This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] [OT] After Effects Error Fun

Friday, December 4, 2015

Re: [Avid-L2] [OT] After Effects Error Fun

Thanks Michael!

I'll give it a shot later (not at my system for a while) and report back.

But #2 in my first post is still a stumper. That's supposed to work, and be replaced, and the new footage take on the attributes of the original… right?

My memory must be wrong, I could swear I was able to draw a shape and replace it with footage, and it would also take on the size of the shape.

Thanks again for your help.

I'll report back, likely tomorrow.

Cheers,

Benjamin

On Dec 4, 2015, at 12:22 PM, Michael Hancock <mhancockeditor@gmail.com> wrote:

1. This is normal behavior. A shape layer only exists in a comp - therefore it cannot be replaced by footage from your project window. This used to be regular behavior with solids, too, before Adobe added the Solids folder in the project panel that is automatically populated with solids as you make them. I'd like them to do the same with layers. Workaround: Precomp your shape layer. Then you can replace the precomp.
2. Try it with a keyboard shortcut. Select the layer in your comp you want to replace. Select the layer in your project panel you want to replace your comp layer. Cmd+Opt+/ should replace it.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 2:49 PM, Benjamin Hershleder Ben@ContactBen.com [Avid-L2] <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Calling all After Effects Gurus:

I'm on a Mac, and I'm simply wanting to replace footage by using the process of selecting the layer, and then Option dragging the new footage onto the name of the layer. In AE CS6, CC, and CC 2014:
1- If I have a Shape Layer, the new footage being dragged causes an error "After Effects error: layer does not have a source. ( 26 :: 335 )" pictured here: http://postimg.org/image/tyh38uuu5/).
2- If I use a graphic as the first layer, and then replace with another graphic, it doesn't replace. It just gets added as a new layer.

Lots of troubleshooting already… I even went so far as to uninstall CC 2014 and then reinstall it, obviously with no luck. My Google-Fu may be weak, as I wasn't able to find a solution that way. Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Cheers!
Benjamin