[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Why not work on the text effect in a preocmposition so that you can have the start at time 0.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

I/O is a short-hand way of writing/saying input/output. In this case since you’re sending the AE rendered file to an Avid system (your I/O device), it is best to render to that system using it’s proprietary CODEC.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

I’ve never seen a PAL 50i render in a 4:3 aspect ratio. Perhaps you’ll want to tell us if it is in intermediate render or one destined for tape or the Web/disc.

FWIW, for WM Player to deinterlace your footage, it will result in a 50 fps movie. Perhaps your twitching is due to frame drops as due to the datarate requirements in running 50fps footage on your computer – or any computer for that matter.

Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

As always, use the CODEC that is proprietary to your i/o card or device. Using anything else will result in recompression and re-rendering during import into the editing application.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Sounds like a Page Curl effect. Add some bits of distortion for a more realistic look and you should be good to go. If you have AE 6.5 and the Pro Bundle then you should be good to go.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

OK. I actually forgot about the CODEC for HDV. It’s MPEG-2, or .m2t and will likely require a CODEC installation. You’ll want to keep an eye out for this.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

A Google Search found these:
https://www.powerpoint-to-dvd.com/screenshot/powerpoint-dvd-screenshots1.html
https://www.hexisoft.com/index.html
https://www.convertzone.com/net/cz-powerpoint%20dvd%20burner-vcd%20&%20dvd%20burner%20-%20video%20tools%20-%20powerpoint%20dvd%20burner.htm

And apparently, Decklink can output Powerpoint presentations via its SDI interface. Then there’s your monitor’s second output to think about.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Ensure that you have the latest version of Zaxwerks 3D.
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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

1920×1080, HD cameras with square-pixel aspect ratio is supported by AE. It’s essentially widescreen (16:9). For 1080i HDV cameras, ensure that AE interprets the footage with non-square pixel aspect ratios, specifically, 1.333:1.
The COW has a couple of great HD-related Forums. I suggest you pay them a visit for HD-specific assistance.

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Roland Kahlenberg
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[Roland R. kahlenberg]

Good post. Your thoughts and concerns are mucho appreciated as I do recall tuts here that refer to PS when the same result can be achieved in AE.

Having said that, AE is a rather deep application, much deeper than PS and perhaps even 3D applications – depending on how you’re going to use AE.

But let’s not forget what AE really is – a compositing application. It is the end all to most everything. IOW, on many occasions, work has to begin somewhere else before one even starts AE. That’s a fact of life/AE.

If you were getting into visual effects, production would inevitably form a large part of any tutorial – for it to be a full-fledged tutorial. If you were working in a 3D application, chances are huge that you may have to create textures and vector outlines in another application.

For AE, PS is an indispensable tool. Think of AE as your fork and PS as your knife. There are times when you can slice a fish steak or have most meals with just a fork. And then there are times when there’s a juicy, 2-inch thinck tenderloin that requires both the fork and a knife.

So, don’t just hate the fact that there are AE tutorials here that require PS. Just accept the fact that its a juicy tenderloin, medium-well please, that’s awaiting your response.

I strongly suggest that you sign up for a course, online, in-class, or disc-based to get you going with PS. You really don’t need to get too deep into PS to do most of the stuff that we do. And you really do want to get into PS if you’re going to want to work with a compositing application. I suggest that if AE had just the necessary tools that PS has for us to do our work entirely within AE, that you wouldn’t be writing this post- much appreciated as it is.

And let’s not even get into Illustrator. 😉 Take care and it’s never too late to learn new stuff. You’ll be so much more efficient and you’ll find your work even more rewarding.

If you have any specific Qs regarding an AE tutorial here that uses PS and you are curious to know if AE can perform the same task (or even better or NOT at all), then by all means let us know. That’s what we’re here for.

HTH
Roland Kahlenberg
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