[Kyle Ferris]

There’s a tutorial for particle illusion that is pretty similar to the effect where the mona lisa breaks up into pieces. Check it out…
https://www.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=2&page=/articles/deane_elvis/disintegratePeople/index.html

hope this helps,
kyle

[Kyle Ferris]

This may sound like a stupid question, but what is the animation codec and “where” can i find this either in AE or in something i have to download?

[Kyle Ferris]

My configuration is a PC workstation, dual processors, the works…
I’m working in AE 6.5, and want to make the graphic keyable for Avid Xpress Pro 4.6
I have made sure RGB and Alpha channels were exported, but i did not know u needed a codec for the key to work. Also, this is for a friend who cuts in an AVID symphony, so i want to make sure it is keyable there.
If i obtained the codec for xpress pro, would that be something a symphony would have already, or would he have to also get the codec. I feel like i’ve seen many editors easily key elements similar, if not more complex with ease, so i am wondering why i am having such difficulty. Also to note, I have tried rendering the graphic out with a transparent background, as well as a version with a black solid. In both cases, i got the same, impoverished result.