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PreRended Layer still in 3d?
Hey there,
I’ve got a big comp going with 62 layers. The system is really get bogged down. Will prerendering parts make them easier to deal with? In particle, once prerendered do they lose there 3dness? Are some layers better prerendered?
For example, 5 green screen actors? I guess that would turn them into an Avi file that should be easier than HDV cineform? Right? Would that significantly help a comp?Miles to go before I sleep….
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Another important question here: If there are a bunch of closed compositions sitting in the project window, does that significantly “hinder the RAM”, or does having maybe 8 open comps affect the overal performance of AFX and rendering of one particular comp.
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Purge your RAM before rendering.
Only show one comp window. You know, so you can see the contents. Other comps, whether tabbed or not, don’t affect rendering or previewing. I hope that’s clear …
Pre-rendering layers that require processing does save time. If the greenscreen actors don’t require significant processing, you won’t save time. Regarding HDV and Cineform, I can’t speak about Cineform, since I don’t know it. But HDV should not be used in AE, as it bogs down the system and can cause errors.
Prerendering a layer makes it into a still or a movie. Keep in mind that a layer is really a flat plane, so it never was 3D in the first place. If it was “AE-3D”, meaning that it was a flat layer recognized by AE’s 3D space, then a prerendered movie can behave the same way as a layer if you import it and click its 3D button. However, if you pre-render a comp, its layers will be flattened into one layer: a movie. If that matters.
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