What format to export as?

[Steve Roberts]

I believe that if you want a GIF, you need to render a QT movie in AE, then send it to Imageready or something to make the GIF. If you search the COW for “GIF” you should get some info. Try the archives.

I’d use Flash, since it has been a part of the browser install for a long time. Just my opinion. hey, go to Yahoo, Google or CNN, and right-click on their banners to see if they use flash.

[Sam Moulton]

You’ll find animated gif under the format options in the output module. I’m not sure it’s what you want. gifs have very limited colors and get huge very quick. Most folks have QT, which will give you best quality. there’s also windows media. If you go with a gif the design must be very simple, the colors simple, and the expectations of how it will look must be lowered. gifs also do not support audio.

[Sam Rose]

Hi
Would Quicktime be able to play as the banner. The site is not going to offer it for download it is going to be the title

[Steve Roberts]

Only if the user has Quicktime installed. I wouldn’t count on it.

You could go to the COWmunications forum and ask what the COW uses.

[Sam Moulton]

Most of the banners on the Cow are flash. Gif would also work as a banner.

[Ron Lindeboom]

[Steve Roberts] “You could go to the COWmunications forum and ask what the COW uses.”

The format we use is whatever format the client is willing to write a check for.

Well, except for those insane ones that spill out of their place and track all across the page and overlay the page and make you have to watch them. We draw the line at those.

Many of the banners here are GIF and most of the others are Flash.

Best,

Ron Lindeboom