Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob12.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.50] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5094805 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:58:45 +0200 Received: from mail.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.203]) by atl4mhob12.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r5468MU4028762 for ; Tue, 4 Jun 2013 02:08:22 -0400 Received: (qmail 18745 invoked by uid 0); 4 Jun 2013 06:08:19 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.0.1.7?) (torno@sydefxink.com@75.51.169.28) by 0 with ESMTPA; 4 Jun 2013 06:08:19 -0000 Subject: Re: [AE] AE to QT Color Problem References: From: David Torno Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-15ADD855-EBD1-4D35-8481-A425D3B5F01B X-Mailer: iPhone Mail (10B329) In-Reply-To: Message-Id: Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2013 23:08:14 -0700 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-15ADD855-EBD1-4D35-8481-A425D3B5F01B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ya, I use to use x264. It was amazing, but it always seemed to stop working a= fter a few weeks or so. It would just cause a crash for any app using the co= dec. When it was working, it was great and did replicate color very accurate= ly. Unfortunately it was too unstable for me, so I had to ditch it. David Torno Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor http://www.ghosttownmedia.com O: 213.739.2290 C: 818.391.6060 --------------------- http://www.sydefxink.com http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com http://mactex.blogspot.com "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" -Charles Field On Jun 3, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Chris Meyer wrote: > That work around doesn't always work. I far prefer to use the x264 variant= of the h.264 codec. >=20 > Background: http://provideocoalition.com/cmg_keyframes/story/brightness_is= sues_with_h264_quicktime_movies >=20 > I'll email you the codec separately. Install in Library > QuickTime. >=20 > - Chris >=20 >=20 > ________________________________________________ > Chris Meyer | Crish Design > http://www.crishdesign.com >=20 >=20 > On Jun 3, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Lachlan Westfall wrot= e: >=20 >> Thanks.... Trying this now... >>=20 >> -L >>=20 >> On 6/3/13 5:53 PM, "David Torno" wrote: >>=20 >> H.264 rendered from AE or exported from QT Pro will always come out washe= d out and pale in the saturation. In QT Pro you need to open "Show Movie Pro= perties" under window, select "Video Track" > "Visual Settings" and click t= he "Transparency" dropdown and choose "Composition". This will bring the vid= eo gamma very closely back to the original source. >>=20 >> David Torno >> Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor >> http://www.ghosttownmedia.com >> O: 213.739.2290 >> C: 818.391.6060 >> --------------------- >> http://www.sydefxink.com >> http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com >> http://mactex.blogspot.com >>=20 >> "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" >> -Charles Field >>=20 >> On Jun 3, 2013, at 5:42 PM, Lachlan Westfall wro= te: >>=20 >> Re: [AE] AE to QT Color Problem I=E2=80=99m rendering out lossless, then c= onverting to H.264 via QT. The problem can be seen even in the lossless vers= ion. >>=20 >> I also just found something in the AE preferences about matching legacy Q= T gamma adjustments. I wonder if this has something to do with it? >>=20 >> -L >>=20 >> On 6/3/13 5:37 PM, "scott.aelist" wrote: >>=20 >> What codec are you using? >=20 --Apple-Mail-15ADD855-EBD1-4D35-8481-A425D3B5F01B Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Ya, I use to use x264. It was amazing,= but it always seemed to stop working after a few weeks or so. It would just= cause a crash for any app using the codec. When it was working, it was grea= t and did replicate color very accurately. Unfortunately it was too unstable= for me, so I had to ditch it.


David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
O= : 213.739.2290
C: 818.391= .6060
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http://aeiow= eyou.blogspot.com
<= a href=3D"http://mactex.blogspot.com">http://mactex.blogspot.com

"The most useless day is that in which we do n= ot laugh"
-Charles Field=

On Jun 3, 2013, at 10:06 PM, Chris Meyer <chris@crishdesign.com> wrote:

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That work around doesn't always work.= I far prefer to use the x264 variant of the h.264 codec.

Background: http://provideocoalition.com/cmg_= keyframes/story/brightness_issues_with_h264_quicktime_movies
I'll email you the codec separately. Install in Libra= ry > QuickTime.

 - Chris


____________________= ____________________________
Chris Meyer | Crish Design
http://www.crishdesign.com

On Jun 3, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> wrote:

Re: [AE] AE to QT Color Problem
Thanks.... Trying this now...

-L

On 6/3/13 5:53 PM, "David Torno" <= torno@sydefxink.com> wrote:

H.264 rendered from AE or exported fr= om QT Pro will always come out washed out and pale in the saturation. In QT P= ro you need to open "Show Movie Properties" under window, select  "Vide= o Track" > "Visual Settings" and click the "Transparency" dropdown and ch= oose "Composition". This will bring the video gamma very closely back to the= original source.

David Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
http://www.ghosttownmedia.com=
O: 213.739.2290
C: 818.391.6060
---------------------
http://www.sydefxink.com
http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com=
http://mactex.blogspot.com

"The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Jun 3, 2013, at 5:42 PM, Lachlan Westfall <lachlan@quietearth.net> wrote:

Re: [AE] AE to QT Color Problem I=E2=80= =99m rendering out lossless, then converting to H.264 via QT. The problem ca= n be seen even in the lossless version.

I also just found something in the AE preferences about matching legacy QT g= amma adjustments. I wonder if this has something to do with it?

-L

On 6/3/13 5:37 PM, "scott.aelist" <scott.aelist@gmail.com> wrote:

What codec are you using?

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