I'm going to try to explain this as best I can...Sometimes I feel like Tarzan when attempting to communicate AE problems. haha.
I need to make a time lapse of over 40,000 still images. Obviously, it would be best for AE to interpret these images as a JPEG Sequence. Generally, the method I use to create the JPEG sequence is to drag the folder containing the images into my project window. However, my client has used a naming format based on the year/date/time that the image was captured, instead of the standard sequential name_01/name_02 etc. Now, when I try to import the folder as a JPEG sequence, AE thinks that the sequence is missing frames and will not import.
Is there a way that I can tell AE not to worry about the so-called missing frames and create the JPEG sequence anyway?
I hope I explained that effectively. Though I doubt it. haha.
Re: JPEG Sequence Import by Dave LaRonde on Sep 19, 2008 at 6:46:49 pm
Here's what AE Help says on the topic on P. 81 of the AE8 Help PDF:
"When importing a sequence of still images, you can use the Force Alphabetical Order option in the Import dialog box to import a sequence with gaps in its numbering (e.g., Seq1, Seq2, Seq3, Seq5). If you import a sequence with gaps in its numbering without selecting this option, After Effects warns you of missing frames and replaces them with placeholders."
Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA
