Return-Path: Received: from exprod6og116.obsmtp.com ([64.18.1.37] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 4725394 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sat, 26 May 2012 20:49:58 +0200 Received: from outbound-smtp-2.corp.adobe.com ([193.104.215.16]) by exprod6ob116.postini.com ([64.18.5.12]) with SMTP ID DSNKT8EmVDc9Jk1RvPVNiVrlBRe2ZJsgh9oO@postini.com; Sat, 26 May 2012 11:52:07 PDT Received: from inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com (inner-relay-1.sea.adobe.com [153.32.1.51]) by outbound-smtp-2.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id q4QIq3If013854 for ; Sat, 26 May 2012 11:52:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nacas03.corp.adobe.com (nacas03.corp.adobe.com [10.8.189.121]) by inner-relay-1.corp.adobe.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id q4QIq2vm009249 for ; Sat, 26 May 2012 11:52:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nambx09.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.47]) by nacas03.corp.adobe.com ([10.8.189.121]) with mapi; Sat, 26 May 2012 11:52:02 -0700 From: Todd Kopriva To: After Effects Mail List Date: Sat, 26 May 2012 11:51:56 -0700 Subject: RE: [AE] CS6, Animation codec & trillions of colors ? Thread-Topic: [AE] CS6, Animation codec & trillions of colors ? Thread-Index: Ac07b90HsHvX9BsQQO6p88G2e0moQwAAH8+Q Message-ID: <3087C3EE109D634A82116DB24F8B48450CD2A489@nambx09.corp.adobe.com> References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: acceptlanguage: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Even the PNG codec in a QuickTime container is better than Animation. Also = mathematically lossless, also contains alpha; but ~half the size for photor= ealistic images. Animation is an RLE codec made for large expanses of flat = color, like in a cartoon (hence the name), unlike PNG. > -----Original Message----- > From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On > Behalf Of James Culbertson > Sent: 26May2012 11:46 > To: After Effects Mail List > Subject: Re: [AE] CS6, Animation codec & trillions of colors ? >=20 > ProRes4444 is also often much more efficient than animation codec > depending upon the content. For straight motion graphics, ProRes4444 > can often be a much smaller file than the equivalent Animation-codec. >=20 > James >=20 >=20 > On May 26, 2012, at 11:35 AM, Jack Tunnicliffe wrote: >=20 > > I haven't used the animation codec for years. I'm really surprised > when I see so many people still are using this codec. You know that > codec was created 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 trying to render trillions of colors with it. > ProRes 4444 is a wonderful codec and is a higher data rate than ProRes > HQ and also provides a straight alpha. > > > > Jack Tunnicliffe > > Java Post Production > > www.javapost.ca > > > > > > > > On May 26, 2012, at 10:54 AM, Michael Malone wrote: > > > >> In CS5 I was able to make an output module using the QT Animation > codec set to trillions of colors. Not so in CS6, only millions. I > wonder whats up with that. Maybe it's time to find a new intermediate > codec? > >> > >> Mac 10.7.4 > >> > >> thanks for any advice > >> > >> mike > >> > >> +---End of message---+ > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > >=20 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to