Return-Path: Received: from nk11p03mm-asmtp003.mac.com ([17.158.232.38] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4908081 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 01:29:13 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Received: from [192.168.1.68] ([99.152.153.100]) by nk11p03mm-asmtp003.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-24.01(7.0.4.24.0) 64bit (built Jan 3 2012)) with ESMTPSA id <0ME000B6TPINUL30@nk11p03mm-asmtp003.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Sun, 25 Nov 2012 00:32:49 +0000 (GMT) X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.9.8185,1.0.431,0.0.0000 definitions=2012-11-24_09:2012-11-23,2012-11-24,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 ipscore=0 suspectscore=2 phishscore=0 bulkscore=0 adultscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=6.0.2-1203120001 definitions=main-1211240315 Subject: Re: [AE] lossless alternative to prores export for pc From: Jim Curtis In-reply-to: Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 18:32:47 -0600 Message-id: <6AF84109-0C05-4508-B136-B2CE5215BFF7@me.com> References: To: After Effects Mail List X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) The Avid codecs are free, cross platform, and support alpha. They take a bit of work to get right, due to the menu options, and that frame size & rate matter. They work OK with FCP, but not ideal. Your best bet is ProRes. If you're on Windows, I've read there is a way to encode, but it requires some hoop jumping. Google might present the elixir. On Nov 24, 2012, at 5:36 PM, Todd Kopriva wrote: > I use PNG in a QuickTime wrapper when I need lossless files and can make do with an 8-bpc codec. For photo-real images, the files are half the size of Animation; it has an alpha channel; and it's nigh-universal (installed with standard QuickTime). The performance leaves something to be desired, but that's OK for my purposes. > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On >> Behalf Of Phil Spitler >> Sent: 24November2012 10:10 >> To: After Effects Mail List >> Subject: Re: [AE] lossless alternative to prores export for pc >> >> I would try photoJpeg at 90% - 95% quality. >> >> Works great cross platform. >> >> No alpha channel though. >> >> Phil >> >> >> >> Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t : >> 415.394.8200 m : 415.571.3139 >> >> Website | Facebook >> | LinkedIn >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Nov 24, 2012, at 10:01 AM, Teddy Gage wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, looking for the best way to export some lossless clips >> from AE for an editor to drop in the shots for FCP. I am receiving >> assets in prores and currently exporting in 8bit 4:2:2, but the file >> sizes are still pretty huge for upload. Is there a better lossless >> codec that plays nice with FCP? Either direct from AE or in AME? I >> don't want to have to export h264 but that may be the best option, at >> least as offline proxies. My internet is pretty fast (6MBPS up / 50 >> down) but no match for uploading several gigs quickly >> >> -- >> Animator & Editor >> www.teddygage.com >> Brooklyn >> >> >> > > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to