[Brian Lehmbeck]

Great suggestions, thank you.

I like the idea of using the null object.

Brian

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

I could not see the example you put up… the link dosen’t seem to be active…

but when I am working on a project that needs to be delivered as an SWF or FLV etc I typically don’t use AE to create them. I have found that exporting the highest quality video out of AE and then compressing using Sorenson works the best. It’s not that AE can’t necessarily handle it I just think the result is better.

Brian

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

Here are a few that helped me out:

Book – The Meyers, “Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects” is a must read

DVD – Check out Total Training they have a bunch, and Jayse one of the guys who puts together the tutorials here on the COW put out a training DVD for AE 5 that although old has a lot of great information

Classes – In NYC there is Future Media Concepts that I took a few classes at that we good.

Brian

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

Check out the tutorial below by John Fischer posted in the COW AE section. On creating a video wall like in the video you like.

https://library.creativecow.net/articles/fischer_john/video_wall.php

Brian

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

Michael,

My task today has been to try and match this stuff up. I like your idea of using the waveform to do so. I wound using verbal cues and laying each camera on the timeline then nudging one way or the other until there was no phasing. Not the cleanest way to do it but it seems to be working.

I was hoping there was some calculation I could do to convert from non drop to drop frame, I tried reading up on how to use the calculator tool but I did not have much success putting it into practice.

Thanks for your reply.

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Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

OK… Well if it helps here is the worflow from AE to Avid that I use with success:

From AE:
When I have moving elements such as text or graphics I turn the Motion Blur on for each of my moving tracks

In render settings make sure Motion Blur is set for selected tracks

In the Output module settings I use Quiktime, Animation, millions of Colors+, RGB+Alpha, Millions of Colors+, Straight

On the Avid Import I use:
Aspect=601/709, non-square
Color Levels=601/709
Field order=Even
Alpha=Invert Existing

Hope that helps….

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0

[Brian Lehmbeck]

Richard,

Is this a solid arrow? or an outline of an arrow? And what color is the arrow?

There a number of factors that could cause that to happen that infomation will help figure it out.

System Specs:
Avid Xpress Pro v5.7.5
Window XP SP2
HP Workstation xw4100 Pentium 4 2.60 GHz 2 gig RAM
After Effects v7.0