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Photo montage: match timeline to PNG settings so don’t have to render?
Hi, I need to create a 20 minute, 23.98fps sequence made from all still png images (no video).
Problem: even with no layering (just one still image on video layer 1), I can’t seem to make a sequence that doesn’t require at least proxy rendering. I have changed my timeline’s settings to match my still image exactly but I still have to render. Thinking I might be missing something, I tried to automatically match the images’ properties by dragging one into a new timeline and saying yes to the “Change sequence settings to match the clip settings?” but that only works for movies- dragging a still image into a sequence doesn’t prompt that message. Any ideas on how to work with PNGs without needing to render?
The still images are all PNG, they vary in size from 1920×1080 to 2990×1361. Pixel Aspect Ratio is square.
The timeline is set at 23.98fps, 1920×1080. I’ve tried Apple ProRes, PNG, DVCPRO HD 1080p30. Square pixel aspect ratio and not. All require rendering.Thank you.
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Still images always need rendering. So work in a ProRes timeline to ensure top quality. If you need real-time playback, changing your RT setting to Unlimited may allow for it.
Rob Grauert, Jr.
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Thank you for your reply.
I do get the orange render bar using Unlimited playback so I can see the stills play but there is a lag (it doesn’t play back real time). Since I need real time playback looks like I’ll have to render. My computer has 8GB of memory. I doubt upping that would change anything?
Ella
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