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1. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Stan Jones Jan 19, 2011 3:33 PM (in response to ANTHONY THOMAS)What is the format/framerate etc? Is Encore transoding them or are they bluray ready? What do they look like when you play them on the computer before Encore?
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2. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
ANTHONY THOMAS Jan 19, 2011 4:59 PM (in response to Stan Jones)I try to keep it the same as my film, 29.97 , 1920 X 1080, upper field first. I create these shorts in After Effects and output them to wmv and then convert them to m2v with a double pass in the encoder
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3. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Stan Jones Jan 19, 2011 9:03 PM (in response to ANTHONY THOMAS)wmv is not a good intermediate file.
What version of Encore/AE? why not dynamic link?
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4. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
ANTHONY THOMAS Jan 20, 2011 5:21 AM (in response to Stan Jones)I have CS5 and have the option of using dynamic link. Someone suggested to me that I shouldn't use After Effects to produce a m2v file that it would be better to do this with the media encoder. Should I dynamic link from AE to Premiere, is that possible
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5. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Stan Jones Jan 20, 2011 5:41 AM (in response to ANTHONY THOMAS)Should I dynamic link from AE to Premiere, is that possible
I believe it should work; try it.Someone suggested to me that I shouldn't use After Effects to produce a m2v file that it would be better to do this with the media encoder.
I believe that is the best workflow, if not using dynamic link, but you use a lossless intermediate, not wmv.
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6. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Jon Geddes Jan 20, 2011 11:22 AM (in response to ANTHONY THOMAS)anthony10@verizon.net wrote:
Should I dynamic link from AE to Premiere, is that possible
You can dynamic link directly from AE into Encore. There is no need to go to Premiere. Make sure you include 1 to 2 seconds of black before your intro video, and fade it in from there, as it can sometimes take a second for the player to lock in on the video signal, and may cut off the first 15 frames to 1 second.
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7. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Stan Jones Jan 20, 2011 12:05 PM (in response to Jon Geddes)I missed that he was asking about AE to PR! Never occurred to me to even think anything other than AE to EN! Thanks for correcting that and confirming that it works fine.
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8. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Jon Geddes Jan 20, 2011 12:13 PM (in response to Stan Jones)One more thing... If your AE comp is moderately complex, you will have problems rendering it in Encore via dynamic link, and you may want to render it to a Quicktime Movie using the Animation codec. This quicktime movie can then be imported into Encore and used as an asset instead of using dynamic link.
I personally would render to the quicktime movie, as I always try and eliminate as many steps as possible for Encore to perform, as this will increase your chances for a successful build without errors.
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9. Re: lead in videos for bluRay
Bill Hunt Jan 20, 2011 3:15 PM (in response to ANTHONY THOMAS)Anthony,
I think that Stanley and Jon have pointed you in the right direction, but I wanted to address one particular question in your original post:
Is there some secret to how long they should be.
No, there is not max length. This intro will be your Play First Timeline, and could, in fact, be the entire BD. Other than the consideration for the total Duration of all Timelines, and their size on the BD, there is no limit.
Jon's suggestion for the Black Video is also good too, if you have DD 5.1 SS Audio, as many players (especially higher-end ones) need that same amount of time to lock onto the Audio, as well.
Also, the use of Black Video with either Dip-to-Black, or Cross-Dissolves at the beginning, and the end of Timelines can "mask" things like the time that the laser needs to change positions. The viewer could see a black "flash," but with a Dip-to-Black, they will never know when the laser has to move about, as the time of black will never be seen, and could only be measured with a very good stopwatch. To the viewer it appears to be perfectly linear, and smooth as silk.
I also really like Jon's comment on taking the processing load off of Encore, wherever possible. I wish that more people felt that way. I am glad that he made that particular statement!
Good luck,
Hunt




