composition markers, after preComp.

Sorry, that was the best subject I could come up with.

If you have comp markers and then use that composition in another, you see the composition markers as layer markers. Cool, very useful.

How do you get this if you didn't set any composition markers ahead of time, or have them update perhaps?

Here's an issue I have often enough: After using a precomposed composition, I realize I need to pause between two actions that have no pause, so I need it to be precise. I'd like to be able to just add a composition marker where I want to split the composition, then flip over to my master composition and have that marker show up.

Is there any way to "refresh" that? For now I'm doing an odd workaround by adding a time-remap (I'll need it for the pause anyway) and just copying down the time of that layer where I need to split.

Is this possible?

Did you try that? Because it doesn't work for me.
I actually use that function quite often. I was hopeful when you posted, but no such luck. And I went back and read it after trying to see if I missed something.

I assume you meant that replacing the footage with itself would update any marker changes/additions, but they didn't change.

It looks like it actually isn't possible, from what the help file says, without the use of scripts.

If I'm missing something let me know. I clicked on my footage in the timeline, then alt+drag the footage on top of it as if I wanted to replace it with something else.

Shoot, I didn't know that it would delete my workspaces too. Ooops.

Still no luck though. I even tried duplicating my comp first and replacing it with the duplicate. It replaces it, but it still doesn't update with the markers I've added.

Oooohhh, I didn't know about that handy trick! Thanks!

Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA

Thanks a lot!