Export Image Sequence with Layers Intact

I don't really care if the final format is PSD, TIF, PNG...something else? All I need to be able to do is export my main timeline so that each frame = 1 file, and whatever was on that frame contains the equivalent hierarchy of object frames and child objects that appear for that frame - all with the layers intact in the final file. Seems like it shouldn't actually be that complicated a procedure should it?
I need to be able to create/sketch animatics in Flash to utilize all its unique features like nesting of timelines, then when finished export it for other artists to then take each frame and work with the elements in both photoshop and after effects, cleaning it up with nicer brushes, and creating additional animation and camerawork. Basically Flash is a great way to animate/sketch content and figure out what you're doing, but the others are better for polishing and making it look nice.
Can anyone help with this? If it doesn't exist is it something someone could write a plug-in for?
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Check AEnhancers.com! There is a script somewhere there that sets up your million render outputs and enumerates them sequentially.
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Check AEnhancers.com! There is a script somewhere there that sets up your million render outputs and enumerates them sequentially.
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1. You don't need to export your TIFF sequence so as to import it into After Effects, you can import RAW image sequence into After Effects directly. Camera RAW will start automatically on importing. What is more, you will be able to change your Camera RAW settings at any time you want inside your AE project: in Project panel select your RAW image sequence, right-click, choose Interpret Footage -> Main... In the dialog box click More Options... button (at bottom left), and Camera RAW opens.
2. Do NOT export to H.264 out of After Effects directly. If you need to export your composition to H.264, export it out of Adobe Media Encoder. Start from HDTV preset. If your goal is to upload your media file on e.g. YouTube, done. If you want to play it back on your computer, but your mediaplayer can't playback it in real time, start to decrease bitrate settings. Keep in mind that modern AVCHD cameras shoot with 28 Mbps, first AVCHD camcorders were shooting with 17 Mbps, YouTube preset in Adobe Media Encoder sets bitrate to 10 Mbps, Vimeo preset - to 8 Mbps.
Choose VBR, 2 Pass so as to benefit from better quality out of smaller file size.
See this The Video Road blogpost on Understanding Colour Processing and benefits of Render at Maximum Depth option.
3. If you're planning to use your After Effects composition in Premiere Pro project, you can use Adobe Dynamic Link. If your After Effects composition is quite complex, render a Digital Intermediate out of After Effects and import it into Premiere Pro. See this discissuon in AE Forum on some production codecs comparison.
P.S. See also this FAQ: What are the best export settings? entry.

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