Curious Turtle
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If you’re on Windows, then go to the location in my previous post and you’ll find them there.
If you’re on Mac, then it’s in (if memory serves): Applications > Adobe > After Effects CS3 > Plug-ins
All the best,
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Hi Bob,
CS3 and V7 should co-exist peacefully on the same system.
I think you problem is that your plug-ins are copied to both the main After Effects folder (C:\Program Files/Adobe/After Effects CS3/Support Files/Plug-ins) and to the Adobe Common
Plug-in folder (C:\Program Files/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/CS3).To check move or add a tilde ~ to the front of the MediaCore folder shortcut in the main plugin folder.
Hope that helps,
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Do a search on this forum for “Secret Preferences” and you’ll find instructions about how to Purge the cache when rendering.
It should be there no matter the localisation of After Effects.
Cheers,
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Are you working with super-large images by any chance?
Purge the image cache – Edit > Purge > Image Cache should get you working a bit more.
When rendering, you should look at automatically purging the memory every few frames. Do a Search for “Secret Preferences”.
All the best,
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Um… sort of.
You can import CMYK files (in CS3), you can even use Walker Effects Color Space to work in a CMYK space.
But you won’t be able to output CMYK files, and even with Walker Effects I don’t know what’s happening internally in the move between the different gamuts.
I think I’ve asked this question before today, but what are you trying to do?
If you’re trying to apply effects to certain channels in CMYK then Walker Effects should do that. If it’s something else, let us know.
Cheers,
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Depending on how you bought AE7, you may have a copy of Zaxwerks Invigorator rattling around in the box.
It didn’t get included in the upgrade, but if memory serves, there was a bundled copy with the full retail edition. Don’t quote me on that one though :o)
Otherwise check this tutorialout. In fact, I think there’s a few ideas for different looks in the main After Effects tutorial section.
Good luck with your project,
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What are you trying to achieve? Both programs are suited for different tasks.
I’ve worked a good deal with Mocha and with other 3D tracking software, though not Syntheyes. Mocha’s fantastic for working with rotoscoping, corner pinning and related tasks. Its planar tracker is fast and stunning. Whereas you can use the 3D trackers for matchmoving, camera smoothing and a host of other things.
Cheers,
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Hi Aza
After Effects isn’t a 3D application. People like to think of it as “2.5D”, meaning you can move layers around in Z-space but all the layers are infinitely thin.
Give Zaxwerks a look, if you want 3D objects.
Or if you just want to do extruded text you can cheat it, if you own After Effects CS3 that is. Here is a good tutorial to get you going with that.
All the best,
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Can you describe your workflow a bit more.
What are you doing to the text? When does it look terrible (in After Effects? After rendering?)
A bit more info would be handy :o)
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If you hold down the Shift key before you go into preferences, a “Secret” menu appears at the very end. This gives you the chance to disable layer caching and purge memory after a certain number of frames.
This can add a bit of time to a render, but may mean that After Effects is able to render out something that it’s struggling with.
Shhhhecret.
Good luck,
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