[Jayson Geveshausen]

Thanks saving in AE worked!

[Jayson Geveshausen]

Okay let me start over…i think i am talking about two different things here.

1. I am trying to create menu transitions. I create the transition in After effects using a menu from encore. Following the directions of the tutorials i have seen when i have applied the wanted effects I have two options. (as a side note i have only done a RAM preview with this composition in after effects at this point.)

a. Simply Drag the “pre-comp1” clip from the After effects project panel, to the Encore project panel. Or…
b. In encore click File> adobe dynamic link > import composition from after effects.

I have yet to get option a to work, it will only allow me to drag and drop the folder with the name “pre-comp1” into the encore project panel and not the composition itself.

When I use option b i am able to import the composition just fine into the encore project panel.

2. Once i have the composition (pre-comp1.psd.aep is the file extension it now has) in the project panel for encore I use the pick whip from the button transition panel and drag and click on the “pre-comp1” after effects composition. I preview my DVD and when i click the button for my movie and what i get is it plays the AE comp, but with no effects.

The Duration of the Comp is 3 seconds.
The Duration of the Menu which is not a motion menu is obviously 0

(side note i began doing all of this with a motion menu which i thought might have been the problem.)

The solutions you provided me today were to confirm the duration of the comp, and make sure its the same length as the menu. I believe that was a miss communication on my part, because i was mixing motion menus with menu transitions.

You also wanted me to see if there were visible layers in the comp. There are none. So as far as rendering i am at a loss.

Phew. Sorry man for being so dense when it comes to this…just finding out that the learning curve is a steep one. Although you helping me is helping me move along to where someday i can help someone else in need.

let me know if you need to know anything else.

[Jayson Geveshausen]

Okay, not sure i understand about the duration, Its 3 seconds long.

And is the Ram Preview enough rendering? render to avi? Render while in AE or Render when in En?