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  • AE mov files in FCP… can I avoid pre-rendering?

    Posted by Max Glascott on June 13, 2011 at 11:10 pm

    When importing video from an After Effects render, I am forced to pre-render every file in my session every time I make a change…Is this simply a codec issue? If i export as pro-res or something of that sort can I avoid having to render at every change?

    Much appreciated!!

    Walter Biscardi replied 15 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Walter Soyka

    June 14, 2011 at 12:34 am

    [max glascott] “When importing video from an After Effects render, I am forced to pre-render every file in my session every time I make a change…Is this simply a codec issue?”

    Probably.

    [max glascott] “If i export as pro-res or something of that sort can I avoid having to render at every change?”

    If your AE render matches your sequence settings, yes. Just note that if you need transparency, you’ll have to go to ProRes 4444.

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  • Walter Biscardi

    June 14, 2011 at 1:31 am

    [max glascott] “.Is this simply a codec issue?”

    Codec or an audio issue. Render to the exact codec, frame rate, and audio rate of your timeline. Been doing this for over 10 years, never have to render my AE movies in FCP unless they have an alpha channel.

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