Tudor "ted" jelescu
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You need to create a new Sequence in Premiere for each fx scene. Cut that scene and use the sequence in the final edit in Premiere. It’s like a pre- comp in AE. This way you can open each fx sequence in AE separately and do the fx on it.
https://www.ehow.com/how_2278231_nest-sequences-adobe-premiere-pro.html
https://library.creativecow.net/articles/velte_mike/premiere-pro.phpTudor “Ted” Jelescu
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My first question would be why do you need to do that? If it’s just for preview reasons to send to a client, I would recommend using Adobe Media Encoder- open the AE project in Encoder, choose the comp you need rendered and then render out using a preset.
You can also choose to “stretch” (shrink) the image to a smaller size in the Render Queue.
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a4f2dff7-79dba.htmlTudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Would keying the green laser help? I am not quite sure of what you’re trying to achieve, but if it’s isolating the pointer to be able to comp it on top of the graphics you will comp in, keying may work.
Even if it’s a matter of tracking, if you get a good key on the pointer you can then comp white on black using that key and that will give you a clean image to track.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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You will always have a better picture if you work at a higher resolution and then scale down for final output. So if you can handle 1080 and then go to 720 I would say do so.
As far as banding in H264 from AE- do not compress from AE for final delivery. Either render out an uncompressed Master (or ProRes 422) and then compress to H264 using Adobe Media Encoder, or open the AE project/comp in Encoder and render directly to H264. Setting keyframes at every frame will increase your quality.
Also, in my experience, rendering f4v or flv for YouTube is better.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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What codec are the files?
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Cut your action in separate Sequences in Premiere and put those Sequences in the main edit Sequence. This way you need only to import those Sequences in AE and do the FX on them. My advice is to get the cut in the final form, do the FX in AE, render out uncompressed (or ProRes if you’re on a mac) and bring those clips to replace the FX sequences in Premiere.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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It sounds to me that mobility is an issue.
For 2700 usd you can get a MacBook Pro with 8gb of Ram and 500 GB hard @7500rpm. That’s a decent machine that’s mobile as well. If you have a bit more to spend I would get a solid state drive for OS and software and working project, with an external drive to keep all my other files including a clone of the current project.
As you get more funds you can add a second display and eventually a tower.Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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What you described is what usually happens when importing Premiere to AE. So either you finish your cut and then do the FX and Grading on an “Import Premiere Project” and then render out from AE, or use the Dynamic Link and you’re stuck with one long clip and you’ll have to keyframe your FX and Grading, but if you change the cut you’re…. well you know.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Having worked with i7 and Xeon workstations I would go with Xeon and loads of RAM.
Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
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Before answering your questions I think you should be clear on some issues:
1- Do you need a mobile workstation at all? This will narrow down your options. If it’s a would be nice but I don’t need it kind of thing, a desktop is always better. More upgrade capabilities.
2- If AE is what you need most, the graphics card does not need to be the latest, hottest most expensive, a mid range will do, but more RAM will help. So, is AE your main app or not?Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist