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