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Avid ABVB Quicktime with Mac OS X
Hi there,
I am just wondering if anyone has found some way to get the Mac OS X system to recognize Avid ABVB Quicktime video?
We are currently having to export everything using the Quicktime Animation codec, to get in and out of the After Effects workstation we have running Mac OS X.
Thanks very much
Richard——————–
Still using five Avid ABVB systems.Richard Games
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4 Replies
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Nope, animation is still the best. Although last few times I did AE stuff in MJPEG-B at high and it came over just fine, plus was quite a bit smaller than animation.
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Ok, thanks Dave for the mpeg tip. Were the outputs quicker as the size was smaller? And importing back into the Avid the final AE.
I wasn’ sure if someone figured it out yet or not with OS X/Quicktime. (dreaming)
Richard
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Still using five Avid ABVB systems.Richard Games
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As far as I remember (haven’t done AVR-77 in quite some time) the import was quicker than Animation, but I don’t remember the render out of AE being all that different. I guess some testing might help.
You may already be doing this, but I recently was taught how to stack several output modules on one render in order to save out to various codecs. It takes no more time than rendering one file, but when finished I end up with various flavors of quicktime for whatever purpose.
Instructions: Make Movie to the Render Queue, where the comp will be in line with the default Render Settings and Output Module. In the Compositions pull-down menu select Add Output Module and adjust the settings for each output needed. Recently did a logo fly-in with Alpha at the beginning to send to a Meridien and an Xpress Pro DV. I saved out Meridien 2:1 full over a black BG, Animation with Alpha Unmatted, Alpha Only, Avid DV with a numeric crop 2 top 4 bottom ( 486>480 high), Animation/Alpha Unmatted with same crop, and Alpha only with same crop. The blue render bar went through once and when finished I had six QuickTimes ready to send off to my client. Took all of 10 minutes . Before this I would have rendered each one out separately – an hour!
Good Luck!
Dave
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Hi Dave
No I was not aware how you can do a easy batch. Thank you very much. We will have to try that!
Richard
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Still using five Avid ABVB systems.Richard Games
Victoria, BC, Canada
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