[Majorasshole]

Keep all your art at the same dpi rate. It really doesnt matter for video because a pixel is a pixel, and dpi is moot in video. But it just makes it so that all your vector and pixel art is all at the same “size” in the photoshop/illustrator/after effects world. It means that path and vector data you move between documents will come in at the right size and save you rescaling.

Remember that HD is all 16:9 and SD in the US is generally 4:3 right now. So even though an SD in 16:9 and 4:3 use the same number of pixels, the 16:9 one uses rectangular pixels.

I have an HVX200 and I use a clip from that dragged into After effects to automatically create me a comp with the right pixel size and aspect ratio. I have clips for 1080p, 720p and 480i. I know those clips conform 100% to my delivery codecs because they are recorded in DVCPROHD and the SD clip in DVCPRO50.
So I know my comp will be set to the right settings.

[Majorasshole]

if it looked fine in PP but the exported file was pixelated badly then check your export settings.

[Majorasshole]

its not impossible, it’s just time consuming and therefore expensive. If they are breathing down your neck so you don’t have time to do it carefully and the right way, give them the classic choice:

Quick, Cheap or Good…Pick 2

it’s classic because it’s true

[Majorasshole]

fractal noise set to a nice round bulbous setting and then set to “invert” gets webby inverted shapes like the bottom one. And yes it looks like a very smooth version of the strage attractors fractal.

[Majorasshole]

As a 3d artist who uses after effects to composite…THANK YOU!

[Majorasshole]

in premiere you export
im AE you render

add your comps to the render que ,adjust your file type,compression, file name etc , and then hit the render button.

[Majorasshole]

Make sure you have the comp set to full and not half. Also make sure on the time control panel that ram preview is set to full and not something else.

[Majorasshole]

You need some musician friends. Trade music videos for music. I have albums full of music I am free to use because I filmed the artists shows for them for free. If you can shoot and edit, there are a ton of unsigned musicians who will give you permission in return for something, or even just to get it out there.

myspace.com has a ton of bands

[Majorasshole]

You can delete the shorter one and drag the front (or back) edge back to where the start (or end) frame was. Sucks for long clips, works for short ones.

[Majorasshole]

# Begin by first clicking on the Start Button.
# Then click on Run Icon, which will open up the Run Menu for you.
# Locate the white area of the screen next to the word Open: in the Run Menu.
# Now type in the abbreviated word Clipbrd and click on the OK button to launch the Program.
# Notice how the Clipboard contains a record of your recent copy and paste inputs.
# To empty your Clipboard, click on the word Edit located within your top tool bar area.
# Then click on the word Delete from the pull down menu that appears.
# Windows will ask you if you want to Clear the contents of the Clipboard.
# Click on the Yes button to allow Windows to clear the Clipboard.
# Notice how your former imputed information is now cleared from the Clipboard.
# Then close the Clipbook Viewer Window to return to your Windows session.