Tim Kurkoski
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Create a new blank layer, select or link both layers, and merge them.
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Also remember that much of the Premiere Pro 1.5 training material will still work for 2.0. A lot has changed, and you’re better off with 2.0-specific material, but at least 90% of the basics will still apply.
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It’s not really possible in Premiere 6.5. You can copy and paste the effect from clip to clip if the settings will be the same.
In AE, you can simply pre-compose all of your clips into a new comp, and apply the color correction to that nested comp. In Premiere Pro, you can do the same thing with nested sequences.
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You have to flatten the doc to get a new background layer. Again, you can duplicate the doc, get rid of irrelevant layers, and flatten from there, then drag your other layers into the new doc.
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AE and Photoshop both have the same mantra where system specs are concerned: more is better.
Processor speed, RAM, and video card are your three main concerns.
But as always, whether or not you need a speed demon machine is dependent on what type of work you’re doing. If you’re just doing simple animations, you can get by with an iMac. But if you spend a lot of time in 3D, pre-comping, particles, or other intense effects, you’re going to want the beefy hardware.
Here’s a link to AE7’s system requirements. I suggest you lean towards the recommended specs as far as you can go.
https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/systemreqs.html -
Production Studio comes with SteadyMove for Premiere Pro, and Keylight, Cycore FX, and Color Finesse for After Effects. There’s also the loops for Audition, and of course templates for Encore.
To my knowledge, the educational version is the same, though they usually strip something out. Maybe some of the templates, so you have to learn how to make them yourself. It is an educational version, after all. 😉
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In short, you don’t. You can group the layers into a set, that may get you the result you want. Or maybe not, it depends on what you need to do.
Another way to go is to make a copy of your document, turn off all the other layers, flatten the doc, then copy the layer over to the other doc. The downside is that you’ll lose any transparency in the layers, but you can always bring it back again (hint: make a mask and save it as a path first).
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There are other factors that could be affecting you. Make sure you’re running the latest drivers for the card. Make sure your system is optimized for working with digital video (shut down unnecessary apps and tasks, defrag, etc.; Adobe has some docs on this in their knowledgebase).
Also, don’t assume that because the card is new that it’s instantly capable of handling Direct3D efficiently. You can still buy an ATI 9700 with 32 MB of RAM, and probably comes with 3 year old drivers on the included disk. Especially since you’re pumping dual monitors off that card, double-check it’s specs on the manufacturer’s site.
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What version of Photoshop are you using?
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What kind of file is it? Where did it come from?
AE doesn’t support CMYK, Lab, and a few other obscure color modes, you’ll need to open the file in Photoshop (or whatever applications supports the type of file) and change the color mode. The option in Photoshop is under Image > Mode.