on clips that need further fx in another app like AFX or Fusion I like to create a seperate track for those clips and when I get them back to also place the new clips in a nested sequence so if there are several versions I can all place them ontop of each other so that all versions are available in case I need to go back to former version for some reason. Right now this is a manual process of selecting the clip nesting it, naming it to the shot number and moving it to the bottom most track. It is not to much work at all but maybe could be automated. Some nice features would also include the option to add handles so if the shots get longer there is a bit of a wiggle room(maybe not placing the nested clip right at the start of the Sequence but offsetting it in sequence it is comming from so that it still aligns properly; not sure if this is possible) without the need to move around clips inside the nest... And if several clips are selected to coose if the user wants to place them all in one or separate sequnces(much like the pre-comp command in AFX)
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Apr 10, 2024
07:22 AM
1 Upvote
Sounds interessting. I will take a look and see if I can get it to work 8)
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Apr 09, 2024
05:36 AM
Hey, I was wondering if would be possible to create a script that repositions the anchor point of selected clips to predefined spots(top, bottom, 1/3,...). There are a couple of options in AFX available but non for premiere as fas I know of. I tried to modify some preexisting code snippets but as I couldn't find the blocks I was hoping for I had to give up 😥 Maybe someone can get it to work. Best Pascal
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Mar 22, 2024
05:34 AM
I have version 551.86 of the Studio drivers on my system. Running AFX in Admin mode seems to work for now. As I found out in another forum post it might have to do with my system having an onboard Graphics card. https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-bugs/advanced-3d-is-not-working-on-a-high-end-pc/idi-p/14421815/page/2#comments In my laptop is a 3080 RTX and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX iGPU installed Best, Pascal
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Mar 06, 2024
03:26 AM
1 Upvote
Ok thanks Mylenium 👍
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Mar 06, 2024
02:42 AM
1 Upvote
Hey, I was wondering if it would be possible to find the corners as well as the middle points of the 6 sides of the Bounding Box of an imported 3d model and set the anchor point with Automation Blocks to those. There are already a couple of Anchor Point Adjustment scripts but I don't think one of them can work with 3d objects yet. Again this is way above my knowledge of scripting but maybe someone else can figure it out. Best
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Feb 28, 2024
04:23 AM
1 Upvote
Hello Dacia, I have a similar problem and opened a forum post https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-bugs/adding-3d-object-from-substance-to-a-comp-crashes-afx/idc-p/14451173#M8854 I just did a test and opening up AFX as an Admin also "solved" my problem. I was always working from a local drive even tough I have Dropbox installed on my machine and use it normally for work but when trying to import 3d models or even switching to the Advanced 3d renderer I was doing it using my local drive as was just doing some tests. I also never got a crash report or was able to send onw as AFX only gave me option to save the file before crashing on me. On my laptop is a 3080 RTX and the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX iGPU installed. Hope that helps a bit
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Feb 27, 2024
04:02 AM
1 Upvote
Update. I don't think that is limited to adding 3d models into a scene but also when using 2.5 layers. It looks like that almost everytime I try to use the Advanced 3d renderer that my AFX crashes.
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Feb 16, 2024
03:50 AM
1 Upvote
I think it happens when one or more of the corner points reach the limit of the workspace(way outside the viewer) of afx which might happen with extreme focal length or extreme long shots. I guess in most cases all those corners are already outside the frame before any strange clithes happen or it would be better to use a different approach in the first place. As a side note: I also noticed that it is best to pre-render any footage(in an undistort/re-distort workflow) with undistortion fx applied to them as with those fx on the footage they wouldn't line up with the plate properly.
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Feb 15, 2024
02:21 AM
Wow cool. Mocha Import+ is such an amazing tool and I use it all the time when working with Mocha and AFX. I just wish it would also take care of setting up a Mesh Tracking workflow 😉 I just tested yesterdays version and it seems to work great. In the shot the camera was passing by(flying over) the nulls which caused it to "freak out". I guess this has to do with the corner pin effect and maybe the nulls crossing over each other(it was not a perfect shot for this in general but it was one I had at hand). Is there something that can be done in such a case? Or is this a limitation of the corner pin effect?
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Feb 14, 2024
12:13 PM
Hey Mathias, that is amazing. You are incredible fast with AB. 8) Will test it tomorrow. Is it also possible to adjust those 2d Nulls or the power pin if the stabilized area needs any further tweaking? PS: Next week I have a session at the Video Creators Virtual Summit about Automation Blocks for Ae. This will be a good opportunity to learn more about the tool and it is free to attend (but requires registration). By @Mathias Moehl Cool. I will check it out 👍
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Feb 14, 2024
04:46 AM
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Hey, I was jsut watching this tutorial which uses a pretty clever technique to create a stabilized pre-comp from a 3d track. https://www.provideocoalition.com/after-effects-syntheyes-for-advanced-screen-replacements/ I was wondering if this can be automated using Automation Blocks. It probably can be done but this might be (way) above of what I might be able to "code" with it. Maybe someone (Mathias ;-)) can help here. Best regards
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Feb 07, 2024
03:08 AM
2 Upvotes
I still haven't had any luck with importing any 3d model into AFX. Everytime I try to add one in I get an instant crash of the advanced 3d renderer
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Jan 09, 2024
02:14 AM
1 Upvote
Did my video help?
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Jan 09, 2024
02:12 AM
Hey, interessting. The .jsx file is missing and can't be downloaded anymore from the link. So to be clear. Right now there is no way to get a value which can be animated in AFX over to PP and still be animatable? I have a write on Text layer where I have exposed the completion value (from 0 to 100). In AFX I'm still able to keyframe the value and the text writes on. Even if the comp is nested and the value is animated via the essential graphics panel but when I export the MoGrt and import it in PP this value is always a single value which I can adjust and the change is represented in the viewer(50% shows only have the text f.e.) but it can't be keyframed. Why can't this value be keyframed? Thanks for your help Best
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Dec 18, 2023
12:21 AM
3 Upvotes
Hey Sébastien, I have recorded a short video showing my usual steps: https://ecloud.global/s/QaSiTKKcidGNxnP Most of the time I get error showing the message I have attached with my first post but as shown in the video I get non message just the option to save my file. I have used different models. F.e. the example files that come with Substance or this one I used in the video https://substance3d.adobe.com/assets/allassets/e58461e85748246449fe02dd16ddd1cb2b1bf4e4?q=windturbine&sort=-searchScore Best Pascal
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Dec 15, 2023
12:53 AM
4 Upvotes
Hey, I've tried it now a couple of time with different 3d models but up until now AFX crashes all the time when I try to add a 3d object into a comp. I can sent over a 3d model or import a glb but as soon as I add it to a comp I get an unexpected error which causes the app to shut down. The models are of various degrees of complexity from low to high poly but it happens all the time. It happened before in the Beta but I thought it was just because of the Beta status but it continues now with the released version as well. Does this also happens to others? I'm on a windows 10 pro laptop(AMD CPU and 3080ti GPU with 64GB of Ram) and using the newest AFX version.
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Apr 04, 2023
03:09 AM
Thanks Mathias. This seems to work fine 🙂
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Mar 30, 2023
08:03 AM
Hey Mathias, I was wondering if you could also increment the folders by a set value(like 10) so set the first one is named 010, the second 020,... which is good for vfx work where shots are named this way
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Mar 28, 2023
02:27 AM
1 Upvote
I think Adobe should look at the Foundry and see what they are doing with adding USD. To me it looks like a format that combines the best from FBX and Alembic with options to overwrite parts if necessary.
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Sep 28, 2022
03:14 AM
Working in the 3d space of AFX is such a pain! Often I try to avoid it or look for workarounds(someimtes using C4d to set up cameras and lights to than pass it over to AFX just to not have to navigate it in AFX) It is not easy to navigate the 3d space as it doesn't use industry standart shortcuts to start with. In addition it is so hard to grab these little 3d widget handles. I constantly select another layer when I try to move the one I focus on. If we would have the option to restrict the movement of a layer (to XY, YZ or XZ a standart in all the 3d apps) it would be so much easier to move a layer. Than there is the constant problem with the different 3d spaces: 1. Please unify the 3d space so that also Plug in Developers can use it and not have to set up there "own 3d space" which would make it so much easier to have different Plug ins interact with one another. It is probably a huge task to develop but for me it would make so much sense in a long therm. 2. To have the 0,0,0 Point in the upper left doesn't make sense anymore in my eyes. This would exchanging data with 3d apps a lot more streamlined (even though all the scripts and plug ins seem to deal with the offset)
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Sep 21, 2022
01:36 AM
I should probably record a tutorial about creating helper functions, since they can make bigger tools much more modular. By @Mathias Moehl That would be really cool.
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Sep 20, 2022
06:16 AM
1 Upvote
Thanks again Mathias for taking the time to take a look at my script. This is just so nice and works as I've expected it to work. I didn't even know that a helper function would be possible. Also how to setup default values in a user interface is good to know.
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Sep 09, 2022
06:37 AM
I guess I could also just create one set of folders with a pre-comps folder in it and duplicate it a couple of times as I need it. But it would be interessting to know what I did wrong in my setup.
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Aug 26, 2022
02:35 AM
This is so amazing. Thanks a lot for all your help! I also thought of adding more attributes(not just the comp name) to the name using a list which works fine. However it adds the brackets around the name as you can see here Which isn't a big deal but is there a way to get rid of them? I also like to put the renderings into a folder with the comp name which can be done in the render queue using the save in subfolder checkbox. If I use the script this option is disabled. Is there a way to check it with the script or would you do it in another way? Again thanks a lot for all your help8)
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Aug 25, 2022
11:18 AM
And it works so nice 🥳 I have just on additional question. In the add to Ae Render Queue block is there a way to open up a dialog to specify where the render goes? Right now I pointed it to a location I often use, but there are times where I need to change it. I could go into the Render Queue after the entry is created and change it there but maybe there is another way to do it one go. I tried the select folder dialog but it expects a file dialog which I couldn't find.
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