[Andrew Yoole]

Download the demo of AE7. They are all there.

[Andrew Yoole]

Check my post in a previous thread for establishing interpretation rules for HDV. (If you upgrade to AE7 you won’t need to worry – it’s all included).

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=867696

[Andrew Yoole]

Check my post in a previous thread for establishing interpretation rules for HDV. (If you upgrade to AE7 you won’t need to worry – it’s all included).

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/new_read_post.cgi?forumid=2&postid=867696

You don’t need to use pulldown.

[Andrew Yoole]

The AE7 FAQ.:

https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/pdfs/aftereffects_faq.pdf

Here’s the relevant text:

Q: What is Color Finesse from Synthetic Aperture, and how do I get it?
A: After Effects 7.0 (Standard and Professional, retail, education, and upgrade versions)
includes Color Finesse (in English only) from Synthetic Aperture, a professional color
processing system that uses a 32-bit floating-point color space for precise adjustments.

Q: What are the CycoreFX effects, and how do I get them?
A: After Effects 7.0 (Standard and Professional, retail, education, and upgrade versions) includes
bundled effects from Cycore (in English only), the original developer of Final Effects. Now
you can add smoke and sparks to your compositions using Particle World and blazing ray of
light transitions using Light Burst and Light Sweep, or change all the colors in an image to
just three hues using Toner. These effects are located on the application DVD and need to be
installed separately.

Q: What is Keylight, and how can I access it?
A: Keylight is an Academy Award-winning green- and blue-screen keying tool from the
Foundry. Included in After Effects 7.0 Professional (retail, education, and upgrade versions,
in English only), it is located on the application DVD and needs to be installed separately.

[Andrew Yoole]

Having just seen Adolfo’s post, I’ll add that I AM using Blackmagic codecs and hardware. Perhaps this is not inherently an Apple issue…?

[Andrew Yoole]

Yes, the Apple Uncompressed 4:2:2 Codec introduces a gamma shift in OS 10.4. This has been an issue since the release of Tiger, and because Apple are pushing to make their own codec the ONLY one used in 10.4, replacing proprietry codecs from AJA, Blackmagic etc., it is a HUGE problem for professionals using 10bit material. My facility has been forced to back-grade all systems to 10.3.9 until Apple address this issue.

[Andrew Yoole]

According to the AE7 FAQ Sheet, Cycore FX, Colour FInesse and Keylight are now included in ALL versions, including Educational.

[Andrew Yoole]

Glenn, just to make you feel less alone, I switched all the systems in our facility back to OS 10.3.9 / FCP 4.5 for exactly the same reasons. The nature of our work is that we are often pulling in archived footage and mixing it with new. The gamma shifts were ugly and obvious in almost every job. Now it’s getting to the stage that software upgrades and content requirements are FORCING us to move to Tiger, but we can’t. If the situation is not resolved when we do our next hardware upgrades, I will certainly be comparing the competitor’s options.

[Andrew Yoole]

I wouldn’t hold my breath. They’ve been promising for years.

[Andrew Yoole]

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