Batch transcode of image sequences? Watch Folder?

I didn't see mention of this in the "what's new" information for Compressor 4, but 2 features I was really hoping for were the ability to batch transcode image sequences (e.g. DPX seqs to proRes QTs for VFX dailies) and some kind of non-kludgy watch folder setup. Either of these make it into Compressor 4?

I forgot to mention that after applying the action the comp is reduced to the background layer and needs to be saved as Flattened_00000, Flattened_00001, etc.
Cheers
Thomas

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QT Pro batch import of image sequences aand export of MOVs

I have multiple folders with sequentially numbered jpegs and I am trying to find some way to batch process (with QT Pro or Automator or some combination of any program, without paying a fortune) each folder to a MOV. For example, parent folder with 3 subfolders - is there a way to point QT Pro at the parent folder and have it create MOVs with specific export settings for each respective folder? I do know how to Open Image Sequence, choose frame rate, choose settings, export to MOV but I'd like to find a way to do it without having to choose the first image of each folder. Any ideas?
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Check the frame rate in the Interpret Footage dialog box.

Batch combine multiple image sequences

My problem in a way is pretty simple.
After assembling the render output of my 3d app in photoshop (32bit) and changing the appearance via several CC layers in different layer modes (e.g. Hue/saturation in Overlay mode) I ended up with my composing for print purposes. The comp is complex, with several masked folders, single masked CC layers and many image layers (some with masks).
Now the client wanted me to animate part of the image. No problem I thought. But the trap is of how to assemble the different image sequences (diffuse, specular, reflection, masks, etc, etc). I came up with a PS action which loaded the single images and arranged them in the same fashion as the master file.
But now PS doesn't load the incremental images for the batch processing.
Images are named in a Diffuse_00001, Specular_00001, ... fashion. Loading the first set works, but from Diffuse_00002 everything goes wrong and PS load the 00001 files (except from one file which loads in the proper incremental way).
I can't transfer this stuff to AE as it is much too complex and I do no AE only very little.
I guess PS should be capable to solve this batch task, but a simple action via batch seems to fail.
Anybody who knows a solution?
Cheers
Thomas

I forgot to mention that after applying the action the comp is reduced to the background layer and needs to be saved as Flattened_00000, Flattened_00001, etc.
Cheers
Thomas

Is there an easy way to batch rename existing images in a folder?

Hi,
I discovered that I had accidentally imported several folders with the wrong filename prefix. I use the first three letters so it corresponds to the camera I shot it with, the program I exported it from, or the person who sent it to me. The last source, essentially.
Is there an easy way I am not seeing in LR to rename all the images in a shoot without having to reimport them?
Thanks,
Chris

Hightlight all of the images in the folder, press F2, and set up a renaming preset to your taste, and then apply it. Note that the preset mechanism is the same one used at import.

How to merge 2 halves of an image contained within 2 separate folders + repeat (2 image sequences)?

I have two folders of image sequences. Folder 1 contains images for the left hand side of the frame. Folder 2 contains images for the right side of the frame. Each image in folder 1 pairs with a corrosponding image in folder 2 and I want to merge the two.
Is it possible to batch process the merging of these 'halves' into a third folder?

You're quite right Mylenium, ignorance of course is the answer to your question and I did exactly what you describe after a few more hours...converting the DNGs to Tiffs and opening as two image sequences each in a layer, with a Layer mask, and using Motion workspace to merge and preview.
Of course it worked better than an automated process as one side of the image needed repositioning by a line or two of pixels to make them line up perfectly.
The result is that I have a 3135 × 1333 (2.35:1 ratio) video which looks great. My only regret is that I now don't have the same latitude to grade in DaVinci Resolve that I had in DNG form - it would be ideal to open and merge as a DNG image sequence.
I'm grateful for your comments, it's been 10 years since I have used Photoshop and I have just signed up to Photoshop CC. I'm a camera operator / DP by trade. Excuse the basic question.
Best wishes and thanks for taking the time to comment.
Jim

Bridge Watch Folder

I'm beating my head against what I think should be a fairly simple problem:
1. Bridge watches a folder for incoming files.
2. When files are added to that folder, they get loaded into a Photoshop file as a layer stack.
3. A Photoshop Action runs, doing some image adjustments, etc.
4. The processed file is saved as an animated gif.
I found a solution that looked promising here: https://forums.adobe.com/message/4826884#4826884. The first script adds a "Hot Folder" menu item to Bridge. When the hot folder is started, it is supposed to hand off an array of files to the second script, which does the work of opening the files and processing them in Photoshop. It seems like it should work, but I haven't been able to make it fire off that second script, and I can't for the life of me figure out where it's failing. It could be that I'm just not familiar enough with ExtendScript Toolkit to figure out how to debug it usefully.
Any help would be greatly appreciated - pointers toward scripting resources, maybe a different approach to the issue that I may not have thought of - whatever.
Simon

The fact that the watch folder is not local to the AME machine may indeed factor in.The process is definitely more robust in a local scenario; network environments complicate matters in a number of ways. Can you run a test where you copy the same batch of files to a watch folder on the AME box?
A few other questions:
Is the "Auto-Encode Watch Folders" option enabled (at the top right of the Queue panel)? And are all 350 files getting added to the AME queue?
If Auto-Encode *is* enabled and some jobs are *not* getting added to the queue, then please try with Auto-Encode enabled.
We're not suggesting this as a workaround but just to give us more insight into where things are failing.
What are CPU and memory usage though the process, from the time you drop files into the watch folder until AME hangs? Are either getting maxed out?
How big are the VOB files? How long does it take to copy all of them into the watch folder?
I know of no way to disable the creation of media cache files.
Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention and giving us an opportunity to troubleshoot it.
Mark Mapes
Premiere Pro/AME Sr. Quality Engineer

Image Sequencing in Quick Time Pro

Since upgrading to Snow Leopard I have been unable to get Quick Time Pro to created an Image Sequence. I'm wondering if this is an issue created by Quick Time Pro being moved to its new location in Snow Leopard.
Can anyone, who's recently upgraded, test Image Sequencing out and see it is still working in Snow Leopard?
Here's what I've been doing:
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I ran Software Update hoping to upgrade to 7.6.4 but was not prompted to install any updates.
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Clicked File, Open Image Sequence…, Select folder
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Selecting an image, within the selected folder, illuminates the Open button. It is not possible to select additional items by keyboard (shift, option, command) with they keyboard or mouse and mouse alone (click & drag).
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AME watch folder - hangs when too many files

I have about 350 vob files in a watch folder, ever time I start up AME it seems to start processing them but it just starts "not responding". I noticed that it is writing files to the Media Cache folder but then just eventually stops after about a min or two. If I only put like 20 files in the folder it works ok.
Is there a way to disable the media cache files from being written? I don't know that they are necessary just for what I'm doing (i'm not previewing or anything). I don't know that it is the issue but it seems AME is hanging on the # of files and the fact that they are VOB/mpeg2. Has anybody ever experienced this?
The # of files is not a one time deal, this will be a reoccurring issue and it would be much nicer to be able to just dump all the files and be done.
I'm using CS5.5, Win 7 64bit, recent i7 Sandy Bridge proc, 16GB ram. The watch folder is on a Synology NAS connected via gigibit, maybe that is part of the problem (that it is not local). The media cache folder is on a local 2TB drive (WD Black) with plenty of room.
Any insight would be appreciated.
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Ryan

The fact that the watch folder is not local to the AME machine may indeed factor in.The process is definitely more robust in a local scenario; network environments complicate matters in a number of ways. Can you run a test where you copy the same batch of files to a watch folder on the AME box?
A few other questions:
Is the "Auto-Encode Watch Folders" option enabled (at the top right of the Queue panel)? And are all 350 files getting added to the AME queue?
If Auto-Encode *is* enabled and some jobs are *not* getting added to the queue, then please try with Auto-Encode enabled.
We're not suggesting this as a workaround but just to give us more insight into where things are failing.
What are CPU and memory usage though the process, from the time you drop files into the watch folder until AME hangs? Are either getting maxed out?
How big are the VOB files? How long does it take to copy all of them into the watch folder?
I know of no way to disable the creation of media cache files.
Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention and giving us an opportunity to troubleshoot it.
Mark Mapes
Premiere Pro/AME Sr. Quality Engineer

Can Media Encoder take an image sequence in the watch folder and turn it into a video file?

I'm using OSX and Media Encoder 6 (from premier 6) and can't figure out how to make the watch folder take a .jpeg or .dpi sequence and turn it into a single video file.
I tried copying all the stills into the watch folder, that made 60 individual video files (one for each image).
I tried making a folder inside the watch folder, and copying all the images into it.. to which Media Encoder did nothing.
What am I missing? Will Media Encoder take image sequences and render them out as a audio-less video for me?
Thanks for any imput.

Hi action_packed,
This is from the documentation: http://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/add-items-encoding-queue.html
Still Image Sequences are not supported as source footage through Watch Folders. If a set of still images is placed in the folder being watched, each individual still file will be added as a separate item to the Queue rather than than the entire sequence as a single piece of footage.
Make a feature request for that here: http://adobe.ly/feature_request
Thanks,
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Watch Folder to Overwrite Sequence Files? – Templated Project with Custom Images

So I want users to be able to upload an image to my server, have it added to a video, and rendered out and served to them. Simple right? Maybe my workflow needs adjustment:
I have a project saved with an image sequence render queued, and a subsequent movie file render (of the image sequence) queued and collected. (the image sequence is to utilize multi-machine rendering because of intense effects, etc.) When a user uploads an image, the server duplicates this template-project collected folder. The project has a placeholder image that is replaced by the user's uploaded image (into the footage folder). The server then drops it all in a watch folder for multi-machine rendering. The sequence renders and the movie renders just fine! All good.
The only PROBLEM is that when the second instance comes along, "skip existing files" is checked (by necessity to use the multi-machine function) and therefore just keeps the existing image sequence without overwriting. Every instance of the project is just a duplicate, and so has the same target path for the image sequence. So the subsequent movie file comes out the same as the first.
So how can I either:
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An ideas?? Thanks!!!

> So is there a way to automate importing the image sequence through aerender and tell it to render a movie?
Are you familiar with post-render actions? They exist to do this kind of thing.
Here's a relevant excerpt from After Effects Help:
http://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/basics-rendering-exporting.html#post_render_act ions
"Use the Import & Replace Usage option to create a chain of dependent render items. For example, you can set one render item to use a watch folder and multiple computers to create a still-image sequence, and then the next render item can render a single movie file from that still-image sequence"

Image Sequences and Batch Processing: Can opening files from different folders as image sequences be set up as an action for batch processing?

I have an ongoing series of tasks that necessitates opening the contents of a series of folders as image sequences.
I'm used to setting up some fairly complex actions, including ones that are intended to be applied to all of the contents of materials in various subfolders, but for some reason I cannot get an Open-with-Image-Sequence-Checked action to set up in a way that will batch process correctly.
Complicating matters is that the file prefixes (i.e., the letters before the sequential numbers) and the folders will always have different names from the last time the process had to be carried out.
The steps I would like the action to carry out would be the following:
1. Open Subfolder 1 - that is, Photoshop shouldn't be looking for a specific folder. It's just *any* subfolder to the current parent folder.
2. Select first file in sequenced set of files.
3. Open as an image sequence.
4. Open Subfolder 2.
5. Select first file in sequenced set of files.
6. Open as an image sequence.
...rinse and repeat until Photoshop runs out of subfolders to check.
Am I asking the impossible?
Thanks!

I'll look around there, because I had posted something about this and was told to look here ps-scripts - Browse /Image Processor Pro/v3_0 at SourceForge.net
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is the result I received. Granted I'm new to using scripts and actions for image processing large amounts of files.

AME CS5.5 - Would be nice if Watch Folder also understood TIFF Sequences

Hi...
Like the header says...
Did you guys over at adobe forget to add TIFF and other sequences to Watchfolders.
Doesn't work here.
Trying to add a TIFF SEQ folder to AME as a direct Watch Folder will result in AME doing weird stuff and subjecting itself to me force quitting it
A fix would be nice
Thanks

Agreed - I would also like it if Watch Folders in AME could recognize still image sequences of any supported format; unfortunately that currently doesn't work. We didn't forget about this; it was a case of the amount of time required to engineer and test the functionality exceeded the amount of time we had available. We hope to include this functionality for a future release.
Also worth noting that Watch Folders don't support Premiere Pro or After Effects projects. That's an entirely different problem, and much stickier since you would have to somehow identify which sequence or comp inside of the project you want AME to render.
I've made a comment about these limitations on the AME Help page about importing files to the queue and watch folders. (Note that you too can make comments on the Help pages.) Hopefully that will be of assistance to people in the future who encounter the same problem.
> Trying to add a TIFF SEQ folder to AME as a direct Watch Folder will result in AME doing weird stuff
Can you be more specific about what weird behavior you saw? If you put a still image sequence into a folder being watched, the expected result is that AME will add each individual still file to the queue. If you put a long still sequence in there, that may take a long time.
As always, filing a feature request about changes you'd like to see is helpful. Each submission really does matter.
-=TimK
-=Adobe After Effects and Adobe Media Encoder QE

CS6 crashes every time I try to watch an image sequence. Why?

I am trying to make an image sequence but after it is made and i put it in the time line when i go to watch it Premiere crashes. Here is the crash report.
Process:         Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 [6126]
Path:            /Applications/Adobe Premiere Pro CS6/Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Premiere Pro CS6
Identifier:      com.adobe.AdobePremierePro
Version:         6.0.2 (6.0.2)
Code Type:       X86-64 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [159]
User ID:         501
Date/Time:       2013-06-26 22:50:57.626 -0600
OS Version:      Mac OS X 10.8.4 (12E55)
Report Version: 10
Interval Since Last Report:          866 sec
Crashes Since Last Report:           1
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 121 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report:   1
Anonymous UUID:                      3D69C4ED-68B1-41BE-F9EB-6F38DD520703
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x0000000000000000

1st, please do not post entire crash reports... only send those to Adobe engineers if they ask for the information
2nd, read Photo Scaling for Video http://forums.adobe.com/thread/450798
-PPro Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/879967

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I have an image sequence of around 500 images (.dng files) recorded on the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera and I need to photomerge (layout set to reposition) each of those with one image in a seperate folder. Each of the 500 will merge with the same file (the aim being to basically extend the frame of a static video shot). Help with this would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Jim.

I recommend you ask over at
http://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting?view=discussions

Converting 180 imported images in AE CC to image sequences that reside in same folder as stills.

I have 180 imported stills in a composition. I have corresponding image sequences that I want to convert each still to. The stills are named "x-00001.jpg", and the other parts of the image sequence are in the same directory. How do I get AE CC to make the leap to find the rest of each image sequence aside from manually using "Replace Footage" with each image to check the image sequence box?

Your workflow is flawed when you put your placeholder images and your image sequences in the same folder. Each image sequence should be in a separate folder and should be imported as an image sequence. The frame rate of the imported image sequences is set in Preferences before an image sequence is imported or changed with File>Interpret Footage.
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You can also convert your image sequences to Movies using QuickTime and easily wrap them in a .mov container. This eliminates the necessity of checking the image sequence box when replacing footage.
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