Presentation in After Effects

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I'd love to know the answer to this as well.

-- TL

Thanks for the quick reply!

There is native support for the "Quicktime presentation mode" somewhere in the Quicktime file specifications it seems.

When I export a presentation from Keynote to .mov it will playback in "presentation mode" (my term) automatically in either Quicktime on Windows or Mac. So it seems there is no specific player adjustment needed to interpret the chapter marks (I'm guessing that's what they are) as stop points during playback.

The tip with the chapter marks in After Effects is great but I don't think regular chapter marks will do the trick as playback of regular Quicktime movies does not pause at chapter marks automatically.

Maybe there is a way to add the pause-at-chapter-mark-functionality directly form within After Effects (a plug-in? Some render option?)?

Actually, by this time (been searching for a solution for days) I would be happy with any kind of solution offering the presentation mode playback feature that does not require Keynote :-)

Thanks!

I love this place. Every time I hit a wall there is a thread here where other people are already talking about my problem. The only thing I've been able to find is reference to Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language ((SMIL) pronounced smile). Anyone know if this is what is being used in keynote movies?

Links
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/interactivity/smil.html
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/QuickTime/IQ_InteractiveMovies/qui...

I've got the sneaking horrid suspicion that After Effect can't do this... anyone out there care to prove me wrong??? Please! :) Prove me wrong. I don't want to learn SMIL. I'm trying to output PPT presentations with the speakers' audio from a 2 day conference.

PS: Found a great little app called 'Metadata Hootenanny' that might help... or might not. Found it before I worked out that movies had to be exported as 'quicktime' and not MP4 to get chapters out of After Effects. Live and learn.
http://www.applesolutions.com/bantha/MH.html

I have doubts that AE can be 'user modified' as a presentation software. That was not its intended target application...as everything is geared towards rendering for output.

Since you are Windows-based like I, check out -
1. AvStumpfl's Wings Platinum - probably one of the simpler versions rather than the top end Multidisplay version. Differences and features are listed in a table in the Demo's Help Files under 'Versions'. Note that it is USB-dongled software and can make use of dual-screens if your graphics card has dual outputs (eg. Controls on one monitor, full-screen presentation to projector/large monitor on the other output). It's at version 3.70 presently with v4.0 about to be released.

or,
2. Presentation Manager. Though designed as worship presentation software, there seems to be quite a number of features one could use for business presentations. Demo is available.

Thomas Leong

hi all, I have one trick that is perfect for this topic. In principle, you want to build a rich and interesting presentation through stunning effect of after-effects. it helps you get started with understanding adobe flash cs first. because the best way to start the video after-effect results from processing that is running it with the flash program. so you are free to enter scripts, both manual key press or automatically (based on time). Thats All!

IMO Best way to do this is to use encore and create a dvd presentation. Then use your smart device and download an app like unified remote to control the media off of the cpu hooked up to the projector. If no pc then just use a dvd player + it's remote and plop in the dvd. I'm sure if you had to do a conference you could bring ur dvd player with yah. Obviously encore gives you all yah need since it can stop at certain points and loop videos etc.

Just another option I'm tossing out there. :) The whole laptop thing would be the best way if the wifi was easy to access since dvd remotes suck ass distance wise. :)

Thoughts?