Return-Path: Received: from asmtpout018.mac.com ([17.148.16.93] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4566208 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:35:55 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [192.168.1.77] ([99.152.153.185]) by asmtp018.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-23.01 (7.0.4.23.0) 64bit (built Aug 10 2011)) with ESMTPA id <0LWC00JKNX21XY40@asmtp018.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:42:02 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.5.7110,1.0.211,0.0.0000 definitions=2011-12-17_01:2011-12-16,2011-12-17,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1012030000 definitions=main-1112170162 Subject: Re: [AE] Audio in AE = Bad? From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:42:01 -0600 Message-id: <3C799A25-1AC2-4233-8831-2D590C40FDCA@me.com> References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) This is my universal tip for any time people mention "strange" and "Ae" in the same message: Delete your prefs, and try again. On Dec 17, 2011, at 9:05 AM, Chris Bobotis wrote: > Thanks Darren but I did not even try to fool around with audio levels or anything else "audio" in AE. > > Import wave file > sync it up in AE with visual > Ram Preview or renders exaggerated audio :( > > I have some ambient (room) on one track tha plays back fine in Quicktime, Auditio, Soundbooth, Soundtrack Pro etc. bring it into AE and it is unacceptable. Hiss etc. > > I also have a music file that I use in the same sequence part of a clip (mp4) and this plays back distorted as if it is clipping constantly. > > Almost feels like the gain or levels are cranked up way too high. I check the levels and they are at the default 0 db. > > Very strange > > Oh forgot to mention, Mac OSX 10.6.7 CS5 > > Chris > On 2011-12-17, at 9:55 AM, Darren Hanson wrote: > >> I've had an issue where the keyframes I'd set to fade audio levels in and out sounded perfect on a RAM preview but when rendered sounded very different. >> Much better to edit your audio in another app, export and import into AE. >> The AE audio tools aren't that reliable unfortunately. >> >> >> >> On 17 Dec 2011, at 14:39, Chris Bobotis wrote: >> >>> Hi All >>> >>> strange! any audio that I bring into and render from AE seems to suffer one way or another. That is, it tends to play and render out a little distorted and even the slight hiss becomes almost unbearable - even when I add noise reduction. If I take the same audio source file and play it back on he exact same system(set-up) it plays back just fine. Any one seen this ? Any remedies? >>> >>> Any help/guidance will be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Chris >>> mettle.com >>> >>> >>> >>> +---End of message---+ >>> To unsubscribe send any message to >> >> +---End of message---+ >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > Cheers, > Chris > Mettle.com > Skype: Mettlecom > > > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to