[Phil]

i know about the pingpong expression……..

i’m trying to find out how to continually half the properties of each keyframe after each succesful “ping”.

so:

ping, pong/2, ping/2, pong/2, ping/2

where each successive ping & pong gets its value from the predecessing ping or pong.

but thanks anyways

[Phil]

Capture your footage as normal, then:

Make a new sequence, and in the Sequence Settings: Frame Size box, put NTSC Sq. (4:3) as the aspect ratio. then render out…(you may have to scale to fit)….

if your web guy needs you to render out a smaller frame size for him, just output using Quicktime Compression, and choose 320X240 as the comp size….i’m pretty sure those are square pixels….

[Phil]

thanks guys….i figured out right after i posted….i realized that the thiscomp.layer(“null 1”).rotation was an actual value :).

math is cool (shift+1)

[Phil]

thanks guys….i figured out right after i posted….i realized that the thiscomp.layer(“null 1”).rotation was an actual value :).

math is cool (shift+1)

[Phil]

(RENDERING IN AE)

VIDEO:
SORENSON 3
400 KBS OR 350 KBS DATA RATE
KEYFRAME AT EVERY 24 (JUST MY PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
QUALITY AT HIGH
320X240

AUDIO:
IMA 4:1 AT 48 OR 41 KHZ OR 32…

I’M GUESSING THIS IS FOR POSTING TO THE WEB???

[Phil]

yes, compressor allows you to export out using mpeg 1…in the apple presets, the MPEG-1 DVD 1.85 will give you an extensino of .m1v, so just make a new custom one, that has the extension .mpg

thats it!

[Phil]

if the shot is panning from left to right or up & down, you can use AE’s motion tracker to track your footage into it. But the motion tracker loses its effectiveness if there is an zooming or turning of the camera…..i think AE’s tracker can track scale, but that just adds a whole new dimension of HEADACHE!!! :)…but it can be done. if you’re not sure if AE can help, compress your plates (the footage your plane to composite into) & post them online. Someone (or me) will be able to tell you if its feasible in AE.

[Phil]

You’re very welcome :). I sorry for my bad grammar in the previous post, but it was EARLY in the morning :).

i think a 6mbs 1 VBR will be exactly what you need. I usually do a 7.2, but thats rather high, and you may not be able to fit all of your footage. Also, use Dolby 2.0 encoding to decrease the amount of audio “bandwidth” that is taken in the stream. This allows a higer video bitrate (such as the 7.2)….

*after you have compressed your project, just check the file sizes of .m2v’s & .ac3’s…..if the sum is over 4.2 Gigs, then you’ll need a lower bitrate for your video :)…..this will save you from opening DVD SP and tossing everything in there….

[Phil]

(RENDERING IN AE)

WHAT ARE YOU EXPORTING OUT AS H.264?? THATS FOR AN HD DVD, WHICH IS FINE, IF YOU’RE TARGET AUDIENCE HAS HD DVD PLAYERS. ROUGH 2 HOURS OF FOOTAGE CAN FIT FINE ON A DVD, IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT BIT RATE YOU USE. IF YOU WANT A STANDARD DVD, USE 6.0 1 PASS CBR OR VBR & SEE WHAT THAT GETS YOU.

IF YOU ACTUALLY ARE DOING HD, THEN JUST DECREASE THE BIT RATE ON THE H.264 SETTINGS……….

[Phil]

my only suggestion is to set up a “template” comp.

group footage into folders and subfolders and also do the same for comps.

i read this is how the Orphanage does ALL their projects. The guy said he spends a lot of time organizing/structuring the template comp, so that the workflow does well.

this way, everyone will be on the same page. if one person imports footage into a folder, everyone should….

also, maybe somehow make a digital/printed text/bracket format, that everyone can update and send to show what comps they put into what folders, etc.

HOPE THIS HELPS 🙂