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Adobe After Effects
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chilipie
macrumors 6502a
http://www.detonationfilms.com/ has got some great muzzle flashes and explosions to use (lots for free, and even more for a fairly low price).
...and I'd like to second the recommendation for Video Copilot - the tutorials on that site have been incredibly useful to me.
...and I'd like to second the recommendation for Video Copilot - the tutorials on that site have been incredibly useful to me.
Oh by the way guys, when I do playback, its really slow and it laggs, i set the frame rate to 60 already, is it because of my Mac, with programs running? Or is it just the way I recorded it, I filmed a clip in iMovie HD, no lagg, nothing, really smooth stuff, but when it comes to using Adobe After Effects its just really slow, any help would be nice.
chilipie
macrumors 6502a
This is playing back video after you've applied effects to it/have more than one layer in the comp, presumably?
I'm afraid this is just the ways things are; After Effects needs to render every frame again after you alter it. Unless you're running some seriously beasty hardware, you're just gonna have to wait it out.
For smoother playback, RAM preview is your friend 😉
I'm afraid this is just the ways things are; After Effects needs to render every frame again after you alter it. Unless you're running some seriously beasty hardware, you're just gonna have to wait it out.
For smoother playback, RAM preview is your friend 😉
Thanks for the help, that is exactly what I did, but maximum rendering is only up to 15 secs, how do you change that, cuze I wanna do maximum, also when importing clips, only can do 30 secs, how do I do maximum?
bigbossbmb
macrumors 68000
you buy more RAM
the length of a RAM preview is entirely dependent on the amount of RAM in your computer.
the length of a RAM preview is entirely dependent on the amount of RAM in your computer.
That kinda sucks then, the other day I had a look at the settings, but I'm not sure, I suppose I will just have to split the clips to 30 secs each, thanks anyway.
Another option to render more swiftly is to use Proxies in After Effects. Check the help file for an elaborate explantation. Basically a proxy is a movie that is of lower quality than the original movie, so it takes less cpu/ram/time to render. It's safe, because when exporting the final product, the proxy movie is rendered at its original quality.
oceanzen
macrumors regular
Not at all.
Pros use it but Pros have lots of Ram
I have 8GB in My Mac Pro, and it uses all of it, when rendering.
zioxide
macrumors 603
Nah, he was just talking about RAM preview. Your computer might only be able to preview 30 seconds in RAM, but you can make the project as long as you want. When you export the final clip, it will fully render.
Really, how? When I import, I am only able to do maximum 30 secs, so as exporting, do you know how to change it in the settings?
Sounds like you're leaving the Composition duration at its default (30 seconds). Change your composition's duration here: Composition > Composition Settings > Duration. Or drag an imported movie to the "New Comp" icon to make a composition that matches the settings of your clip.