CGTalk - heavy file size

pauldinesh

07-09-2009, 10:39 AM

hi guys,
am beginner in AE. i have compiled a file with a few no of videos (which has already been complied in AE). And also added some effects with the help of a template. After the file is being rendered, the file size becomes enormous(almost 60 gb) to be stored in the drive. Dont know where am i going wrong. can some one help me.

regards
dine

SKeller

07-10-2009, 04:20 PM

are you rendering to uncompressed AVI?

Mylenium

07-10-2009, 06:51 PM

Dont know where am i going wrong. can some one help me.

You are using the default Lossless preset, which on Windows has Uncompressed AVI as the file format, which - surprise, surprise - is uncompressed and thus creates huge files. You need to create your own output module templates to avoid it. A good way of lossless compression is still Quicktime with Animation or PNG CoDec....

Mylenium

scrimski

07-10-2009, 07:00 PM

I disagree. Doi not render into anything else than uncompressed clips or sequences. Use a dedicated encoding software to shrink file size.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=10&t=534735

pauldinesh

07-14-2009, 08:56 AM

my aplogises for replying very late......
ya its rendered uncompressed......but then i tried it out with windows media and videos for windows....i still have that probs.....it has around 8 to 9 gb.....for 6500 frames.....is it the normal size or it can still be reduced....

pauldinesh

07-14-2009, 09:21 AM

my apologies for my delayed reply....sorry guys...
i have rendered it uncompressed.....but then i even tried it out with windows media and video for windows formats as well....it takes almost 8 to 9 gb for 6500 frames....
is this a normal size.....or does it has any thing to do from my end....

dinesh

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