Return-Path: Received: from mout.perfora.net ([74.208.4.195] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4574500 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:23:45 +0100 Received: from mbp-17.westell.com (50-50-195-88.waus.wi.frontiernet.net [50.50.195.88]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus2) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MgKlC-1RLA0R3wIg-00O87b; Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:30:07 -0500 From: Steve Oakley Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_FC37ED76-63E4-4C3B-9884-760BF4ED8BF1" Subject: Re: [AE] best codec for cross platform sharing Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:30:08 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: "After Effects Mail List" References: Message-Id: <2ABD08A5-19AE-4A3B-BE10-944BC4F2F694@practicali.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:v+WXmIHS+v/X2t2dmlohMMCZgnqBQ/13rTQ9L4EcE6G FL90MDaZHVMK1NJMRoXKEolWjyJpnH2pxP5/dRJcWnUiYf+Kta FBXVYUHyxlWcaQsTlhQSGAbN0QorJhTipt97WDz4nEOs7E0Dbe EriPeXZZCIfz54NlJyEMt55VK8QfknW4pR4hkuOrfSZNLuWrvL FpV/41eB8CcRbqLw+uObl6U7ZqSmy5JywV+TpKbBpvg6URKeM8 n4V2AE9xxO7/vYd+L4wKJZK5uresdFKECpupiNWlEn1G+F67+w 55kDbC8R9z0QY5qTjgiKTsJxD7/rcJnSihtB0cTpRq+iqQVX1K iv+aDME76bdSO1YLjGjWxcK8XffI2xOJwjVP9qzMeoBAyZNx50 YLqdYBIOsDjpg== --Apple-Mail=_FC37ED76-63E4-4C3B-9884-760BF4ED8BF1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 animation is limited to 8 bit if that matters too h264 is a maybe. you could encode it to a high bit rate low gop if there = is concern in editing it back into anything ProRes can be read on PC, not written to unless you have a new version = of ffmpg libs installed...=20 DNxHD is cross platform, free and writable by both. quality isn't as = good as prores, but it works ok cineform (gopro.com) has a free version for both that does HD 1080 4:2:2 = in the base version forget apple. apple has ZERO interest in a cross platform production = codec or we'd have it on PC already.=20 adobe is about the only player who has the size & resources to create a = cross platform codec that fits into QT, MXF and img sequence with all = the things we'd want - deep color, alpha channel, lossless thru minorly = lossy compression, PUBLISHED spec, ( add the rest of the things you'd = want ). please understand the difference between a container like QT which has = published specs and a codec which does the actual image handling within = the container. two very different things. QT has spec and apple could go = away this instant and you could still write code that r/w's QT movs, = ditto AVI but its just too limited a format. steve o >> because its HUGE >> =20 >> From: mike cardeiro >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:15 PM >> To: After Effects Mail List >> Subject: Re: [AE] best codec for cross platform sharing >> =20 >> why not qt with animation codec (then you could use it for both mac = and pc users.) >>=20 >> Mike Cardeiro >> Editor/Animator =20 >> D4 Creative Group - Philadelphia, PA =20 >> 215-483-4555 =20 >> ------------------------------- >> Resume | samples =20 >> http://www.michaelcardeiro.com/resume/=20 >>=20 >> From: "Tupper, Scott (HQP)" >> To: After Effects Mail List =20 >> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 6:05 PM >> Subject: [AE] best codec for cross platform sharing >>=20 >> Happy Holidays everyone, >> I am sure everyone has their own thoughts on this but we are being = asked to provide an HD bumper for use in a submission contest. I am = assuming ProRes 422 HQ Quicktime would be the preferred format for the = Mac users but what about PC=92s? AVI PNG or P-JPEG? >> Thanks >> =20 >> scott tupper | multimedia producer, media services >> robert half international >> office: 925.913.2180 >> blackberry: hqpmediaservices@rhi.com | fax: 925.394.5205 >> address: 2613 camino ramon | san ramon, ca | 94583 >> =20 >>=20 >>=20 --Apple-Mail=_FC37ED76-63E4-4C3B-9884-760BF4ED8BF1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 gopro.com) has a free version for both = that does HD 1080 4:2:2 in the base = version

forget apple. apple has ZERO interest = in a cross platform production codec or we'd have it on PC = already. 

adobe is about the only player = who has the size & resources to create a cross platform codec that = fits into QT, MXF and img sequence with all the things we'd want - deep = color, alpha channel, lossless thru minorly lossy compression, PUBLISHED = spec, ( add the rest of the things you'd want = ).

please understand the difference between a = container like QT which has published specs and a codec which does the = actual image handling within the container. two very different things. = QT has spec and apple could go away this instant and you could still =  write code that r/w's QT movs, ditto AVI but its just too limited = a format.

steve o

because its HUGE
 
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2011 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] best codec for cross platform=20 sharing
 
why not qt with animation codec (then you could use it for = both mac=20 and pc users.)

Mike=20 = Cardeiro
Editor/Animator        = ;         =20
D4 Creative Group - Philadelphia, PA    =20 =
215-483-4555         &nbs= p;      =20
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Resume |=20 = samples           &= nbsp;           =20=
http://www.michaelcardeiro= .com/resume/

From: "Tupper, Scott = (HQP)"=20 <scott.tupper@rhi.com>
To: After Effects Mail List=20= <AE-List@media-motion.tv> =
Sent: Wednesday, = December 21, 2011 6:05=20 PM
Subject: [AE] = best codec=20 for cross platform sharing

Happy Holidays everyone,
I am sure everyone has their own = thoughts on=20 this but we are being asked to provide an HD bumper for use in a = submission=20 contest.  I am assuming ProRes 422 HQ Quicktime would be the = preferred=20 format for the Mac users but what about PC=92s?  AVI PNG or = P-JPEG?
Thanks
 
scott=20 tupper | = multimedia producer, = media=20 services
robert half=20 international
office: 925.913.2180
blackberry: hqpmediaservices@rhi.com | fax: 925.394.5205
address:=20 2613 camino ramon | san ramon, ca | 94583
 



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