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JohnnyRoy wrote on 6/16/2008, 7:39 AM
> Maybe the only other thing I can throw into the mix is keep it as simple as it can be without hobbling it. I'm a bit hesitant about turning Vegas into something as complex to learn and use as AE or even adding features that are overtly complex to use.

I've been watching this thread and this can be just as simple as dragging multiple files onto the timeline using the right-mouse-button. Today, when you drop them you get a context menu that asks if you want to add across time, add across tracks or add as takes.

PSD should be no different: Drop a PSD on the timeline like you do today and it simply adds it as is does today. Drop a PSD on the timeline using the right-mouse-button and you get a popup menu that says, "Add across time... Add across tracks". Every Vegas user will know what that means.

Easy-peasy. Nothing complicated. I would LOVE to see this added to Vegas. Digital Juice has a whole collection of Juice Drops that are layered PSD's. Imagine dropping them into Vegas as layered tracks and then sticking your video in between the layers. This would be a great feature.

~jr
Jeff_Smith wrote on 6/16/2008, 8:20 AM
Agreed Johnny, and I bet Digital Juice would agree as well.
kentwolf wrote on 6/16/2008, 9:24 AM
>>...After effects allows you to import it...Premiere handles it...

(Non-Adobe) Boris Red 4 (& 3) will also recognize/handle/manipulate seperate PSD layers.

It is very handy sometimes. I've also done the seperate PSD/seperate layers in Vegas as well. Just a little kludgey.

For that purpose (Vegas), creating a layer comp will allow you to export the seperate layer configurations (certain ones on/off) to seperate PSD files in one action.
StormMarc wrote on 6/16/2008, 10:28 AM
I'm not sure if this was mentioned in this laborious thread but in Photoshop you can go to the File Menu>Scripts>Export layers to file which is a partial solution.

That said I would also like to see Vegas handle PS files like AE, Premeire, etc. Currently it's much more laborious than it needs to be especially when you need to animate many layers on the timeline. Also if you want to change some layers after you've exported them it's a pain. The other programs are much professional in the way that they handle this process. This has been one of my number one feature requests for a while now. What's that Rolling Stones song?

Marc
mel58i wrote on 6/16/2008, 11:26 AM
Vegas is definately lacking in this department. The PSD format is I think universal, and there should be no reason why SCS should not consider implementing it into it's software, when other pro editors have already done so.
If Vegas is to be kept in the class of 'pro' it should be a must.
PS is good with the creation of layers - Vegas is good at animating layers, so why has this facility been lacking for so long ?

I hope that if and when it is introduced, it is done as a 'plugin' (backwards compatible) as poor souls like me (quite happy with V7) can have the benifits of something which should have been there a long time ago.
apit34356 wrote on 6/16/2008, 12:57 PM
maybe I miss someone posting this, but one can treat layered PSD files as a nested veg in vegas. It does require a simple macro in PS2 or + to assign a unique dir and png file names to the layers on outputting . Then in vegas, another simple script to drop all files from the unique name dir, this unique dir name permits a large number of unique nested vegs to exist without conflict. ;-) Simple changes in the PSD can easily be re=outputted with easy using the unique name.
Grazie wrote on 6/16/2008, 1:27 PM
You do it . .and I'll test it!

Grazie
StormMarc wrote on 6/16/2008, 1:43 PM
I think what people are missing who claim that Vegas has no problems with PSD files is that for example in AE you can import and PSD and start animating the layers. Than you can jump back into Photoshop and access the original PSD file change a couple of layers and then go back into AE and the changes will be recognized. You cannot do that in Vegas. That is part of what we are asking for along with the ability to bring in a PSD as layers without having save them seperately first.

This reminds me of when people tried to tell me the Vegas titler was just as good as any other titler out there.
farss wrote on 6/16/2008, 3:00 PM
I'm certainly not missing that!
However AE is built on a very different model to Vegas. AE is almost PS with a T/L. Vegas doesn't have adjustment layers. Vegas does have explicit parent / child compositing, PS doesn't from what I can see.

Bob.
StormMarc wrote on 6/16/2008, 3:29 PM
Fair enough but most of the other editors Premiere, Final Cut, Avid have much tighter intergration with Photoshop files. That's all were asking for. At this point Vegas cannot do what those editors can with PSD files.

The fact that DVD Architect can recognize PSD layers shows it's possible and hopefully probable within Vegas.