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Avid and AE
I frequently work in Adobe After Effects importing video clips exported from Avid.
My problem is that often the clips look great in After Effects but after adding layers of titles, animations, etc., the clips may look less than perfect after rendering and exporting back into Avid. (i.e. the basketball player diving for the loose ball now has funky lines on the video layer)
I export clips out of Avid as Quicktime with no compression. I render and export out of AE as the same.
Can anyone suggest what may be the problem?
Thank you for any and all help
Mikeab00 -
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Just some ideas:
1-Unless you’re working with DV footage that may see further layering and compositing, I would try working with QT reference movies exported from Avid. Save some space on your hard drive.
2-If your final footage doesn’t have to carry an alpha channel, I would try exporting using Avid’s codec from AE. I’ve had issues with Avid coded ALpha channels, so I use Animation codec for alpha stuff.
3-Double check that all video footage (even ref movs) imported into AE have proper field interpretation (i.e., lower field first for NTSC DV and SD footage).
4-You probably know this, but be careful of thin lines (less than 4 px) and ultra-sharp (as in vector art) graphics. Check the motion blur box when animating imported photos or vector art. Check the field blending box when slo-mo’ing imported video. Apply a little blur to sharp-edged vector graphics.
5-Avoid multiple renders of footage when possible.
6-Try doing more compositing inside the Avid. Yep, it’s painful sometimes, but the right mix of AE and Avid can be beautiful.
I’ve seen a few posts like yours here and on Avid lately. I’ve used AE with Avid for a short 3 years, but haven’t encountered the issues I read about from other posters.
Best wishes
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