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Best way to export a low rez preview file
HI Guys,
What do you think that the best / fastest way to export a low req preview file is?I was exporting QT from the composition menu (not the render que) but that’s crashing a lot now on my vista/cs4 system.
So I’m wondering what you would suggest in terms of settings, file format etc.
I think I care more about the speed of the render than the quality and it’s just for me so I don’t care about the file format.
Thanks in advance!
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4 Replies
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Let me clarify my question.
I’m perfectly happy to use the render que. And I’ll build a template with the suggested settings but I’m wondering if you guys have a suggestion for the settings.
For example I just did an export using the dv template (in the render que) and now am doing an export of the draft template. But the render times seem to be about the same.
I assume that all video file types are not created equal due to transcoding times, etc.
So which one is fastest for a low quality export?
Cheers!
Nick Esposito -
From what I’ve read, it seems like most codecs render at about the same speed. If it’s just for a test, I’d go with an H264 and use specs similar to what Vimeo suggests. You’ll get a decent image and the file size will be relatively small.
Vimeo’s suggested compression settings:
https://www.vimeo.com/help/compressionIf you’re trying to see more of you project without rendering something out, try switching some of your layer’s image quality to draft or wireframe.
AE CS4 Layer Image Quality:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-7e5ba.htmlProduction Associate
Bend, Oregon, United States -
Things go a lot faster if you render in half or quarter resolution (4 and 16 times faster)
if renderspeed is what you want instead of quality… -
Another trick is to precompute your thing the rez you want and it will render faster.
rendering half quarter, has already advised, etc through render settings works has well.
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