-
Getting QT quality h.264 out of Windows AE
I use AE 5.0 in Win7(64), and I deliver a lot of graphics to clients who request h.264. The H.264 native output out of AE creates a .MP4 file. This .MP4 file seems to play just ok on Windows machines and some Final Cut editors complain they can’t import them.
If I instead output the graphic using the QT Animation codec (huge file) and then open that file in QT Pro and export it out of QT Pro as a H.264 file, it produces a .mov file that plays fine on Win and OSX and in FCP. Only problem is that requires 2 steps.
My question is,is there a way to output those QT level h.264 .mov files directly out of AE, instead of the native h.264 .mp4 files that no one seems to like? I’m happy to buy a plugin for this if it can save that second step.
Robert N.
-
3 Replies
-
Robert
In Output Module Settings, Choose QuickTime as Format and H.264 as Format Option in Video Output.
This will create a .mov file with video codec H.264.
Vishesh Arora
3D and Motion Graphics Artist
Films RajendraBlog:
https://digieffects.wordpress.comDemo Reel(3D):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHPgIJU_BR8 -
Do not use the H.264 output directly from After Effects. Go through Adobe Media Encoder instead.
———————————————————————————————————
Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
After Effects quality engineering
After Effects team blog
——————————————————————————————————— -
Excellent. Thanks for all this advice, guys. Yes, Dave, I know h.264 is lossy, but the .h.264 are just for review copies to be attached to emails. We use Animation codec (or sometimes Jpeg2000) for finals.
I haven’t used AME before, but I’m about to download it.
Robert
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up