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From: "Matt@creativetaco.com" <Matt@creativetaco.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] CS6, Animation codec & trillions of colors ?
Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 12:44:48 -0600
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well said

Sent from my iPad
(please excuse the typos)

On May 26, 2012, at 12:35 PM, Jack Tunnicliffe <jack@javapost.ca> wrote:

> I haven't used the animation codec for years. I'm really surprised when I s=
ee so many people still are using this codec. You know that codec was create=
d in 1990 or so and while it was great at the time and even handled an alpha=
 channel, it is a 20 some year old codec. It is 8 bits so don't bother tryin=
g to render trillions of colors with it. ProRes 4444 is a wonderful codec an=
d is a higher data rate than ProRes HQ and also provides a straight alpha.=20=

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> Jack Tunnicliffe
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> On May 26, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Michael Malone wrote:
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>> In CS5 I was able to make an output module using the QT Animation codec s=
et to trillions of colors. Not so in CS6, only millions. I wonder whats up w=
ith that. Maybe it's time to find a new intermediate codec?
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>> Mac 10.7.4
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>> thanks for any advice
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>> mike
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