Tim Kurkoski
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Where did the AVI files come from? What codec do they use? This error usually indicates that there’s something wrong with the files.
Try starting a new project and testing the files in there. Close and reopen the project a couple of times. Comparison test to other files. See if you can narrow down the cause of the problem a little.
If all else fails, try reinstalling AE.
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What font are you using? What are you doing to it in the comp? AE is very capable of producing sharp text (and does anti-alias by default), but there are lots of factors at work. Zooming or scaling, for example, can throw you off. Do you have the quality switch for the layer set to highest quality?
As for the cropping, it would help if you explain your workflow, and how it’s cropped. I’m not sure I grasp how you’re exporting and what you’re seeing.
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If you’re not trying to adjust the options in the render queue, then what is it that you’re trying to adjust? What is it that you are measuring that is 124 MB? I don’t understand what you’re asking. Can you explain your workflow so we can get a better idea of what you’re trying to do?
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Two thoughts:
1. Have you trashed the prefs yet?
2. Have you tried this in a new project? There could be something about the footage you’re using, the location it’s stored in, or the effects you’re applying that’s causing this.
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It’s hard say without seeing the footage first. Shadow/Highlight or Auto Levels would probably be my first stop. Levels can introduce color casts, though (color cast could also be a problem with changing light conditions anyway), so you might also need to toss on Auto Color. I usually have to experiment for a while before I find a combination of filters that works the way I want.
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Yes, that sounds like what I was assuming. (BTW, my usage of the term “animation” was pretty much based on the fact you said you were doing things in AE. For these purposes, it can really mean whatever video you want to use.)
So your menu would consist of a total of three elements. First, the intro, which would be its own timeline. It’s end action would link to the menu, which would be still and have music that loops. Third, the transition, which would be in its own timeline.
Setting up the transition is a little trickier. Each one of your buttons needs to link to the same transition timeline. (Unless you were going to have a different transition for each button.) But since the timeline can only have one end action, each button needs to have the Override value set to that it tells the timeline what it should do when that button is pressed. That is, set the Override to be the actual video or menu you want the user to see when they choose that particular button.
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Right. It sounds like what you want is an animated menu intro, a still menu, then an animated transition out.
The transition we’ve got down. The intro and menu can be done in two ways:
1) Make the intro a separate timeline, and link it’s end action to the menu. Simplest way, but the music can’t bridge between the two parts.
2) Make the intro part of the animated background to the menu, and set a loop point for the menu so that only the still part repeats. This way the music can continue through both, but only the part of the music within the loop duration will actually loop, and you’ll have to build the still part of the menu into the animated part and just let it sit for a while. (30 sec. or whatever your loop duration is going to be.)
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Ah, that helps. It’s always nice if you state what version of the application you’re using in your original post. Tools and options can be different between versions of the application.
In PS7, this is not something easily accomplished. This page will probably be helpful:
https://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4575Especially the last post.
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AE isn’t an editing program, it’s a motion graphics, effects, and compositing application. Although you can accomplish many of the same things as an editing app, you’ll probably get frustrated trying to accomplish them. AE will be good for color correction, certainly, but for what you’re looking at, stick to FCP.
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You’re going to have to play with the compression more. Getting even a minute of video down to under 5 MB requires a lot of compression. Basically, you’ll need to lower either the bitrate, the frame size, or the frame rate, or a combination of any of them.
If you have QuickTime 7 installed, I’d recommend giving the H.264 codec a shot. Also, if you use the File > Export options instead of using the render queue, you can access more advanced compression settings. (Caveat: I’ve heard many people report problems when QT7 is on their machine, but I haven’t had any troubles myself.)