[Todd Kopriva]

Start here to troubleshoot issues with QuickTime files:
https://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2013/08/solutions-for-problems-with-quicktime-files-in-after-effects-cc-12-0-because-of-conflict-with-dvcprohdvideoout-quicktime-component.html

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[Todd Kopriva]

The default name for a shape created with that tool is ‘polystar’.

The settings used are those that were last used and are stored in the preferences.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Installing QuickTime means that you can import and export QuickTime movies.

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[Todd Kopriva]

I’m curious about you not being able to use the secondary color correction tools in Synthetic Aperture Color Finesse.

There are some resources about that here:
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]

Go through these troubleshooting steps:
https://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2011/02/troubleshooting-quicktime-errors-with-after-effects.html

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[Todd Kopriva]

John’s link doesn’t work. I think that he was trying to point you to the materials here:
https://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2012/05/free-3d-material-options-project-and-tutorials-for-after-effects-cs6.html

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[Todd Kopriva]

To create a movie, you render and export using the render queue or Adobe Media Encoder.

See After Effects Help for instructions:
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a4f2dff7-79f4a.html#WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a4f2dff7-79e6a

Start here to learn After Effects: https://adobe.ly/bjBT3P

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[Todd Kopriva]

See this regarding avoiding judder with horizontal movement:
https://kb2.adobe.com/community/publishing/908/cpsid_90843.html

See this regarding avoiding twitter with vertical movement of fine details in interlaced output:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/creating-editing-text-layers.html#best_practices_for_creating_text_and_vector_graphics_for_video

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After Effects quality engineering
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[Todd Kopriva]

You can select a spatial property with keyframes (a property with a motion path), copy, and then paste that path into a Mask Path property in After Effects.

Instructions are in After Effects Help.

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[Todd Kopriva]

Yes, in After Effects CC (12.0). Import of DNxHD files is built in.

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After Effects quality engineering
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