audio spectrum/waveform

[Simon Bonner]

The coninuously rasterize switch is also known as the collapse transformation switch. It sounds like you are collapsing transformations here – try zooming in the precomp rather than the main comp, then you would not need to scale up inside the main comp at all.

Simon Bonner

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[Mats Andersen]

I did that first – but in the precomp when I zoom the layer with the audio spectrum filter (an adjustment layer) nothing happens …

[Simon Bonner]

Scaling up an adjustment layer will not scale up the effects it produces, it will just scale up its area of influence.

I’ve had a quick go at replicating your problem, and I think the only solution might be to add the audio track to a new comp with large dimensions, add a solid layer above it, precompose both layers, add the effect to the precomp, then nest this precomp into your main comp. That way it will be large to begin with and you won’t need to scale it up.

So, to clarify, you will have:

1) a main comp (normal dimensions) with precomp 1 in it.
2) precomp 1 (large) with precomp 2 in it: the effect is added to precomp 2.
3) precomp 2 (large) with a solid layer and the audio file in it.

Finally, it’s worth mentioning that you should only use uncompressed audio in AE as the programme doesn’t always work well with compressed formats like MP3.

Simon Bonner

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[Mats Andersen]

This worked – but increases rendering time a lot.
There is always something 😉

Thanks!

[Simon Bonner]

Yes, it’s a shame the effect isn’t rendered as a vector. If it’s too slow, you could work with the comp resolution turned down to half/third.

Simon Bonner

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