Comments on: How to use a spreadsheet to generate Lower Thirds, Slates, Titles, etc. in After Effects http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/ Sharing tips, scripts and hacks for your creative workflow. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:36:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jason http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-25406 Jason Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:18:44 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-25406 This script is greatness! Is it possible to add code that will add the new comps to the render que, with a render template already chosen? I also read a note that said there my be a naming UI added at some point. That would really be sweet too. Thanks again! This script is greatness! Is it possible to add code that will add the new comps to the render que, with a render template already chosen? I also read a note that said there my be a naming UI added at some point. That would really be sweet too.
Thanks again!

]]> By: Stephen http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-21587 Stephen Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:24:12 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-21587 This is a great tool! It will certainly speed up my work replicating lowers and such! I was searching for something similar to this. Andrew Kramer of http://www.videocopilot.net just put out some "Breaking News" FX templates and I started to think about how to get the text fields (i.e.--stock symbols, headlines) to "tick". Meaning, the fields animate and the text replaces within the same Comp. Not being ungrateful or trying to push for additional features, just a thought for how this could be expanded. Of course, I'm not a script writer/programmer, just a designer. ;) Again, thanks for this tool! Referenced URL: http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=208 This is a great tool! It will certainly speed up my work replicating lowers and such!

I was searching for something similar to this. Andrew Kramer of http://www.videocopilot.net just put out some “Breaking News” FX templates and I started to think about how to get the text fields (i.e.–stock symbols, headlines) to “tick”. Meaning, the fields animate and the text replaces within the same Comp.

Not being ungrateful or trying to push for additional features, just a thought for how this could be expanded. Of course, I’m not a script writer/programmer, just a designer. ;)

Again, thanks for this tool!

Referenced URL: http://www.videocopilot.net/blog/?p=208

]]> By: Jared http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-17858 Jared Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:39:51 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-17858 Dale, thank you SO much for sharing this. I am working on the title cards for the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival and OMG, you just gave me my weekend back! A really powerful workflow (and ensures that everything makes it on without typos or miscopies). I'm just getting into this stuff (scripting)...but this kind of application really makes me want to learn jump right in. We're starting to use more scripts at my workplace (for workflow and rendering) - hopefully I'll learn more and add to that pipeline. Again, HUGE thanks! Hopefully I'll contribute in the not-so-distant future ;) Dale, thank you SO much for sharing this. I am working on the title cards for the SIGGRAPH 2008 Computer Animation Festival and OMG, you just gave me my weekend back! A really powerful workflow (and ensures that everything makes it on without typos or miscopies).

I’m just getting into this stuff (scripting)…but this kind of application really makes me want to learn jump right in. We’re starting to use more scripts at my workplace (for workflow and rendering) - hopefully I’ll learn more and add to that pipeline.

Again, HUGE thanks! Hopefully I’ll contribute in the not-so-distant future ;)

]]> By: Motion graphics tutorials | Zen of Film http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-17849 Motion graphics tutorials | Zen of Film Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:58:26 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-17849 [...] ow to use a spreadsheet to generate Lower Thirds, Slates, Titles, etc. in After Effects [After Effects] [...] [...] ow to use a spreadsheet to generate Lower Thirds, Slates, Titles, etc. in After Effects [After Effects] [...]

]]> By: Dale http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-13778 Dale Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:55:09 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-13778 Hey Nick, I'm pretty sure that's a limitation of AE Text Fields at this point, maybe somebody else has some idea of an easier workaround. Dale Hey Nick,

I’m pretty sure that’s a limitation of AE Text Fields at this point, maybe somebody else has some idea of an easier workaround.

Dale

]]> By: Nick http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-13766 Nick Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:25:50 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-13766 Hey, I am using your script at the moment to populate about 20 text fields with numbers, I don't know if we can avoid this but we need the Decimial Point to be the Paragraph alignment but AE doesn't have so much support for this. So we have a mostly automated import however alignment for decimal point is a problem and also kerning. By Decimal Point its working with numbers like 80.9 and 100.9 etc and the alignment would like to be of the decimal also the kerning info well i don't know if you have any suggestions but i think thats going to have to be done by hand. Hey,

I am using your script at the moment to populate about 20 text fields
with numbers, I don’t know if we can avoid this but we need the Decimial Point to be the Paragraph alignment but AE doesn’t have so much support for this.
So we have a mostly automated import however alignment for decimal point is a problem and also kerning.

By Decimal Point its working with numbers like 80.9 and 100.9 etc and the alignment would like to be of the decimal also the kerning info well i don’t know if you have any suggestions but i think thats going to have to be done by hand.

]]> By: Dale http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-8138 Dale Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:24:43 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-8138 Hey Tom, I've had an FCP version of this script on my backburner forever and just haven't put the resources towards it to get it out the door. sorry. If you're looking for an already baked solution. <a href="http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/automotion/" rel="nofollow">Automotion</a> from <strong>Digital Heaven</strong> is pretty sweet. If you're looking to roll your own, you'll want to use <strong>FCP-XML</strong> to populate one of the text-generators in FCP. The lower third generator is pretty limited, but you can write your own or modify one of the freeware fxscript plugins pretty easily to get the text setup. You'll need to parse the spreadsheet. There are a lot of csv, tsv, and xml parsing options depending on what language you write the script in and then iterate over that data to write out xml. You'll probably want some inputs for placement and length and that's about it. Not too hard if you've got a bit of a scripting background. Hey Tom,

I’ve had an FCP version of this script on my backburner forever and just haven’t put the resources towards it to get it out the door. sorry.

If you’re looking for an already baked solution. Automotion from Digital Heaven is pretty sweet.

If you’re looking to roll your own, you’ll want to use FCP-XML to populate one of the text-generators in FCP. The lower third generator is pretty limited, but you can write your own or modify one of the freeware fxscript plugins pretty easily to get the text setup.

You’ll need to parse the spreadsheet. There are a lot of csv, tsv, and xml parsing options depending on what language you write the script in and then iterate over that data to write out xml. You’ll probably want some inputs for placement and length and that’s about it. Not too hard if you’ve got a bit of a scripting background.

]]> By: Tom http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-8137 Tom Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:08:24 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-8137 Hi, I really need something like this for FCP! If you haven't got time to document it fully, if you could give us some clues as to how to get going, I'd really appreciate it! Hi,

I really need something like this for FCP! If you haven’t got time to document it fully, if you could give us some clues as to how to get going, I’d really appreciate it!

]]> By: Dale http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-5959 Dale Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:13:36 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-5959 Hey Andrew, Haven't had a chance to dive into CS3 updates for my scripts yet, but this one will be top of the list. Keep an eye out for it. Dale Hey Andrew,

Haven’t had a chance to dive into CS3 updates for my scripts yet, but this one will be top of the list. Keep an eye out for it.

Dale

]]> By: Andrew http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-5958 Andrew Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:00:46 +0000 http://www.creative-workflow-hacks.com/2006/06/08/how-to-use-a-spreadsheet-to-generate-lower-thirds-slates-titles-etc-in-after-effects/#comment-5958 Hi, Do you find the reason to AECS3 error? This is a amazing solution, but will be very interesting using this on AECS3 Thanks Andrew Hi,

Do you find the reason to AECS3 error?

This is a amazing solution, but will
be very interesting using this on AECS3

Thanks

Andrew

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