ARTV 2341-Advanced Digital Video
Robert Flowers, Instructor
If you have COMPLETED your project in AFTER EFFECTS
- Save project (.aep) and Close After Effects
- Open Adobe Media Encoder
- Click the ADD button to import the After Effect project (.aep) or Drag and Drop the .aep into the window.
- The Import “After Effects Window Composition” window opens which displays all available compositions in the project (pick the one to be output and click OK)
- Click the Settings… button
- The Export Settings window appears.
- Export settings–>Format–>H.264 Blu-ray
- Click the “Video tab”–>Basic Video Settings–>Check “Render at Maximum Depth” box
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Bitrate Encoding–>VBR, 2 Pass
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–> Bitrate Level–>Custom
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Target Bitrate [Mbps]–>35
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Maximum Bitrate [Mbps]–>35
- At the bottom right of the window check the “Use Maximum Render Quality” box
- At the bottom Left, make sure that either “Entire Composition or Work Area” is chosen to meet the proper requirements of your project.
- Make sure that your file is named: “Last_First Name” and saved in the correct folder.
- Click OK
- Click QUEUE or RENDER
You should now have a video file: LAST NAME_First.m4v
You should now have a audio file: LAST NAME_First.wav
These are the files you turn in to me
If you to need FINISH your project in PREMIERE PRO
- Save your project (.aep) close After Effects
- Open Premiere Pro
- File–>Import (choose your After Effects Project (.aep)–>Pick correct Composition
- Drop composition in matching sequence (Edit as needed)
When finished…
File–>Export–>Media
- The Export Settings window appears.
- Export settings–>Format–>H.264 Blu-ray
- Click the “Video tab”–>Basic Video Settings–>Check “Render at Maximum Depth” box
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Bitrate Encoding–>VBR, 2 Pass
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–> Bitrate Level–>Custom
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Target Bitrate [Mbps]–>35
- Basic Video Settings –>Bit Rate settings–>Maximum Bitrate [Mbps]–>35
- At the bottom right of the window check the “Use Maximum Render Quality” box
- At the bottom Left, make sure that either “Entire Composition or Work Area” is chosen to meet the proper requirements of your project.
- Make sure that your file is named: “Last_First Name” and saved in the correct folder.
- Click OK
- Click QUEUE or RENDER IF NECESSARY
You should now have a video file: LAST NAME_First.m4v
You should now have a audio file: LAST NAME_First.wav
These are the files you turn in to me