-
AE not exporting any larger than 2/3GB…why?
Hello,
I’m having a problem exporting AVI’s and MOV’s on my MAC. When exporting a project it currently is about 10GB, which is a problem in itself but another issue.
My after Effects doesn’t seem to want to export anymore than about 2/3GB, which means that i then have to send the project in four parts to a DVD authoring house to put together and author onto a DVD.
My aim is to author at home myself but getting around this exporting in 4 parts would be a good start, can anyone help?
My computer is a iMac G4, 1.25, 768 RAM, 2 Hard Drives (70GB computer & 200GB external)if that helps.
Thanks
Charlie
-
5 Replies
-
Try exporting as a sequence and then exporting the audio as a seperate file. This is helpful for several reasons. It fixex the large file problem, multiple machines can help render the project, and if it crashes part of the way through, you do not have to start over from the beginning.
-
Thanks for the tip jonathan, havn’t thought about that one before
therefore export as a tiff sequence, but still have a problem as the client wants the finished product as an AVI on a CD….nothing fancy.
Is it that you now put back the lossless sequence into AfterEffects and export again as an AVI this time? or in FCP and export it that way.
any thoughts would be great, thanks
Charlie
-
O.K., I have never used FCP so I am not really sure about that. But, I do know that you can import the sequence into AVID and burn the DVD from there. I also frequently use Sony DVD Architect and it will support importing sequences and then adding the audio. I hope this helps.
-
The 2GB file limit is a residue of older computer operating systems.
Something to consider is how to put a 10GB file on a disk that can’t hold that much. CDs typically hold up to 700MB, and standard DVDs only 4.3 GB.
Jim Kanter,
Digital Film Institute
http://www.dfilminst.com -
The 2 Gig file size is a residue sometimes of older operating systems but if you use the file sequences, it fixes that problem. However, as far as the file size fitting on disk. If he makes a DVD, it will be compressing the video any ways. I have had 10 gig files that were less than 2 minutes long and 2 minutes will definately fit on a DVD.
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up