Re: Help required for animation workflow

[Will Snow] "So with each clip coming out of AE I'll have the online and offline? "

Correct. That offline/online stuff is for cameras, where you have outrageous shooting ratios. In AE, you typically work on projects where the shooting ratio works out to 1:1. But, hey: if you're resolved to do more AE work than you actually have to do, knock yourself out.





[Will Snow] "I'm in the land of PAL, does that change matters? "

It matters a BUNCH. Personally, I would avoid 24p like the H1N1 virus if I were in PAL-land. The only reason to use it: a film-out.

If a film-out is indeed in your plans, you then have a choice to make: "Do I conform my 24p edit to 25 for TV, thus speeding up my video and audio by about 4%... or do I go to a proper post house where the 24p-to-25 frame rate conversion job is done on hardware, which preserves the speed but is extremely expensive... or do I work at 25 and conform my completed project to 24 for the film-out and slow it down?"





[Will Snow] "So just to recap, would you stay clear of an image sequence format altogether? "

Not necessarily. If you want to use image sequences, by all means use image sequences. They're particularly handy for those folks who overtax their computers, which can cause AE to crash. With an image sequence, you simply pick up the render at the next frame... until the next crash, or until you opt for slower renders, learn how to utilize RAM in AE, or get more RAM.

Dave LaRonde
Sr. Promotion Producer
KCRG-TV (ABC) Cedar Rapids, IA