inlife / nexrender

📹 Data-driven render automation for After Effects
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[Question] Variable Videos? #18

Closed simaovc closed 8 years ago

simaovc commented 8 years ago

Would it be possible to have variable videos? There is to have a video as an asset?

inlife commented 8 years ago

Hey,

I didn't quite understand what do you mean. Could you explain, more detailed, please? :)

Thank you!

southernsun commented 8 years ago

Yes, you can change the video using assets and the expression language.

simaovc commented 8 years ago

On asset types there are: project, image, audio, script, data, "any-name"(is this "any-name" new? So if I wanted to use an asset as a video I would just put "video" in the asset type in my project model?

southernsun commented 8 years ago

just use 'data', or 'video', they are treated the same way by nexrender.

simaovc commented 8 years ago

hmm ok. good to know. I assume that the videos should be the same length and have the same fps to work properly, right?

southernsun commented 8 years ago

yes, there are some limitations. Adobe Expression Language only lets you do so much without having to open Adobe AE.

inlife commented 8 years ago

have the same fps to

well, i'm sure it needs to be same fps as the one you've used while creating a template project length can be variable, using expressions you can simply hide the video/mute the sound

simaovc commented 8 years ago

But just to clarify, I only have to refer to my new video in the project model. There is no use for expressions?

using expressions you can simply hide the video/mute the sound

I didn't understand very well this part, can you explain?

inlife commented 8 years ago

I didn't understand very well this part, can you explain?

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expression-basics.html you can try to change different properties of object(layer) on the scene, I'm pretty sure you can operate with object's position and opacity

simaovc commented 8 years ago

Ok. Thank you.