WMV format missing in AE CS3

	WMV format missing in AE CS3 by lyle Pascoe on Apr 7, 2008 at 7:35:22 am I need to render out a file as wmv format from AE CS3 but the option in missing from my drop down menu. I am able to export it as a wmv file but then it only renders out the first few frames and not the entire clip. any suggestions? In AE CS2 there was the option to render as a wmv. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Tom Westgate on Apr 7, 2008 at 12:39:51 pm I've found the free Windows Media Encoder does a better job of making WMVs. Download that from the Microsoft site and just render out your comp as a Microsoft DV AVI file. Then, load that into WME and off you go! -- TL Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by lyle Pascoe on Apr 7, 2008 at 1:10:20 pm I am working on a Mac and there is no mac compatible version of this encoder! Any other suggestions? Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Tom Westgate on Apr 7, 2008 at 1:16:06 pm Oh, sorry. I'm a PC guy. I'm not up on Mac solutions. Hopefully someone else will chime in. -- TL Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Dave LaRonde on Apr 7, 2008 at 3:15:17 pm You'll need to invest in some third-party software. Flip4Mac can give you access to a whole bunch of Windows-oriented stuff. Fork over $150, please. Dave LaRonde Sr. Promotion Producer KCRG-TV Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Sean Corcoran on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:03:50 pm VisualHub can convert to WMV, and it's $23.32. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by david bogie on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:10:26 pm Many happy VisualHub users around here. We have Flip4Mac. Cleaner 6.5 also has a decent encoder for WMV, it's $600 I think. Caution, converting to WMV takes time, very intensive processing, tons of options. Study the readmes and manuals carefully, you will need to boost the gamma and change the contrast a bit. PC monitors work in a different color space than Macs. If you want to make your clients move into the 21st Century, get them to use Flash Media Player and start delivering h.264 files directly from QT. You just change the .mov to .flv. bogiesan This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: "For crying out loud, read the freakin' manual." Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Gary Hazen on Apr 7, 2008 at 4:12:48 pm Flip4mac is offered in 4 different versions based on the users needs. I think the studio version ($50) will allow WMV output from AE. http://www.flip4mac.com/store_wmv.htm Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by Mark Titchener on Apr 7, 2008 at 2:44:02 pm Hi You could use one of the flip4mac studio components for Quicktime. http://www.flip4mac.com/wmv.htm Render out in a format you can open in Quicktime Pro then export and select 'Movie to Windows Media' and set your wmv options. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: WMV format missing in AE CS3 by lyle Pascoe on Apr 8, 2008 at 10:09:31 am Thanks for all the advice. If i don't want to invest in any of this software, what would be the most compatible file format in AE to render out the clips in for windows pc's and youtube? Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index