Return-Path: Received: from mail-iy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.210.169] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4575075 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:27:11 +0100 Received: by iacb35 with SMTP id b35so21191217iac.28 for ; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:33:36 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.50.77.227 with SMTP id v3mr35905571igw.8.1325086416049; Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:33:36 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.225] (c-71-63-186-29.hsd1.mn.comcast.net. [71.63.186.29]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id py4sm73523377igc.2.2011.12.28.07.33.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:33:34 -0800 (PST) From: Carey Dissmore Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1251.1) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_D531147C-2A46-41FB-87A7-DC7756B54797" Subject: Re: [AE] XDCamHD 422 out of AE Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 09:33:32 -0600 In-Reply-To: To: After Effects Mail List References: Message-Id: <6C1BE5FE-B5C3-46A3-8FC4-B2D8CF709B52@imugonline.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1251.1) --Apple-Mail=_D531147C-2A46-41FB-87A7-DC7756B54797 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Just an FYI, XDCamHD 422 at 50mbit may be an "okay" acquisition codec = but it's a pretty crappy exporting/rendering/mastering format. Plus, = it's long GOP, therefore very slow to work with. You can force all = I-frames but in doing so take a quality hit.=20 If you really REALLY must deliver a clip in that codec/data rate from AE = I recommend you render to something like Prores 422 and then convert = with the encoding tool of your choice. carey On Dec 27, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Rick wrote: > We are finally upgrading to HD here and will be going from DV on the = file servers to XDCamHD 422 50mbit. How can I render out of After = Effects CS4 on a PC? >=20 > Thanks, > =20 > Rick Emery > www.rickemery.com --Apple-Mail=_D531147C-2A46-41FB-87A7-DC7756B54797 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Just = an FYI, XDCamHD 422 at 50mbit may be an "okay" acquisition codec but = it's a pretty crappy exporting/rendering/mastering format. Plus, it's = long GOP, therefore very slow to work with. You can force all I-frames = but in doing so take a quality hit.

If you = really REALLY must deliver a clip in that codec/data rate from AE I = recommend you render to something like Prores 422 and then convert with = the encoding tool of your = choice.

carey

On Dec = 27, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Rick wrote:

We are finally upgrading to = HD here and will be going from DV on the file servers to XDCamHD 422 = 50mbit. How can I render out of After Effects CS4 on a = PC?

Thanks,

Rick = Emery
www.rickemery.com
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