Scott Roberts
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Create an action in Photoshop:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qcrgeCiMkU
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Find out what formats are supported by Avid. Without knowing, I’d try a Photoshop or Targa file with an alpha channel.
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Watch some of the tutorials from Andrew Kramer – Video Copilot. He includes that plugin in many of his tutorials.
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Try rendering an FLV, not exporting. Is your project’s dimensions the same as your output file? Make sure they match, or if they are different, the output file being smaller would yield a better looking result than “scaling up” a larger version.
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Load your computer with the maximum amount of RAM it can handle. Use a custom low res preview and cross your fingers! You might also try working with a low-res proxy then replace that proxy when you’re done editing and it’s time to render out.
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Run cocktail often. Or, leave your computer on 24/7 so the OSX scripts that start in the early morning can run automatically and clean stuff up. I repair permissions through disk utility often to help prevent issues.
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Load up on RAM. 4GB may seem like a lot compared to 5+ years ago…but these days you need tons. Get at least 12GB…or if you can afford more, go for it. I stepped into a new job recently with a Mac with 6GB of RAM which would act up if running too many apps at the same time. I loaded it up with 12GB and it’s a night / day difference…all good now!
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place your logo in the top left corner where you’d like the logo to start. Click and drag the logo to the right, while holding SHIFT-OPT (SHIFT-ALT) to duplicate the logo. Then hit APPLE-D (CTRL-D) to duplicate (aka step and repeat) all the way across the layout.
THEN
Select that row of logos and group them, and drag the group down using the same method as above to duplicate the logos vertically.
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Try to do some of those effects in Photoshop. Make your basic shapes in Illustrator, then bring them into a 120in x 60in Photoshop layout and add your blends and blurs.
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What version of Illustrator are you using? If it’s one of the latest versions, you can double click the object and scale, rotate the objects contained in the clipping path. You’ll see a “breadcrumb” in the upper left showing that you’re editing the contents of the clipping path. There’s an arrow to the left that let’s you exit editing the contents of the clipping path.