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Miki85
12-27-2008, 07:02 AM
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've recently encountered this problem when importing Maya's batch-rendered images (ex: scene1.png.1 ~ scene1.png.240) into my After Effects CS3. I get this error:

After Effects: AEGP Plugin AAF: Error occurred while creating project.
(5027 :: 12)

I can upload single .tif or .png files just fine, but I somehow I lost the ability to multiple-import the files. :/

Any suggestions? Your help would be truly appreciated.
sergioduque
12-28-2008, 01:54 AM
as far as i know you should have your naming convention as "scene1.001.png" and not "scene1.png.001"
Mylenium
12-28-2008, 03:20 PM
Indeed. The UNIX-style file naming is not really supported by normal Windows applications (not AE's fault, Microsoft's). Mangling your files through fcheck or a simple command line rename should avoid the issue.

Mylenium
Miki85
12-28-2008, 04:21 PM
Indeed. The UNIX-style file naming is not really supported by normal Windows applications (not AE's fault, Microsoft's). Mangling your files through fcheck or a simple command line rename should avoid the issue.

Mylenium

I'm sorry, what's fcheck and that command line rename? I'm really new to that kind of stuff, pardon for sounding a bit lacking.
sergioduque
12-28-2008, 10:53 PM
open your sequence in fcheck and save it with the proper name.
fcheck it's an image viewer app that comes with maya. It let's open sequences and rename it in a batch fashion.
Miki85
12-29-2008, 08:18 AM
Ah, alright. FCheck, great thing. Thank you so much for the help guys, I really appreciate this. :wavey:
Mylenium
12-30-2008, 10:27 AM
Glad we could help. Just make sure to use suitable sequence naming in Maya from the start next time...

Mylenium
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