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After Effects Rendering and Quality

Apr 25, 2012 4:23 PM

I have 2 problems. The first is when I play my video it says it's not realtime and I've tried all sorts of things to try and fix it. My second problem is that when I'm playing my video it's clear and crisp but when I render it and play it the video is a terrible quality and very small.

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  • BlackMoonProductions
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    1. BlackMoonProductions,
    Apr 25, 2012 6:46 PM   in reply to keeganisbaws
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    If you look under the composition preview panel (in normal workstation) there are some options about playback like how large (the percentage drop down box) and a little more to the left there is one that says different resolution presets (half, full). That allows you to render and play back faster (if you use a lower setting).

    If this was not what you were trying to do there are alot of other options that you can change after effects with if you click  "edit", "Preferences", then the topic you need.

     
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  • dh91
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    2. dh91,
    Apr 25, 2012 7:12 PM   in reply to keeganisbaws
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    If you want "realtime" playback, then you need to do a ram preview. If your material is not rendered then it will not play back in realtime.

     

    Also, you are obviously using the wrong render settings, but without knowing what your composition specifics are and what you are trying to render out to, then none of us can really help you.

     

    I recommend reading up on beginner After Effects a bit.

     
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    3. Mylenium,
    Apr 25, 2012 10:51 PM   in reply to keeganisbaws
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    Start with the basics:

     

    Getting started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, & CS5.5)

     

    Mylenium

     
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