Steve Roberts
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Did you search the AE COW for Jayse Hansen’s tutorial?
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Did you try compressing with the 90-minute 2-pass VBR preset in Compressor?
Is the pre-compressor source basically uncompressed? Which codec? -
Place a fullscreen black solid (2D) at the bottom of the timeline?
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Search the COW for “stop motion”.
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Yes. Just search the COW for “HDV” and “slow”.
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It goes in the system fonts folder for your OS.
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… and Animation is often the codec of choice when sending rendered material to editors, though they generally prefer their native codec such as Avid Meridien, for example.
Uncompressed 8-bit or 10-bit are other high-quality options, but they might not work on a Windows box, but Animation does. In time, you’ll find your favourite high-quality codecs.
Just some extra info fer ya.
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Sometimes we work with Animation as an intermediate codec, then when the job’s done, archive to Photo-JPEG or TGA files zipped.
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Keep checking here for updates:
https://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=13&platform=Macintosh
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You want an Intermediate codec, not a delivery codec. Intermediate codecs are high-quality (to prevent loss) but are not necessarily playable in real-time, due to their size. Delivery codecs are lower-quality, but playable.
Delivery codecs are Sorenson, H.264, and MPEG-2. The latter can also be an acquisition codec (HDV), but it’s a compromise.
Intermediate codecs are Animation, Photo-JPEG, TGA sequences and so on.Animation is higher-quality, but larger file size when compared to Photo-JPEG at about 90% quality. PJPEG is often quite acceptable, since stock houses use it. If you have the space, use Animation, if not, use PJPEG. Hey, do a side-by-sdie test to see if you can see the difference. Then re-render those clips 2-3 times and see the difference. It’s really up to you.
In other words, don’t use H.264 as an intermediate codec. Only use it for the final render.
Now if you’re going to DVD, use Animation, then compress (as required) to MPEG-2 — that’s your final delivery codec. Use Compressor, Squeeze or Encore to compress to MPEG-2.Does that make sense?