[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

yep- there’s a bug:

https://vitrolite.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/quicktime_gamma_bug/

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Rolling Shutter – here’s a couple of helpful links:

https://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/rolling-shutter-repair/

https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/rolling-shutter-repair.html

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Here’s a couple of tutorials that may help:

https://jamespolits.com/2010/11/after-effects-snow-tutorial/

https://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/motion-graphics/quick-tip-how-to-achieve-realistic-snow-fall/

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

The integration is tight and the ability to choose cameras (AE) is sweet.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Glad we can confirm that a job like this requires a bit more than just AE. If you limit your movement and have time to wait for AE CC, with C4D, you could do a less complex variation of this, but with a very good production crew and LOTS of planning and testing.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Big budget
Lots and lots of planning
Motion control camera rig
Chroma key elements
Very good 3d work
Possible live fx – rig removal.
Quite a few hours of work and a significant crew.
More than one artist involved in post…

Now- what specifically do you want to know related to AE?

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Path is not closed…? I can’t see the mask in your screen grab.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

You forgot to attach a screen grab.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Short answer- no.
You have to specify in the Output module the kind of container and codec you want AE to Export your Comp.
You need to spend some time reading this info:

https://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103a4f2dff7-79f4a.html

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist

[Tudor “ted” jelescu]

Couple of suggestions:

1-Render out several simple test animations and ask them to let you see how the final result looks like- there’s nothing like first hand experience.

2- If you can use vector elements only ( AI or Shape layers) you’ll be able to work at a lower comp size and then just use the Script that comes with AE to scale up to 8k with no loss in quality.

Tudor “Ted” Jelescu
Senior VFX Artist