Choosing rendering settings for AE

What format and codec is the source footage, if their is such footage?
What video editing application does your friend have?
Is the project in HD or SD (Standard Definition)?

Anyway, the last project I used AE for was a five minute short where I colour corrected the footage coming from Avid Media Composer, which was 1080p video. I exported it as 1080p .mov (QuickTime) file using the Avid DNxHD codec, which is an editing codec and does not lose any information, as exporting to an .mp4 using the H.264 codec would.
What editing applications do you have installed?

You could export it as .mov using the Apple Intermediate Codec, which can't be read by Windows, though there is this workaround.

 

none...

If your working with images imported into AE and/or masks, solids, shapes, effects within then archive with either QT None (Uncompressed) size permitting or just hang on to the AE project with external resources intact.
Any other compression format is just that...compressed.

For my workflow, I tend to flatten (ahem PSD talk here) intro and outro or anything that doesnt change during each use to a QT movie specifically QT None.
One particular project is 40 seconds long. Its an advertisement for lounge acts at an Casino.
I render out parts that I know kills render time and since Im constantly changing the acts performing, its best to just re-use what I can.
I basically take a 20min render down to 3 minutes.
The AE project consists of a ton of vectors and Trapcode plug-ins.
There isnt much I can do with the edited parts but I try to avoid any crazy effects on that section.
If you have to just compose over it with rendered parts.
Use and Re-use I say

 

Sorry what do you mean by lag?
Are you trying to play an Uncompressed QT 1080p clip on your MacBook Pro?
I cant even do that on my MacPro with 32GB RAM and Quadro 4000
The purpose of QT None is to keep the images pristine and not compressed.
Graphics tend to get crunched when your compressing and re-using.
Now of course the same happens when you bring into AE as resources.
If you dont have the RAM, you wont be able to playback your imported QT clip in its entirety using RAM Preview unless its less than 10 sec each time you preview.
From my experience with MacBook Pros.

Also I work across both PC and Mac every minute here so QT None tends to work better than odd codecs coming from Mac to PC.

 

Download QT for Windows and your good.

 

For further details about your problem, see this FAQ: http://forums.adobe.com/message/3165988#3165988

 

Thanks Kevin for that.
Now of course some of the issues using QT other than None is still a problem e.g. Gamma issues.
So far at my workplace and my experience, QT Uncompressed has been smooth working since prior to CS anything.

Now wouldnt it be nice if the QT size option over AFP/SMB was fixed

 

Render Animation. It won't play on your computer though. You will have to change the settings in Quicktime later. But always render out of AE best quality video.

 

I think there is an AVI thats set to None.
Let me check on the Mac and PC first.

 

Thanks slick I do this for a living. Animation is a lossless codec.

 

Oops I can only AVI from the PC side.
If your in the professional world, you have to get used to other codecs.
Having QT on your PC is a normal thing these days.

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We avoid it due to the gamma issues. We dont see this issue with Avid MC 5.5 and FCPX due to ProRes use.

 

FAQ: What is the best format for rendering and exporting from After Effects?
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3165988#3165988

 

Some? Maybe Consumer ones but all pro apps do as long as you install Quicktime for Windows.
Sorry I thought your question was to stay within After Effects.
For sending out to other platforms go with MPG2 or H264.

 

What is "some"? Can't you ask your friend, what software s/he uses and tell us too?

 

Aren't you doing a color pass afterwards? Do you never need to render with alpha?