From: "Chris Zwar" <chris@chriszwar.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:30:57 +0000
Subject: [OT] Batch compression options
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Hi,

This is a bit OT, but compression isn't normally my thing.

I'm working on a project where we will be supplying roughly 1000 individu=
al clips as wmvs.  We're all working on Macs with no Windows machines aro=
und, and rendering from After Effects to image sequences.

Just wondering what the best tool is to convert / compress the image sequ=
ences to wmvs.  The main thing we want is one where we can save the rende=
r queue and selectively re-queue items as they are revised.  I guess in m=
y mind I think of the After Effects render queue, where you can tick and =
un-tick items, or re-queue items to render again and so on.  The thing is=
 that these clips will be tweaked, rendered, revised, re-rendered and so =
on.  So it's not just a matter of doing a batch conversion once, it's a m=
atter of selectively revising and re-delivering over a period of weeks.  =
We will always be rendering the image sequences to the same "final" folde=
r, so the source files won't be moving.

We will purchase flip-4-mac licences to render to wmvs, but not really su=
re about what the options are to work from image sequences and being able=
 to save a batch compression queue.  We have compressor somewhere, and ca=
n easily download MPEG streamclip.  I haven't really played around with t=
he Adobe Media Encoder to know what it's capable of.  Not sure if I can c=
onvince them to spring for something like Squeeze, but if it's really awe=
some then maybe I can.

It will be tedious to set up 1000 compressions so I really only want to d=
o it once... any suggestions are welcome.

Cheers,


-Chris