Steve Roberts
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I don’t use OpenGL because it’s not quite “right” yet. That’s AE’s fault right now. Maybe 7 will be better.
You could work in OpenGL, then switch it off when doing the final render, but I don’t think it affects the final render anyway. Hm …
Steve
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Third-party.
AE comes with Color Finesse.
Steve
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No, it slows down a render, apparently. Do a test to find out how much for your particular project.
But … it can make impossible renders possible by avoiding crashes. If your RAM fills up before your render is done, you crash. Therefore, purging is good.
Steve
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You must use a DVD Authoring tool such as Adobe Encore or Apple DVD Studio Pro, or Ulead’s product, or …
For more info, post in the COW’s DVD forum.
Steve
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Don’t take it from us.
Always ask the person operating the system that will be getting your stuff. You must talk to the operator.
Did I say you need to talk to the operator?
Steve
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It depends on where your movie is going after AE. Avids need straight alpha, but other apps can accept both. Straight is probably your best bet.
But … if opened in some apps, the edges can look really weird until you tell the app that the alpha is straight. Then it’s okay.
Steve
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Jack, try using the Advanced 3D rendering plug-in in the Advanced Comp Settings, not OpenGL.
Steve
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Nope, you don’t have to set keyframes — it’s self-animating. Just try applying it to your video layer, then do a RAM preview as it is. Next, change the settings as I described to make it more like what you want.
Only go to the tutorial once you get the basic shattering happening.
Steve
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Basically, try reducing the force 1>strength, changing the shape>pattern to “glass” and increasing physics>gravity.
If you want to know more, check out this Shatter tutorial by Ben Unguren on the COW.
Steve
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a) select the effect’s keyframes, copy, then select the other layer and paste, or
b) select the effect, then animation>save animation preset, then select the other layer(s) then select animation>apply animation preset.There should be more on presets in the help/manual.
Steve