PNG sequences and .OAMs

I'm working on a digital magazine and my client wanted me to add some complex animations to some of the pages. Since I don't dominate Edge Animate I figured I could make the Animations in After Effects and then import the render into Edge. I read in another forum this was possible using Fireworks and Png Sequences, but it gives no information as to how to import the Sequence into fireworks in the first place which I have been unable to do so far. So my first question is, is there a way to import a render made from AE into Edge? I have no problem rendering the animations again as they are not that long.
Secondly, I'm using edge to make animations that I'm exporting as OAMs to import into the InDesign Folio. So if I can't Import the render into Edge, is the a way I can import it directly into IDD? Keep in mind these animations take over the whole screen anyways so It's not a problem if they aren't interactive, so long as they play as soon as the page opens.
Thanks a lot!

Well, yes you will have to import your images in fireworks. Just start a new animation in fireworks. Choose png animation. Copy paste your layers or files into a different state for each one and when you are done, use the command export to Edge Animate. It works perfect. It will make a symbol that you will be able to import in Animate. This symbol just adds the display on/off for your png files.
You can also do this manually as explained in another post.

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Hi all,
Can edge animate do something like this?
Click on the 3D model and it will spin with mouse control
http://visualscience.ru/en/projects/hiv/3d-model/
So its a collection of images that when played, represent a spinning 3D object. Scrub right and the timeline plays, scrub left and the time line rewinds - and it will scrub in either direction forever.
I have done something like this in flash, but wondered if edge can do this too?
Thank you

You could easily achieve this 3D rotation effect using Sprite Sheets.
The best way to create sprite sheets for Edge Animate is Adobe Flash CC 2014.
Since you have 100+ images, you need multiple sprite sheets each having a max dimention of 1K x 1K pixels. (For making it mobile friendly)
Each sprite sheet needs to be imported as a separate symbol in Animate. These symbols needs to be instantiated one after another in the stage.
How import a PNG sequence as a symbol in Animate
Using Flash, create a symbol out of your PNG sequence -> Refer this
Using Flash, export the symbol as a sprite sheet -> Refer this
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Exporting png sequence using various effects(ie=3d stroke etc etc

hello forumers.
is it possible that i can do an animation using any type of effects and then exporting my document as a png sequence,and the importing it into ps?
thank you.

ok i found it.
Choose File > Export > Image Sequence.
In the Export Image Sequence dialog box, set the exporting format to PNG.
Enter 30 as the Frames per Second value.
Click the Options button and choose Millions of Colors+ from the PNG Options dialog box so you can export the image sequence with an alpha channel (see Figure 6).
thank you.

After Effects PNG Sequence Error Help Please

When I try to render a png sequence I got the following errors
After effects warning: Could not create file <file path> Access was denie
Another message box saying
AEGP plugin PNGIO Support: Unable to create PNGIO
(5027::12)
Another message box saying
After Effects error cannot close a closed file
(3::5)
It renders a few frames and then it crashes with these errors. Please help THANKS

Here is my log
Adobe After Effects v12.0 (Windows 64) render log for project “Untitled Project.aep”
Rendering started on 11/8/2014 at 9:34:58 AM
11/8/2014 9:34:58 AM: Starting composition “cinematicsPre 2”.
Render Settings: Best Settings
Quality: Best
Resolution: Full
Size: 1702 x 953
Proxy Use: Use No Proxies
Effects: Current Settings
Disk Cache: Read Only
Color Depth: Current Settings
Frame Blending: On for Checked Layers
Field Render: Off
Pulldown: Off
Motion Blur: On for Checked Layers
Solos: Current Settings
Time Span: Work Area
Start: 0:00:04:10
End: 0:00:25:27
Duration: 0:00:21:19
Frame Rate: 30.00
Guide Layers: All Off
Skip Existing Files: Off
Output Module:Lossless
Output To:C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\Youtube Stuff\ObeyRC\Sequence\1\cinematicsPre 2_[#####].png
Format: PNG
Output Info: -
Start Frame: 130
Output Audio: -
Channels: RGB
Depth: Millions of Colors
Color: Premultiplied
Resize: -
Crop: -
Final Size: 1702 x 953
Profile: -
Post-Render Action: None
0:00:04:10 (1): 3 Seconds
0:00:04:11 (2): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:12 (3): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:13 (4): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:14 (5): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:15 (6): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:16 (7): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:17 (8): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:18 (9): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:19 (10): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:20 (11): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:21 (12): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:22 (13): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:23 (14): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:24 (15): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:25 (16): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:26 (17): 0 Seconds
0:00:04:27 (18): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:28 (19): 1 Seconds
0:00:04:29 (20): 1 Seconds
0:00:05:00 (21): 1 Seconds
0:00:05:01 (22): 1 Seconds
0:00:05:02 (23): 1 Seconds
0:00:05:03 (24): 0 Seconds
After Effects warning: Could not create the file 'C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\Youtube Stuff\ObeyRC\Sequence\1\cinematicsPre 2_00154.png'. Access was denied.
AEGP Plugin PNGIO Support: Unable to create PNGIO. (5027 :: 12)
After Effects error: cannot close a closed file. (3 :: 5)
11/8/2014 9:35:23 AM: Finished composition “cinematicsPre 2”.
Total Time Elapsed: 25 Seconds
Log closed on 11/8/2014 at 9:35:23 AM

Export movie with alpha to png sequence

I'm trying to export tweened animation to .png image sequence
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> I've created a flash animation and I need to export it
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PNG. So now Im cuting
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Forgive me if this question is in the wrong place, I am new to this forum.
I have a .png sequence in AE (animation comprised of png files as frames). I use this format since the built in alpha channel/mask/transparency allows me to create composite images with blurred background/foregrounds (mimicking depth of field).
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Thanks for the quick reply. I seem to remember that about png's from a first year class
Well my footage comes from a cg application and there are too many frames to manage in photoshop (unless there is a macro or batch script).
So there is no way to feather the transparency in AE (or premiere pro)?
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Issues importing PNG sequences

Hey all,
Using Flash CS3, I'm having an issue when importing a png
sequence to the stage. For some reason, a sequence rendered out of
after effects at 1920 x 1080 imports at 5442508.75 x 3061411.15.
Anyone know why? I never had this problem in the previous versions.
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~Mike

mdebeer wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> Using Flash CS3, I'm having an issue when importing a
png sequence to the
> stage. For some reason, a sequence rendered out of after
effects at 1920 x 1080
> imports at 5442508.75 x 3061411.15. Anyone know why? I
never had this problem
> in the previous versions.
>
import to library instead and then drag drop on stage.
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images
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Ok, this one is going to fall under the "I would LOVE to get an explanation of this one!" category. Just when I thought I knew everything about transparency and alpha channels, etc ...
The problem: I am importing a PNG sequence into After Effects (CS 5.5), however AE refuses to see the Alpha channel contained within the sequence. Now before anyone jumps the gun and says, "But wait, PNG does not really support alpha, it just supports transparency!" Right, something I just learned, and still -- quite honestly -- baffles the heck out of me.
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Tim

Ok another follow-up with interesting results ...
1) The second sequence I have that I tried to batch in PS, did not turn out correctly. Investinging with a single frame inside PS revealed that it was not simply adding a selection to the "solid" parts, but actually sections within the solid parts. (To make it clearer, the animation is a zoom out from an open 3D book. Instead of making a selection of the book, it selected the book, and then various things contained on the book. Not sure where it was getting this selection from.
2) In AE, I simply moved those frames in the beginning where there would not be an alpha channel (or need of one) because the book is filling the entire frame. I then imported the remaining frames and it saw the alpha channel with no problem. I then just added the starting frames as a seperate sequence to the begininnig of the timeline, and wallla ... problem solved.
So I can only surmise that the 3D app did not -- oddly enough) output any alpha/transparency info for those first 60-or-so frames where the book filled the entire frame. Thus, AE -- looking at the first frame with no alpha info -- rightfully concluded that there wasn't any, and igores the transparency info.
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-Tim

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PNG sequence into Catalyst

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A simple all-adobe workflow would be nice (preferably not using more than three different programs). I like your programs individually, but harmonization and compatibility across Adobe products is quite poor considering your market position (sorry for that)...
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Koen

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