From the course: Smoke 2015 Essential Training
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Importing layered Photoshop files into ConnectFX - Smoke Tutorial
From the course: Smoke 2015 Essential Training
Importing layered Photoshop files into ConnectFX
In this lesson, we're going to explore some of the options you have inside of the action module for importing layered materials. We're going to import both a layered Photoshop file, as well as a 3D model and look at how to manipulate those within an action scene. I'm going to start by creating a new sequence. Again, I'll right-click on my sequences library and choose new sequence or you can use the shortcut Cmd+N. I'm going to call this sequence action import. I'm going to also close the other sequences I have open. When you want to work with a layered Photoshop file, the best way to do that is inside of the action module. There is a method for importing inside of action that gives you better control over those layered files. That doesn't mean you can't import it as though it were another file. In fact, let me show you. If I go to my media hub as though I were importing a regular clip, I'm going to navigate to that bookmark I have set where I have the files I've been using for this…
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