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Importing QT into PC version of AE no sound
Hello, I am new to After Effects
I just bought a book for AE 6.5. I am having a problem that is preventing me from advancing any further with my tutorials. I am using a PC by the way. The tutorial has me importing a Quicktime audio file into my composition. When I double click the file in the composition solder…it plays fine, but, When I render it from the timeline there is nothing. I pulled the wave form window down that displays the audio and all i see is two flat lines….I moved it around on the time line to see if the audio possibly starts later…nothing.
I imported an mp3 or media file and it comes in fine. I am wondering if this is a Mac vs PC issue. It seems that AE is reading the QT file as footage??? DO I need to convert the QT into a mp3? any free programs that will do that? im not sure what to do, this is preventing me from advancing any further into my book. Any help would be appreciated.
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Hmm … here’s what I know, anyway:
1. AE likes QT audio MOVs fine.
2. AE actually doesn’t do well with MP3 files — they should be converted to AIFF or WAV using QT or another utility.
3. The difference between AE on the two platforms is negligible — I can only recall that AE Mac can’t render Windows Media as well, so plaform incomptability is unlikely.Did you have the little speaker button on for the audio layer in the timeline?
If you tried a RAM preview, did you switch on the audio speaker button in the time controls palette?
Did you actually render audio? Check the output module settings in the render queue.
Which book, which exercise, which page? Just so those at home can play along … 🙂Steve
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I agree that platforms differences are negligable… I have run into this problem before and found that I was missing the correct audio codec. AE didn’t complain about it, just left the QT silent. If you know the source of the QT is likely to deal in standards, then I’d make sure QT is updated on the PC. if it’s possible that the QT has some funky audio codec in use, then ask the author maybe.
Alpay Kasal
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Woops, just realized you wrote that you played the QT on the PC and it sounded ok… is that correct? if so, then you do not have a missing codec issue. sorry to skim the message so fast buddy.
Alpay Kasal
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Although you did give us something new to check for, in other situations … 🙂
Steve
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This PC-specific problem can often be fixed by uninstalling and re-installing Quicktime.
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Sorry for the late response. Its weird I am working on these tutorials at home and at work. I went home and imported the QT file and it came in fine lol. Im at work right now and still no sound. I will try reinstalling QT here at work and let you know.
The book I am using is AFTER EFFECT in PRODUCTION 2nd Edition Trish and Chris Meyer. I am on page 12
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HAHA! i updated QT and now my files are working! thanks a bunch! now, off to destroy planets and crush my enemies!
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