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Rudy Daverveld
Junior Member
Username: Rudy
Post Number: 36
Registered: 04-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 11:08 am: | 
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Hello all,
anyone have a suggestion what settings to use when saving an animation, I want to edit the animation in final cut express for a off-line presentation. I'm a bit overwhelmed with the possibillities, and after testing a few I didn't have a good result...
I used to use the sorensen compression for email and internet animation, but this is no longer an option, any tips on that too?
kind regards
Rudy Daverveld |
Jeffrey Lebowski
Intermediate Member
Username: Dude
Post Number: 79
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 11:44 am: |
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I prefer mpeg-4 |
support@formZ.com
Moderator
Username: Tech
Post Number: 5004
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 11:50 am: |
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Rudy,
If you want to export to Final Cut, you should export with a LOSS-LESS compression type (such as None). You can also export image files, such as PNG, TIF or TGA.
Then you select the desired CODEC when exporting from Final Cut. This way you will get the best possible quality (whereas if you used a lossy codec when exporting from formZ, it would be like making a "tape of a tape," rather than recording "directly from the album or CD to a tape").
As to which CODEC gives the best results, this will vary based on the content of your animation, and the desired compression to quality ratio. There are lots of opinions on this, so you might want to try a Google search. Of course, if anyone has a favorite, feel free to share it here... 
ZWebTech Support |
Rudy Daverveld
Junior Member
Username: Rudy
Post Number: 38
Registered: 04-2003
| | Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 06:06 am: |
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ok thnxs,
so what is everybody using? |
Fernando Tella
New member
Username: Tella
Post Number: 12
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 07:13 am: |
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I would render the animation to images and then make the video file in the video editor. |
michael kisselbach
Senior Member
Username: Kissel
Post Number: 181
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 10:49 am: |
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rudy,
as fernando says, go for images.
i always render my animations as images. (tiffs in my case)
this ways you canīt even loose any work when a system crashes or something like that.
it gives you the best flexibility and options for postproduction.
michael |
Craig Williams
Senior Member
Username: Craigwilliams
Post Number: 390
Registered: 04-2001
| | Posted on Friday, April 25, 2008 - 11:11 am: |
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I agree with Michael and Fernando...
Also, if you have the hard drive space, don't check COMPRESS when saving the TIFF file export. It will save a lot faster without this option selected.
Just one of many options...I get great playback when I save out from Premiere with Quicktime/photoJPEG compression. However, this won't create a very small movie file.
Craig |
