Tim Vaughan
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AE could certainly use a LOT more RAM. I currently have 24g’s, and it sucks it up pretty quickly. Also, you are using the h.264 codec, a codec that is NOT ideal for AE. Run a search for all the specs here in the cow, but I’d highly recommend converting the codec to something a little more native to AE, such as an avi. (Not sure what codecs you have installed, and I’m on a Mac where everything gets converted to ProRez422.)
Tim
Tim
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Not sure on the broadcast version–I do believe so, but to answer the rest of your question
Maxon ships both PC and Mac compliant install clients for NetRender on the install DVD. I know in studio you are able to install it on as many machines as you have in your possession, with the NetRender Server on your main licensed machine.
I have heard mixing processors might yield different results, but if you stick with a single brand you shouldn’t see any differences. I have both PC and Mac’s rendering projects with the Intel processors, and I haven’t seen any issues yet.
Hope this helpsTim
Tim
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It’s similar to what Adobe did a few years ago with CS. I had to pay a LOT of money overall as I had purchased individual items vs. “packages”. Truth is, people will pay because alternatives are limited. BUT, they don’t forget. Time has a way of changing, and loyalty vs profit does not benefit the company in the long run.
Tim
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There are many, many different ways to accomplish this. However, for a limited budget, I would personally go the route of purchasing a few hard drives and a few Mac Mini’s, along with an Apple router. (This is, of course, keeping it within the Apple Family)
I’d connect the hard drives to the router, connects the Mini’s to the router as well–maybe depending on how may you have, get a cheap little switch/hub for additional ports–and do the work on the main computer. When your ready to render, collect the files to the external hard drive, and put those mini’s to work.
This would probably be the most cost-effective structure. But like I said, there are many different ways to do this. Hope this helps.Tim
Tim
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Sounds like you are rendering to a movie. I am rather new at this, but my experience has been rather to render out to an image sequence (targa works well for the most part with lower file sizes). Global illumination is great, but for creating movies, there is a lot of preparation involved. By going with an image sequence, it spends a lot less time looking at the overall sequence and focuses on individual frames. But that is just my experience. Hope this helps.
Tim
Tim
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I personally use the Uncompressed 8-bit NTSC settings, especially when delivery to betaSP. Works like a charm every time. (720×486)
Tim
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I’ve been there are time or two. Google the company and if there are any complaints against them. Check the local business bureau in that area as well to see their business standings. Also, things that I do consider is how large the company is as well as how long they’ve maintained their physical address. If they are a young start up company that just appeared out of nowhere, I’d highly recommend watermarking the project, or delivering in sub-par quality with the understanding that upon full payment they will receive the full-rez. However, some larger companies (enterprise/global) can take up to 90 days to process payment.
Trust your gut on this, as there are TONS of ways and the people to figure out how to scam you out of money and work. Sometimes, though, ya just end up on the short end of the stick. Wish you luck!Tim
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Now that is a good one!
Tim
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google ae templates. There are quite a few out there
Tim
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Yeah, make sure your window viewer is at 50% or 100%. If in “scale to fit” mode, it will look jaggedy. Problem is NOT with lossless + alpha or Prorez. Use it all the time (Also try ProRez 444 with Alpha to coincide with the prorez footage/timeline. File sizes are much smaller, but look fantastic)
Tim