From: Stephen Mark <mark.2ain@verizon.net>
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Subject: Problem opening a psd file with video in After Effects
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:06:50 -0700
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I am editing some Sony EXCAM footage and decided to apply a Photoshop CS =
6 filter to a potential background plate for a green screen shot. The =
EXCAM footage (HD, 1920x1080, 24p) plays fine in Quicktime player and =
plays inside Photoshop as well once imported. But after applying the =
filter -- which also plays properly in Photoshop -- and saving the =
composition as a psd file, I then try to open the psd file in After =
Effects, I get an error message that says "Quicktime is not installed or =
is too old of a version (39::0)." I have considered rendering the =
Photoshop comp as video, but I notice that unless I want an image =
sequence (which I don't) my export options are limited to a couple of  =
OT animation flavors or jpeg 2000. I see no place in the Photoshop =
render dialogue box to access Quicktime settings and choose another =
codec. (An Apple Pro Res proxy might work just fine, for example.) So =
I'm making this a Photoshop question because I think there's something =
about Photoshop that is making the file unrecognizable to After Effects. =
After Effects does import a single frame of the image with the filter =
applied. (Yes, I am converting the video to a smart object before =
applying the filter.) Any thoughts?=