Cory Petkovsek
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I also run into this annoying message. AE 11.0.2.12 Win7/64
I have a 256GB SSD drive dedicated to Adobe’s cache (238GB Total). Currently 175GB is used in the AE Disk cache leaving 63GB available for the media cache; 30GB is free.
Currently I tell AE to use 175GB for the disk cache. In the past I used 100GB. I have cleared the cache many times. Every time the message comes back as soon as the cache hits the limit specified.
While I recognize I could choose “never notify”, and it may auto-overwrite, the fact that the message comes up at all in this condition tells me there was an oversight in the programming (ie bug). Forcing AE to cache the workarea shows me that it at least is overwriting the disk cache, thus demonstrating the foolishness of the message.
Cory
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Rerecord 10 times until you have the best you can do
Cut out uhs and pauses
Noise filter
Equalize
Compress peaks and normalize alternatelyOr hire a voice over artist with a sweet voice, then apply the sound design listed above to it.
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Cory Petkovsek
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This script does not move grouped/linked audio. It only consolidates the video clips and leaves any linked audio clips. Actually it doesn’t work on audio clips at all, whether part of a group or not.
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Jason’s rapidshare link no longer works, however he has already uploaded it to CC. It seems to work well in v10. Just be sure to edit the script and change the gap variable to 0 if you want it to actually remove gaps, otherwise it will leave a default 1 second gap. I compared the edit details of all my clips before and after the script and saw no adjustment of take start times nor lengths.
Thanks Jason!
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You can label such “fake” ads as “spec” (Speculative ad) which will demonstrate your mad skillz of what you could have done for the company had they hired you.
Also some freelancers work for such large companies because they were hired by a production company who was hired by an ad agency who represents the big company.
Cory
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It is “easier than ever” with today’s 3D and compositing software. When something is difficult and it becomes a little easier, this fulfills that definition.
Cory
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Your raw camera file is 12-14 bit. If you export from photoshop to png or jpg you are throwing away 4-6 binary orders of magnitude of color information. It then does not matter as far as this picture is concerned whether you are in 8, 16 or 32 workspace in AE. When a system reduces color information it usually either bands or dithers; the latter is probably what you are seeing.
As I said, export the image with OpenEXR from photoshop to AE to retain all the color information. That is a 16-bit format. Then in AE work in 16 or 32 bit.
My CS5 photoshop loads openexr without needing plugins; but even if it does, it’s free. You don’t need any special experience, just the will to follow our advice.
Cory
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1: Your raw images already have grain and your image processing is just enhancing the grain (perceived by the codecs as detail). Converting to jpg for import into AE is going to reduce color information to 8-bit. For a shot like this I’d expect it would not be an issue; just make sure to use a very high quality export. However with a problem file, I would use a format like openexr to store all of the color information.
2: Don’t export a jpg sequence. If you must at least export with a high quality export; this looks like 50-60% quality. Better to export with a lossless image sequence like png or tiff, or use an actual video codec.
3: Resize the image in photoshop, rather than in AE. Photoshop probably has a better image reducing algorithm than AE. It at least has more algorithms to choose from, one specifically for reduction.
4: Apply a noise reduction filter either in AE or photoshop before resizing and exporting.
Cory
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You are assuming a hiring manager or client will watch your demo reel to the end (or at all) among 5-50 other reels. Instead assume they will watch 5-10 seconds, if that is good they might watch another 10-20 seconds, if that is good they might watch another 30. Arrange your content appropriately.
Cory