• Adobe After Effects

  AE truly faster than FCP rendering Chroma Key?

  Posted by Chris Fisher on December 28, 2009 at 9:14 pm

  Hey folks –

  Hope this is not a dumb question.. But does anyone have real experience where After Effects is noticeably faster at rendering Chroma key and some effects than Final Cut Pro would be at the same task?

  More Info:

  I produce 30-65 minute video podcasts that use a green screen background that I key out with Primatte Keyer Pro 4.0 in Final Cut Pro.

  The footage is ProRes 422 LT.

  The Mac is a 2.66Ghz Mac Pro.

  I typically include screen shots, some lower third motion templates, apply Primatte Keyer Pro, and Magic Bullets for quick and easy tweaking.

  An hour long episode will take about 16 hours or so to render. Not too uncommon for HD.

  BUT:

  Recently Final Cut Pro has started crashing more and more during the render (which I tend to let go over night, so I get up in the morning and find it crashed it is a major bummer).

  I’m considering using something like Automatic Duck to send my Final Cut project to After Effects, and perform the keying and magic bullet looks in there. Hoping to get a speed improvement and less crashing..

  Is it worth it? Or will I not really see an improvement in my render times?

  Thanks for you insights,
  -Chris

  Chris Fisher replied 16 years, 4 months ago 1 Member · 0 Replies
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