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outputting visual shots
Hey guys,
I’m working on a project right now that is very visual and requires each scene to be edited individually and also taken apart to add all the visual effects. I’m curious, when you guys render visual effects shots out of After Effects to be edited (not the final product) what format do you think is best. I usually used DV AVI but I heard Quicktime “Video” is better. I just gave it a go with a scene and the Quicktime “Video” seemed MUCH sharper and more vibrant but the edges of things (faces and what not) were kind of jagged looking almost like the pixels were sticking out and the file was a couple hundred MB more. What do you guys suggest?
Thanks,
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3 Replies
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Quicktime Animation, 8-bit uncompressed or Photo-JPEG if space is a concern.
Those are my habitual choices, anyway.
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Quicktime Animation, 8-bit uncompressed or Photo-JPEG if space is a concern.
I will give this a try.
The problem may come from Operator Error. When you work with DV video, do you make sure that you’re interpreting the footage’s field order properly in AE?
I don’t. I’m a novice at this stuff (Not professional, just making films with friends to hopefully be professional someday). Can you explain what this means so I understand it better.
It sounds like you typically shoot DV, mess with it in AE, and re-render in DV. Right?
Correct. I always use DV.
Thanks so much for all the help these boards are great. Please get back to me on the field interpreting.
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Yeah, my footage comes up that way. But why, if quicktime is the better choice does the footage come out the way I said (all jagged at the edges and creates a lot of noise at the shadows not making it look smooth?
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