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Debate on File *Formats* for Editing ...

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This is for those who're accustomed to using a Non Linear Editor for combining or compositing 'layers' to obtain their final video result....
Which would be your *preferred* Format (and Codec) to work with?
The only criteria is that the 'alpha videos' rendered in iClone, can be imported into the NLE and 'layered' (+ adding FX) - to produce the final scene.
I'm interested to hear 'different views & experiences' from anyone doing this... Btw, my NLE is Vegas Movie Studio 15 by MAGIX - the little brother to Sony Vegas - (the currently available formats and codecs are shown in the pic). Any suggestions?...  thnx ... ;)


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Forum Post Debate on File *Formats* for Editing ... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post No real debate -- everyone I know who does animation (and that... By Kelleytoons ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post And let me clarify that last -- you don't EVER use a codec until... By Kelleytoons ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post G'day Mike! ... Yes - I well remember your advice on this in the... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post No -- you do NOT transcode. You can temporarily render so it plays... By Kelleytoons ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Ahhhh !!! ..... Yes .... I thought I'd read something about 'proxy'... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post I'll do some testing on this Mike - and report back with my... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post As they say .png is the way to go for sure. One beauty is you can... By mark ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @Mark .... Yes - what you say makes sense. I've got to get "Video"... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]sonic7 (6/4/2018)[/b][hr] ...the audio's done and dusted -... By justaviking ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]mark (6/4/2018)[/b][hr]As they say .png is the way to go for... By animagic ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just to add something to this discussion, the advice given by kt about... By Rockoloco666 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks Job, forgot about that...but sometimes nice to have a visual... By mark ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Great tips ... thanks all .... just 'recappjng' since last post:... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Avi is another good choice, and it allows alpha and has the same... By Rockoloco666 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Would I be correct in saying that the 'AVI' output is 'fixed' to a... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post :w00t: 8 bit files the norm for editing. Using PNG or TGA sequences... By illusionLAB ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Mark (illusionLAB) ... what did you say was free? ... not DaVinci... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post What does 'free public beta' mean?... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]sonic7 (6/4/2018)[/b][hr] What does 'free public beta'... By wires ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Mark mentioned 2 things in his post. Use the Avid codecs and the free... By wires ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks Gerry. Yes, well I'm Gob-smacked! I've never been involved... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post You can download the free Resolve here . The public beta forum is... By wires ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve, Don't get confused with all of this, you can never have enough... By wires ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Gerry .... yes I admit I'd naively hoped to get almost everything... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post When exporting as AVI, the settings box pops up after you save your... By Rampa ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks Rampa :) - yes I just did a 'test' (exporting out an... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Steve, There is an option in the render panel to just render an Alpha... By wires ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @Steve Yes, I am speaking heresy. I sometimes render to WMV (Windows... By justaviking ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Thanks very much Gerry .... I exported an 'Alpha video' via that... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Sometimes we have to work with what we can work with -- back in the... By Kelleytoons ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @Mike .... Interesting .... all the references I've been making to... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Most NLEs rely on converting "image sequence" files into proxies by... By illusionLAB ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Mark >>>>> .... Most NLEs rely on converting "image... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post OK - So from where I stand (at the moment at least), numbers 1, 2... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post No, I was suggesting doing #1, but just do it with a much lower-res... By Kelleytoons ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post After much deliberation as well as testing I've come to the... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Earlier in this post I'd mentioned this: ..... upon importing the... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Sonic, that's an interesting approach. I'm currently working on a... By animagic ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @animagic .... >>> Sonic, that's an interesting approach.... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post "Specify a new location or replacement file" opens a file browser and... By animagic ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post Just my 2 cents worth: By coincidence I've been forced to deal with... By bexley ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @bexley ..... Your approach sounds good to me .... I'm personally not... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post By the time I'm at the QT Jpeg stage I don't need the alpha channel.... By bexley ( 7 Years Ago )
Forum Post @bexley .... thanks for sharing your thoughts on work flow .... :)... By sonic7 ( 7 Years Ago )



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