[Todd Kopriva]

The SSD is best used for the After Effects disk cache, which you can learn about here:
https://www.video2brain.com/en/lessons/global-performance-cache-and-persistent-disk-cache

See this page for information about hardware for After Effects: https://adobe.ly/pRYOuk

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[Todd Kopriva]

You would need the log-in information for both accounts to log out of one and into the other.

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[Todd Kopriva]

I agree with George about this specific case.

For some simpler versions of related “cartoon” looks, you can try the Cartoon effect built into After Effects, as well as ToonIt from Red Giant.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Why would you use a low-res proxy for the initial edit? I think that you’re bringing over old habits into the present day; Premiere Pro plays back multiple streams of very large video files natively, without the need for transcoding to a proxy for offline editing.

I recommend using a lossless (or nearly lossless) encoding scheme to render out your intermediate files from After Effects. ProRes 4444 is nearly lossless and plays back well in Premiere Pro. Animation and PNG video codecs in a QuickTime container are entirely lossless, but that may be overkill.

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[Todd Kopriva]

> Do I not understand what Preserve Framerate is supposed to do?

You seem to misunderstand what this setting does. I’ll explain.

The Preserve Frame Rate When Nested setting determines how many times per second the nested composition will be sampled.

Consider an example: You have a composition (comp_jerky) with the frame rate of 1 frame per second. It is 10 seconds long. When you play this composition by itself, it plays 1 frame each second, for 10 seconds, for a total of 10 frames. This gives a very jerky animation, which might be what you want for some reason.

Now, you nest comp_jerky into a composition that is 10 seconds long that has a frame rate of 30 frames per second (comp_smooth_master).

If you do _not_ use Preserve Frame Rate setting, then comp_jerky will be sampled at 30 frames per second when played back within comp_smooth_master, and the result will be smooth. If you do use the Preserve Frame Rate setting, then comp_jerky will be sampled at its own frame rate, and the result will be jerky.

In both cases, the compositions are still 10 seconds long.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Here’s a good place to start:
https://blogs.adobe.com/premierepro/2011/07/color-correction-and-color-grading-tutorials-from-karl-soule-and-andrew-devis.html

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[Todd Kopriva]

Michael is correct about this being the current recommended workflow.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Anyone following this thread might want to also follow this duplicate thread:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1505937

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[Todd Kopriva]

Why are you assigning 6GB of RAM per background process? That’s your problem.

2GB is a reasonable amount per background process for working with HD frames.

Also, why do you have 0 RAM reserved for other applications? That is asking for trouble. A typical amount is 1/4-1/3 of your RAM.

See this page for information about memory and improving performance
in After Effects: https://adobe.ly/dC0MdR

See this page for resources about making After Effects work faster: https://adobe.ly/eV2zE7

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[Todd Kopriva]

I’d give the Roto Brush and Refine Edge tools a go. The Refine Edge tool is surprisingly good with things like those bushes.

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