Help with avi output/render settings

[Axel Rogge]

Try checking the following Render settings:

Render fields: OFF, 3:2 Pulldown: OFF, Motion Blur: On, Framerate: compositions.

Maybe there

[Mihail Angelov]

Check your frame rate settings in both AE and particle illusion

[Steve Roberts]

[Moviehawk] “Output Info: No Compression/lossless”

Here is the problem. The video is probably fine, but your hard drive is not fast enough to play it back smoothly because the movie’s data rate is too high. Compression lowers the data rate for playback.

You should:
a) get a RAID setup (multiple drives striped together) to play back high-data-rate clips, or
b) don’t expect to play back and watch your uncompressed videos. Compress them to the final playback codec (for DVD, web, whatever), then play them back.

[Moviehawk]

Thanks Axel, Mihail …..

Axel: The render settings you suggested are ones I have tried and appear to be part of the default “best” module setting.

Mihail: Using Particle Illusion AE, which has frame rate setting of 30 (no option for 29.97)

I have tried using “draft” settings, and this produces an .avi which plays at proper speed with no apparent frame drop, but at much lower resolution and quality than what is needed for a finished product.

Still searching for ideas…..

Thanks all

[Moviehawk]

Thanks …

I think you got me on the right track there.
Also (brain dead me) had anti-virus program still on, scanning data as being written/read from disk.

I’m running a dell precision 360, 2.8GHZ, 1GB RAM and (what I thought was fast enough) 120GB hard disk.

I’m looking to upgrade my video card — any suggestions/recommendations.

Thanks to everyone, great forum!!!!

[Axel Rogge]

Sounds like a too high framerate for your avi-player, right?
Axel