d90 stair step removal AE Project - download link

capice said:
Thx Matthew. It doesn´t come fast. What do you think is the best workflow for, let´s say, about 20 Clips? First cut in Premiere Pro then render out as 1 file (TGA, QT-Animation...) for the fix in AE. Or first preparing each single clip in AE...?
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My own personal workflow (cause I'm on apple)...I first take all my d90 clips, convert them to a 720p prores file, (in AE), and then cut that file in FCP. Then I take my edited prores file, and bring that back into AE, then do the laborious render of the stairstep fix to only the edit.. then I can do a 'once over' grade, etc...

The thing is if you're converting at any point, THEN bringing back into AE, you want to convert everything into another file type but maintain EXACTLY the same pixels in the same positions as they are in the original AVI file.. otherwise the stair step project wont work 'cause it's cutting it at different points and the whole thing becomes a mess..

Or you could just go clip by clip, but what a pain.. so time consuming...
 
Thx - I got it now. But 1 last question:

Matthew Bennett said:
...I first take all my d90 clips, convert them to a 720p prores file, (in AE)...
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Why do you convert all the files to one prores-file before cutting? It is 1 render process more - what could be the benefit? Why not importing all the native files in a 720/24p-project in FCP or PP?
 
the native files only play in unlimited rt and even then with the occasional dropped frame. prores is full rt even with effects. i use the native files myself but i believe this is the reason to transcode. also tools like smoothcam and color don't work on avi files.

/matt
 
Aah...Ok - but I have no problems with the native files in PP with rt-playback - even with color grading + effects like Magic Bullet Looks. I open up a DVCProHD-Project (changed over desktop to 1280x720/24p, square pixels...). So, I can skip this one more rendering...
 
fcp and pp were different apps last i checked, but do you mean pp on the mac? i doubt it, but i'm ready to stand corrected. avi is a *heavily* windows centered format.

/matt
 
I´m working on a PC - no problems. Maybe it also depends on the hardware configuration. I use a quad with 8 gigs of RAM (vista 64 bit)...
 
capice said:
Maybe it also depends on the hardware configuration
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i edited in mjpeg in premiere on a 166 mhz pentium back in 1996. no dropped frames at all. that was pal sd but that's no actually so much less than 720p. prores is a much more demanding codec than mjpeg and fcp can play that in realtime no problem, hdv even more so. but sure, more processing power can't hurt even though i'm fairly sure your system is on idle 90% of the time when playing mjpeg. :-)

/matt
 
even then most likely. your quad comes in handy when you render stuff and apply multiple effects, but it sits there idle for most of the time, i'd say even more so when you're using dynamic linking which has its own bottlenecks. i'd rather have a 2mhz duo with fast disks and buses, and loads of ram, video and normal, than a fast processor.

/matt
 
Matthew Bennett said:
My own personal workflow (cause I'm on apple)...I first take all my d90 clips, convert them to a 720p prores file,...
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Hi:)
first of all, I would like to thaks for links...

so my question is, could U explian the prores file what is exactly? (What is your chosen converted file type..etc)

PS: on CS4 everything works properly.
 
I don't understand : I have a videoclip of 3 minutes. when opening in D90 stairstep removal, the clip duration is.... 7 second only!!
why does this programm does not accept long videos?
where does this issue comes from?
 
i think you need to consult your manual. after effects and fcp are good not because they're easy, but because they are hard.

/matt
 
mattsand said:
i think you need to consult your manual. after effects and fcp are good not because they're easy, but because they are hard.

/matt
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could you explain me why my video use the property(duration 7seconds) of the original from lee?
like it is blocked arround frame 151.
 
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robingreen said:
could you explain me why my video use the property(duration 7seconds) of the original from lee?
like it is blocked arround frame 151.
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I think the problem you have was explained around in the same thread. I would also check the duration of the composition and correct it accordingly. Import your footage and reset the duration. In danger of you coming across as asinine in the bleak and uncertain future, you may find it beneficial to consult this thread for After Effects http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/forumdisplay.php?f=24

Good luck on the learning curve:smile:
 
robingreen old bean, try this: select the composition timeline window, Ctrl+K to view composition Settings and you will find duration setting at the bottom. You can change it to any length that floats your boat. bonne chance.
 
thanks a lot,

but.
I tried sucessfully making the composition longer, but it does not help :
it seems like it get the all properties of the ancient replaced file(DMOVIEAUTO.AVI) and his duration too!
So my video is cutted at 7 seconds from the beginning, and it is blocked when I try to stretch it on the right.
I tried anything ...help...
 
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There's more than one comp to adjust. See the tabs? adjust each comp length and adjust the time of each layer. I think that should help, but i'm not 100% sure, i could be sending you up a dark alley.

Why don't you check back in this thread?

Look at posts #34 and #35.
 
thanks very much, but make the comps longer does not help.
the result is : 7 second of my video, and then then black screen until the last frame.
am I the only gut on this planet with this problem?
 
perhaps a stupid question but have you tried opening just the clip in a new project, without adding it to the stairstep project?
 
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