Re: Rendering Problems by Dave LaRonde on Jun 20, 2008 at 10:48:08 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum [Hugo Espinel] "It does not matter what kind of files it is dealing with. Same problem occurs with MPEGs or WMV files. "
It may very well matter what kinds of files AE is dealing with, especially those...
Re: key light grainy key..? by Dave LaRonde on Mar 27, 2008 at 11:40:57 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum You say you've looked at the Keylight Status viewer, and you're convinced the key ought to work? The Status view shows white all over the subject and gray at the edges?
You've got a good key. The...
Re: Movie clips not rendering by Dave LaRonde on Mar 3, 2008 at 11:21:25 am in the Adobe After Effects Forum This kind of dilemma is showing up more and more frequently these days, and it is almost always due to type of file imported into AE. If your files are any of the following:
• Native HDV
• Mpeg2
• Mp4
• H.264
You...
Re: Lost Codec by Dave LaRonde on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm in the Adobe After Effects Forum You might have to tweak Quicktime Pro. I've read something about having to activate Legacy Codecs in preferences.
Legacy codecs! Please. What, just because they're not m4v or h.264, they're no longer worthy or something? Dave...
Re: How to preview sound too? by Dave LaRonde on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum [Kamil Kowalczyk] "When I'm trying to render my work by clicking "RAM Preview" (it looks like |||> ) button then AE renders only picture without sound. "
Hmmmmmm... I don't know about that button. For all I...
Re: AE and Cycore FX by Dave LaRonde on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum The Cycore Effects with AE 7 are NOT a demo. Go tell those IT guys they're full of prunes. Yes, there are indeed demo plugins on AE installations disks, but the Cycore effects are the real, fully-functioning deal.
The...
Re: masks? by Dave LaRonde on Feb 27, 2008 at 12:31:24 pm in the Adobe After Effects basics Forum No problem! You're just not considering all the ways AE can create transparency. I speak of the ever-useful Track Matte.
If your subject's head is motionless, it's a piece of cake.
Start by making a mask. Make...