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Linzzzay
06-01-2006, 12:16 PM
Instead of making my different scenes different compositions in one AE file, I have made different AE files for every scene -

This means when I come to put my sequence together I'll have to render out all my different scenes, bring back into after effects sequence and render out again.

If I keep the renders uncompressed, will I still lose quality from rendering twice?
scrimski
06-01-2006, 12:36 PM
What file format do you render into?
Do you use the right field order on importing the footage?
Linzzzay
06-01-2006, 01:35 PM
I'm rendering as uncompressed AVI's at the moment, although I might end up rendering the full thing as a quicktime movie or mpeg.

To be honest I don't know which is the best to use - The output will just be to computer at the moment - if you can give me advice on what to render files out as that would be great too.

Thanks
scrimski
06-01-2006, 01:49 PM
Never ever render form comps into clips. Use Tiffs or Targas instead.

In case your render queue stops you won't lose the render so far.
Linzzzay
06-01-2006, 02:18 PM
Sorry I am new to all this..... should i render the final comp to targas/ tiffs or the finished scenes before taking into final comp?
stsanto
06-02-2006, 10:30 AM
I'm rendering as uncompressed AVI's at the moment, although I might end up rendering the full thing as a quicktime movie or mpeg.


I usually do it that way too, as it's uncompressed, you don't lose the quality. 'Best setting' and 'Loseless' is what I choose in rendering window. The file would be giant.. :)
suztv
06-02-2006, 01:09 PM
If you render your clips out as uncompressed quicktime or AVI with best quality etc... you won't lose any quality. Although Targa's are more convenient because if your machine does quit you at least have the render to that point that it quit.

Personally I use quicktime because I can render it out with the Targa option and have an alpha transparency and I can import it with those transparencies.

Either way is fine - just use the one that suits your needs.

What format are you going to be putting this out to? NTSC, PAL, HD?
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