Joshua Sandler
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yeah exactly. I still have Compressor 3 so i am not sure if the new Compressor has any newer presets for shorter videos.
ok to follow up good and bad news. The M2V file i made with CBR average bitrate of 7 looks Perfect.. but when i burned it it wont play on either of my DVD players :/ i burned it to a memorex dvd-r. should i try going down to 6.8? could it be the dvd?
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wow it worked like a charm. my eyes have been opened. thank you so much!
hey quick follow up question. I shot all footage for this film on the DVX100B and most of it was shot and edited 24P but there are a few 60i clips sprinkled in there. My question is if i de-interlace it when making my M2V file in Compressor is there a chance that i can denigrate my progressive (lower fields) footage or will the de-interlaced just affect the interlaced footage and leave the 24p footage alone. I know this is kind of a basic question, but is one i have never really gotten a good answer to.
best
joshua
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you guys are amazing… and funny. I’m going to give your suggestion a shot and let you know what happens. Thanks so much.
btw Jerry no there is nothing out of the ordinary or affect-heavy happening in the last 30 seconds. Just 3-way color corrector which is on the entire video.
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Hey thanks a lot. Through the research i have done it looks like the power supply might be the problem. For years i have been using Compressor without any problems. There have been a few times in the last months that it has shut down like this while doing heavy rendering from After Effects, but just once in a while. In the past 2 days every time i try to do an export from Compressor the computer powers down. Could this mean that my power adapter is fried and not delivering enough power to the computer, or is it possible that the problem is internal?
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Hey Thanks, I figured out why i could not select Interpret footage >main. You actually need to have the source video clip selected in the browser. Kind of a silly mistake on my part:/ Anyway, so in the render cue. for an animation export, the field render has been set to: “none”. I am assuming i should change that to “lower first?” I am hoping this is the problem. And no i never applied a de-interlace filter in FCP. I am going to make sure than when i did my export from FCP for keying in AE that it isn’t interlacing it.
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Hey Dave, So in Final Cut, it tells me that my “field dominance” is Lower (Evan)… since my only other options are Upper (odd) and None… I left it at Lower even and exported a clip in thee DVNTSC codec. here is my problem now, in AE it does not give me the option of choosing File>Interpret>Main… I don’t know why but it is not ‘highlightable. Any idea why? Anyway, aside from that i understand your instructions for rendering, and yes i am very comfortable using the render cue. i took an amazing AE class where my teacher stressed on a daily basis the importance and advantages to using the render cue, and i use it every time i do an export.
Also, if i were to try editing in a ProRes timeline in FCP, should i use Apple ProRes 422 or Apple ProRes 422 (HQ)?
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Dave thank you so much for this Amazing response. I am drinking a beer at the moment, but tomorrow morning i am going to play around with the footage per your instructions and will get back to you with my results. Thanks for breaking it down so comprehensively.
yes i know there are limitations to Keying DV footage, but that is ok. this is an experimental short film project, and a sort of “sloppy” look will not detract from it. that is why i can live with the sometimes imperfect edges you get to keys of DV footage. that being said, the Footage being as sharp as possible is really important to me.
I have not been in this field for that long, and most of what i know is self taught. I have worked at a few editing houses but honestly have learned a lot, especially about compression and exporting through my own research. the reason i thought to Key in AE and compose in FCP is the I have a lot of experience with composition in Final Cut, and know how to color correct with the 3-way color corrector like the back of my hand. I have never done a larger composition in AE, which is why I assumed i would just do it in FCP, but maybe this would be a good opportunity to give it a go. I have Colorista which is an amazing color corrector, especially with its ability to do vignetting. Honestly I’ve only been using After Effects for 7 months and don’t really have the confidence yet to do a larger composition in it. But Dave you really think there is an advantage to composing the whole thing in AE rather than FCP? Also, What is a “light wrap?” I know how to use adjustment lights if that is what it involves…
thanks again Dave for your thorough response. I really appreciate it!
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Dave thank you so much for this Amazing response. I am drinking a beer at the moment, but tomorrow morning i am going to play around with the footage per your instructions and will get back to you with my results. Thanks for breaking it down so comprehensively.
yes i know there are limitations to Keying DV footage, but that is ok. this is an experimental short film project, and a sort of “sloppy” look will not detract from it. that is why i can live with the sometimes imperfect edges you get to keys of DV footage. that being said, the Footage being as sharp as possible is really important to me.
I have not been in this field for that long, and most of what i know is self taught. I have worked at a few editing houses but honestly have learned a lot, especially about compression and exporting through my own research. the reason i thought to Key in AE and compose in FCP is the I have a lot of experience with composition in Final Cut, and know how to color correct with the 3-way color corrector like the back of my hand. I have never done a larger composition in AE, which is why I assumed i would just do it in FCP, but maybe this would be a good opportunity to give it a go. I have Colorista which is an amazing color corrector, especially with its ability to do vignetting. Honestly I’ve only been using After Effects for 7 months and don’t really have the confidence yet to do a larger composition in it. But Dave you really think there is an advantage to composing the whole thing in AE rather than FCP? Also, What is a “light wrap?” I know how to use adjustment lights if that is what it involves…
thanks again Dave for your thorough response. I really appreciate it!
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yes steve i was thinking the re-render of the animation codec in FCP could be a problem. I did try doing a comparison export and it is consistant with how it looks in FCP: the animation codec footage from AE looks slightly more blurry than the original DVNTSC footage in Final Cut.
My Footage was shot 60i. Now that i think about it it seems like that is probably the issue. Most of the other footage i have keyed in AE has been progressive and i have never had this issue before… To clarify should I be adjusting the field order in FCP prior to keying it in AE, or should i be doing it in AE? I do this by using a de-interlacing filter? If you know any resources that can help me better understand how to approach this issue i would would a huge help. Thanks a lot!
josh
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Dave do you know any good resources for troubleshooting field order? the footage is 60i DV NTSC. I didn’t make any adjustments to the field dominance because i have never had to in after effects, but would love to learn how to get a crisp output of this footage. where exactly do i adjust the field order?
Also you mean put it into a ProRes edit timeline in Final Cut?
thanks a lot!
josh