Tim Kurkoski
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No guarantee, but try upgrading QuickTime to whatever the latest version is. Apple inadvertantly broke some stuff in AE6 (probably also 5.x; but I think it’s not a problem in 7.0) when they made some changes in QT 7.0.x. The latest version restores some of this, I think. Good luck.
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Actually the WMP for OSX has been more or less discontinued by MS. Instead you can download the player component of Flip4Mac for free. This plug-in lets the QT Player on Mac play WMV files. It’s pretty cool.
Premiere, BTW, doesn’t do a very good job exporting QT at low bitrates. The problem is that Premiere can’t export anything but I-frames in temporal compression codecs. If you really need QT files, export either an AVI or a high-quality QT file, then reprocess it to QT using AE or QT Pro.
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You don’t use Save to create an AVI from Premiere. Use File > Export > Movie.
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No. When you output slices from Photoshop, all of the pixels visible within a slice are used, regardless of which or how many layers they are on.
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What non-square pixel aspect ratio are you using in FCP? Generally I’d recommend working at the same dimensions that your final output will be. You can set your comps in AE to use a particular PAR.
You can compose at 1920×1080 if you want to, but remember that if you change your PAR on output that you also need to change your width. For example, HDV uses 1440×1080 at 1.33 PAR.
Alternatively, you can just compose and render from AE at 1920×1080 and let FCP handle the conversion.
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AE is a relatively complex program. I would say that if you’re not familiar with how to use it yet, you read/watch some tutorials on the program and get up to speed. (There are TONS of AE tutorials on the web, with the Cow being the center of this particular universe.) Trying create a specific effect will be an exercise in frustration until you know how to get around in the program.
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You need something to convert your analog video to a FireWire signal. There are three solutions (listed in order of preference):
1. An analog-to-digital converter. Several companies make them. The ones from Pyro are cheap and have a good reputation. The ones from Canopus are not cheap and have an even better reputation.
2. Some miniDV cameras can take an analog signal in through the A/V cable and output it to FireWire. Usually you have to flip a setting in the menu to make it work. Not all cameras do this, though. Check your camera’s manual. (All DV decks, which tend to be expensive, can do this.)
3. Use an analog capture card. To do the capture in Premiere, you need one that is compatible with Premiere. Matrox is the only manufacturer I know if that’s still making compatible cards, and they’re not cheap. Canopus may still have some of their older models available, though again, not cheap. There are many cards out there that are NOT compatible with Premiere but are much cheaper. You may be able to use the software that came with them to do the capture, then import the file into Premiere. However, some cards will only capture in propriety codecs that Premiere can’t import, or they only capture MPEG files which Premiere can import but may not be able to play back well (Premiere Pro 2.0 is better about this). If you decide to buy a card, check around for other people’s experience first. Regardless, I’d consider a converter first.
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Make sure that you’re not trying to use the Premiere project file (.ppj). That file is only the data Premiere uses for editing, there’s no actual video in it.
You should be able to export your movie as an AVI file, which I think (don’t know, I don’t use Nero) Nero will recognize. You might want to check what file formats Nero supports. It’s possible it may only take MPEG files, in which case you’ll either need a converter, a plug-in, or a newer version of Premiere (any of the three will work).
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Windows or Mac?
You shouldn’t need to change the memory allocation just to get the app to launch.
Try going into AE’s plug-ins folder and taking out the OpenGL3D plug-in (in the Extensions folder). If that works to get AE to alunch, you probably need to update your video card drivers.
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Are your TGA files a sequence? As in each TGA is a single frame of the animation. If so, when you import the files, choose only the first file (this is assuming they’re numbered sequentially), then check the numbered Sequence box at the bottom of the Import dialog. AE will them import the footage as a single movie file.
If that’s not your goal, use Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Sequence Layers. I think it’s only in AE Pro.