David Johnson
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A 20-hour render for 12 secs means something is definitely wrong unless that 12 secs includes hundreds of layers of HD footage with many complex effects, masks, 3D layers, lights, cameras, time-remaps, etc. and you’re trying to render that on an Amiga from the 1980s.
The point is that you didn’t give any of the info that would allow someone to get an idea of where the problem may be. For example, system specs, project settings, source footage type, etc.
That said, keep in mind there’s a reason the Sechret Settings are secret. And, yes, it’s always a good idea to have separate drives for sources and renders, neither of which should be the system drive.
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Not sure why it’s annoying to use the period key for RAM previews (very different from “renders”) … just think of the period key as a play button … and by all means, step away from the spacebar, if that’s what you’ve been using thus far.
About laying AE graphics over a FCP edit with frame accuracy, if you put a graphic over a reference movie or proxy of a FCP edit at a particular timecode in AE, the only way I can think of it not being frame accurate at that same timecode back in FCP is if you’re working in different frame rates in FCP and AE, which is a whole other can of worms, which I can’t think of a good reason to open.
Perhaps I misunderstood what you were getting at, but jotting down times or even putting one-frame timecode indicators at the beginning of each graphic and cutting those frames in FCP seem far simpler than re-rendering an entire FCP edit for an empty graphic layer.
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Starting with VHS and fitting lots of content on DVDS, you can’t expect much in the way of quality anyway … have you considered just spending $50 at Walmart or your local pawn shop for a VHS-DVD deck? Most have SP, LP & EP record modes like straight VHS decks so you can fit as much as 6 or 8 hours without the compression nightmare and time of trying to do that manually. Just my two pence … hope it helps.
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I’m not sure if I’ve ever tried this and I’m not in AE at the moment, but maybe using difference mode on the top layer, which will turn everything identical black, then precomposing those layers and applying an UnMult filter to the precomp, which will turn everything black transparent. If it doesn’t work, my apologies … running on very little sleep today. ;~)
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There are different ways to work between FCP and AE, as well as many things to consider. In my opinion, which is ‘best’ depends on a particular project’s needs (length, amount of AE work, number of editors, etc.) and the editors’ preferences. That said, a few things to consider …
You can export a reference movie or low-res version of a FCP edit to use in AE.
In AE’s top dropdown menus, just check Composition>Preview>Audio to preview audio.
You can change the timecode of any AE timeline to match any imported file.
No reason to put an AE graphics layer over an entire edit in FCP … just the parts where the graphics are needed. Also, the codec you work with in FCP and the codec you render from AE can sometimes be the same and, thus, reduce rendering.
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I haven’t used iDVD for anything in a few years so i don’t recall details, but I figured I’d try to help since you seem pressured.
I don’t think this is any different for iDVD … the fact that your MOV export is 4.9Gb and a single-layer DVD only holds 4.7GB (actually less) shouldn’t matter to any DVD software since the 4.9Gb MOV is not really what’s going onto the DVD. I think that’s what Daniel was getting at when he said “iDVD itself will transcode your video to SD-MPEG2”. The process of transcoding (aka compressing) that MOV makes it smaller and puts it in the proper format for DVD.
If it’s not working out that way, are you saying that iDVD is giving you an error message? If so, what exactly does it say?
Yes, if you search the COW you will find tips and tutorials for Compressor, DVD Studio Pro, etc. However, I don’t think I’d recommend going that route for the first time while trying to get a job out the door under deadline since both programs are far more complex than iDVD and you may only get even more frustrated.
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No. This is common to all software.
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I’m not familiar with this issue, but as a workaround until you get a better answer, perhaps just add a frame of black at the head of your MOV … you could do obviously do that in AE, but since you’ve rendered already, you could also do it in QT Pro. Hope this helps.
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I’m with Grinner … show it to Daddy.