• Adobe After Effects

  Render Settings for 42″ Plasma

  Posted by Siobhan Cogswell on August 25, 2010 at 3:47 pm

  I have to create a presentation to be played on a 42″ Plasma at a tradeshow. The plasma that it will be displayed on is:

  42″ 1024×768, 16:9

  Please tell me what composition settings I should use to create the file, and what are the best render settings if I am going to play it using either a DVD player or a laptop.

  Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!!

  Walter Soyka replied 16 years, 1 month ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  Walter Soyka

  August 25, 2010 at 4:24 pm

  I think Dave’s advice is sound, but I’d consider producing the animation in HD and scaling down in compression.

  Walter Soyka
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  Michael Szalapski

  August 25, 2010 at 5:47 pm

  I would prefer to playback off of a laptop but have a DVD version on hand in case the laptop farts up.
  The laptop would be a higher res file and would look much better on that screen.

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  Walter Soyka

  August 25, 2010 at 6:00 pm

  [Michael Szalapski] “I would prefer to playback off of a laptop but have a DVD version on hand in case the laptop farts up. The laptop would be a higher res file and would look much better on that screen.”

  Or better still, an HD media player or Blu-ray player (if the monitor has the appropriate connectivity). Western Digital makes a media player that comes up in every thread on this topic.

  Laptops scare me for live playback unless they’re specifically set up for live playback (appropriate players and codecs installed, power management features off, networking off, virus scanners off, all non-essential services off, etc.).

  I have seen many corporate laptops where the users didn’t have — and couldn’t get — administrator access to properly configure the systems. I worked on a webcast where the client provided laptops to save rental fees. Instead, they paid someone to wiggle the mouse every 5 minutes to prevent the screen from locking and shutting down the webcast feed.

  Walter Soyka
  Principal & Designer at Keen Live
  Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
  RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
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