Getting a clean export

[Walter Biscardi]

I simply export using the same settings at the timeline. Then you need to be sure in AE to Interpret Footage correctly. Never had an issue with the video dropping in quality in 4 years using this method with FCP.

Automatic Duck export is even better since it retains the original clips in AE.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
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[Martin Banks]

Thanks, I’ll give it a try. I’m also have another problem, don’t know if you can help butI thought I’d ask. I have made some clips in AE, and need to get it from a Mac into Avid PC. I put the AE clips to tape using FCP and then try to import the clips into Avid. When I do this the video again seems to have interlacing problems, except the lines are more like separated parts of the vdeo than interlacing lines. The thing is when they play back on the tape they are smooth, it’s only when it goes into avid….so maybe this a question for the avid forum. I’ve tried adding flicker romval and de0interlacing but with not results.

the shot is of a track past an object with a white background, and I’ve been told that sometimes programs have issues with pure white background….could this be my problem?
I hope someone can help.
Cheers,
Martin

[Walter Biscardi]

For getting material to a PC, simply render in the Lossless settings in AE wiht the correct frame size, field interpolation as the non-linear editor you’re going to. I do this as well for an AVID Editor. I render 720×486, lower field first, using the Lossless setting. I also render transitions with Alpha Channels for her using Lossless+Alpha. All seems to work well.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
https://www.biscardicreative.com

Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

[Martin Banks]

I tried exporting it from AE as a lossless quicktime with Lower field first, and I’ve also tried exporting it as with field off, and I’m still getting the “cracks” in the video, and when I import it into Avid Xpress DV the colours change which is a big problem, the whites go yellow. I wish it would just work!

[Bryce Whiteside]

From a post by Fred P. on the eyeon Software Digital Fusion List at
LAFFEY Computer Imaging Fusion Resources:
“Here is how we are attacking the problem of the gama flag in quicktime
movies causing movies made on the pc to look dark when played on macs.
After the movie is created, you need to execute the following command
from a shell.

gsar.exe -sgama -rgggg -o filename.mov

obviously, to do this, you need the gsar program which can be found at
https://www.jsifaq.com/subL/tip5800/rh5801.htm

-s is the search flag, so it is searching your movie for the “gama”
attribute
-r is the replace flag, so in this example it is replacing gama with
gggg which means nothing to quicktime, so in effect it has no effect on
the movies gama correction at playback any longer.”

Note that the “gama” is not a misspelling. This hack was created by researching
QuickTime File Format Specification Documentation

You would think that there would be a Use or Not Use Gamma switch in applications like QuickTime Pro and FCP for export alternatives for cross platform compatibility.

Inquiring minds…
Bryce

Don’t worry Mr. B. I have a cunning plan…

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