Joseph W. bourke
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One other guess – what is the resolution of your texture map – if it’s really small, that could be the culprit as well. Try to make sure any texture map you use in your comp is at least the size of your comp, if not larger. Here’s some useful info on texture map sizes:
https://www.videocopilot.net/help/element/help_files_v2/texturing_and_materials/auto_map_size_limit/Joe Bourke
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Tim –
While there’s nothing wrong with being new to AE (we all were once), remember that you can do nothing better than working your way through the tutorials on Adobe TV’s AE Channel:
https://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-after-effects-cs6/
Although you don’t say what version you’re on, if it’s CC, you can find a channel for that as well. As far as Element 3D, follow Todd’s advice, and also work your way through all of the Element 3D tutorials on the Video Copilot site. “Messing around” as you say, will only get you in trouble, and keep you frustrated. You could be doing everything wrong, and if you have no idea what’s the right way to do it, you’re screwed. Take the time to work through the tutorials; no one ever mastered a software package by ignoring the manuals and tutorials.
Joe Bourke
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Here’s a good place to start:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/audition/cs/using/WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f30.html#WS58a04a822e3e5010548241038980c2c5-7f2fIf you can get a clean sample of the noise prints (Capture Noise Print), then you should have pretty good luck removing the noise. The low level hum should be a snap, since it shouldn’t be mixed in at the same part of the audio spectrum as the voice. Possibly the same with the high pitched interference.
Joe Bourke
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Do you have Supersampling turned on? That might help:
https://www.videocopilot.net/blog/2012/07/improved-anti-aliasing-in-element-3d/
Joe Bourke
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As far back as 2009, Adobe were working with the Hearst engineering department on making ENPS work with their software:
https://markets.financialcontent.com/pennwell.dental/news/read?GUID=10029182
The station I was Art Director at was the pilot program for our 28 stations across the US. At the time we had AVID systems, and all of our stations were hobbled by technical glitches and problems, resulting in huge losses of productivity. Our station (WMUR-TV) was close enough to AVID’s headquarters that we regularly got visits from the tech staff, but it didn’t help. We would regularly have one node of our Unity system go down, and it would completely lock up the rest of the system – we would lose two or three days (and files) in these lockups, and the promise that if one node went down, everything else would stay up and running, was never realized. We switched over to Adobe CS4 with one test system, and it ran circles around the AVID systems, although we did lose the ability to have multiple users working with the same files (which never really worked right anyway).
The Adobe engineers were accessible, cooperative, and worked with the Hearst engineering team to make sure everything worked. When there were problems, they jumped on it. Of course, having over 25 stations didn’t hurt.
Joe Bourke
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Is it possible that you have allotted too much RAM to Premiere Pro, or not configured RAM allocation at all, so that when the RAM gets taxed, there’s nothing left for the OS, and hence, the shutdown?
The only way anyone is going to have any specific ideas is for you to list your hardware, amount of RAM, OS version, graphics card, etc. Otherwise it’s pure guesswork.
Here’s another possibility:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/12611899#12611899
Joe Bourke
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Hi Chris –
Since the typeface install is an issue with the OS, I would think that it has to be installed separately. AE simply looks at what fonts are installed on the system to compile its’ list. The Collect Files command will give the option to list the fonts use, but does nothing in terms of collecting or installing. Here’s the word from Adobe:
https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/2/1000819
I’m sure this has a lot to do with typeface licensing. You can’t just send off a licensed typeface to anyone – unless it’s a free or open source typeface, that’s illegal. That said, I’m sure it’s done all the time. In fact, I’ve had clients send me typefaces which I didn’t own, and needed for a project, only to find that it’s a $250. font set.
Joe Bourke
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I would strongly suggest using Microsoft Outlook – it has powerful calendar and contact capabilities, and also the ability to track projects, client history, and a number of other useful things in any business. Goldmine and Act have also been two of the leaders over the years, but you may not need the power they provide. Here’s a list of some others, but to me, Outlook would do the job perfectly:
https://www.softwareadvice.com/crm/
Joe Bourke
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Bear in mind that it’s going to depend on where it airs. Every station has a spec sheet – you can usually get one through their production or sales department, or online at the station website. Here’s an example of one – audio specs on page 8 or 9:
https://www.maoritelevision.com/sites/default/files/attachments/2012%20Commercial%20Production%20Standard%20-%20Final%20May.pdfJoe Bourke
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Hi Ben –
What you’re looking for is a Gradient Wipe – it’s in the Transitions panel of AE. It essentially takes the greyscale values of your gradient, and makes them transition from light to dark, or dark to light, with a few other settings thrown in:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/transition-effects.html
Set up your noise, making sure that there’s a nice mix of light and dark greyscale values, and making sure that they more or less transition from top to bottom, or bottom to top in terms of their grey values. If you can’t get noise to give you this, you can quickly create a linear gradient in Photoshop, then chop that up into squares and randomize it a bit (yes, by hand), and use that as your greyscale map for the Gradient Wipe.
Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
http://www.bourkemedia.com