Hi list I'm looking for a way to get an image structure into QC. But I don't want to use a multipage application to get it in. I already can use a PDF and the stock patch or Kineme's superior PDF Render patch to bring a multipage PDF into QC and extract an image.
Would be great if the Image Importer patch could separate layers in a Photoshop, Illustrator, Tiff, single page PDF file but it can't I just tried. If Apple gave a toss about QC I'd make that as a feature request, but yeah…crickets. I want to be able to separate an image with 100s of marker symbols on a map. (I can write a Javascript to do that in AI or PS). Then have that import so that each layer comes in at the same dimension of the whole map but I can discretely switch each layer on and off in a iterator. That way I can switch on layer 2,3,4,… at intervals of one or two seconds and then speed up logarithmically until I'm switching them on at 10 Hz or whatever.... as in: plop, plop, plop, plp ,pl , pp , ppp, pppp ,pppppppp… Any ideas. I suppose it would be possible to place a multilayered AI file with 100+ layers in ID. Duplicate the page 100+ times then write a Javascript to edit the layer visibility options of each placed file on each page but I really can't be arsed with attempting that, too ugly... not sure scripting can even access layer options in placed files. The other thing that occurred to me is using some kind of 3D file format which I can break into discrete graphical elements inside QC and still keep there (X,Y) position or even animate it but I don't have much 3D experience… Another idea is to write a script to suck the X,Y data out of Illustrator file into a CSV then use iterator or Kineme GL Family patches to draw multiple instances using the X,Y data. But i just want an easy way please :-) Best Alastair Alastair I Leith Useful Design 03 9480 5506 0432 889 831 30 Birch St West Preston VIC 3072 Au
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