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Tero Ahlfors

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January 15th 2009
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Exporting to WMV 40MB limit ?!
by Heather Brown 2 days ago
I'm editing AppleProRes KiPro 1080 files into 30-40 min pieces that need to be exported to WMVs w a 40MB limit. Anyone have any advice on the best workflow from edit to export to wmv I do have Wonders
Re: Exporting to WMV 40MB limit ?!
by Tero Ahlfors 2 days ago
With that limit they'll probably look absolutely horrible or be the size of postage stamps.
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Adobe totally on top of their amazing amazing cloud stuff.
by Aindreas Gallagher 4 days ago
http: www.thinkdigit.com Software Adobe-shuts-down-Creative-Cloud-file-sync_14707.html Did anyone check twitter lately file sync was falling over in all directions. Seriously - this is the fig leaf th
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Re: Adobe totally on top of their amazing amazing cloud stuff.
by Tero Ahlfors 4 days ago
I've had that "sequence can't be opened because of missing codecs"-authentication error a couple of times. Can you guess what I did I opened the program again and it worked again. Maybe screaming bloo
Questions about Rendering for the "Big Screen"
by Steve Swank 6 days ago
I've been asked to quote on a short animation, basically a humorous "turn your cell phones off" piece, to be shown at a local theater, 30 sec + -. I've never rendered for film size projection. 2K, 4K
Re: Questions about Rendering for the "Big Screen"
by Tero Ahlfors 4 days ago
That is quite right. The pre-movie ads look absolutely horrible here in Finland, but when the lights go out then those ads look alright.
Premiere Pro CS6 - Zooms in Post giving me terrible looking - ghosting / interlacing like lines
by Sam Bright 6 days ago
Hello! Camera Files : Red Epic File Resolution : 4K Delivery : 1920x1080 Program : Adobe Premiere Pro Computer : MacBook Pro Question for a pending deadline. I know that zooms in post are not ideal, h
Re: Premiere Pro CS6 - Zooms in Post giving me terrible looking - ghosting / interlacing like lines
by Tero Ahlfors 5 days ago
Prores 422 HQ is a 10-bit codec. About effects: http: help.adobe.com en_US premierepro cs using WSE04091E3-79C1-4014-B4F5-681A65A9AC80.html
Dual Screen centered dialog boxes.
by Pierre Breton 2 weeks ago
Is there a way to configure Premiere so the dialog boxes won't appear in between both screens It's killing me. Thanks.
Re: Dual Screen centered dialog boxes.
by Tero Ahlfors 1 week ago
Glad to help. You can save pretty much customize the panel layout however you want to multiple monitors and save the work space when you are comfortable with it.
Mark out adds one frame to playhead location.
by Dan Nyberg 1 week ago
When I mark in and out with the "I" and "O" keys, the in location is exactly where the play head is, the out is +1 frame from the playhead location. I have been on chat support with two Adobe guys som
Re: Mark out adds one frame to playhead location.
by Tero Ahlfors 1 week ago
Kevin Monahan "Hi Tero, I'm curious. Which NLE doesn't mark out like that Only Avid has an option to my knowledge." Smoke and Flame can be set to inclusive or exclusive out points. Quantel iQ can als
XAVC still unsupported
by Bret Williams 2 weeks ago
I have some F55 XAVC footage I'd like to use in Premiere Pro. Seems that it's still unsupported I've got it working in FCP X. Had to download an update to FCP X and a plugin from Sony. But doesn't see
Re: XAVC still unsupported
by Tero Ahlfors 2 weeks ago
You can also use the free Davinci Resolve Lite to transcode and then grade after editing.
Exporting a .mov file from Premiere Pro
by Sean Winn 2 weeks ago
Hi, I'm a new editor with Premiere, having moved over from FCP7. I"m a little baffled on an exporting situation. I've typically exported h.264 files for smaller size, but always as QT mov files. I can
Re: Exporting a .mov file from Premiere Pro
by Tero Ahlfors 2 weeks ago
Sean Winn why can't Premiere export a reduced size .mov file. Again, I'm exporting at 1280x720." It can if you lower the bit rate. Also DVDs aren't HD so there is no use exporting it as 720P. I'd per
Red Green Streaking in Video. How to fix?
by Nick Deel 2 weeks ago
I'm having trouble with red and green streaking on my video. I recorded it with evaer skype recording software using a logitech usb webcam. Any thoughts on how I can get rid of this with Premiere Pro
Re: Red Green Streaking in Video. How to fix?
by Tero Ahlfors 2 weeks ago
Looks like some sort of RGB offset is happening either in the camera or the software during movement. There's pretty much nothing you can do.
Override Level Settings in Adobe PPRO? (Adobe Encoder)
by Greg Burke 2 weeks ago
Hey Guys I'm trying to encode this video on Adobe Premiere (aka encoder) and the client has request that the LEVELS and Resolution be at setting setting, but it appears that PPRO thinks it knows best
Re: Override Level Settings in Adobe PPRO? (Adobe Encoder)
by Tero Ahlfors 2 weeks ago
http: en.wikipedia.org wiki H264#Levels
Video resolution for L.E.D panel question
by Xiaohui Lee 3 weeks ago
Hi, I've got a question with regards to rendering a video in After Effects for playback on a L.E.D video wall. The size and resolution I've received: 287.2 cm width x 240 cm height = 718px x 600px I'm
Re: Video resolution for L.E.D panel question
by Tero Ahlfors 3 weeks ago
The resolution is small but the LED's might be huge. I'd use that resolution as my comp setting.
Capturing HD video
by Lillian Fidler 4 weeks ago
Hi: I'm just using the trial version of premiere pro right now and cannot capture HD video. I have to transfer a bunch of tapes tomorrow and need something to just be able to capture the video onto my
Re: Capturing HD video
by Tero Ahlfors 4 weeks ago
What are you capturing from what device and what I O-device do you have
Trying to recreate certain aspects of a clip in premiere pro - Advice needed please
by Gordon Rennie 1 month ago
Hi Guys, I am trying to recreate the kind of old blurred effect in this clip http: www.youtube.com watch v=kKYgDu1E6XY I can't work out how to achieve the magnified shadow of the guy at say 1.04 in th
Re: Trying to recreate certain aspects of a clip in premiere pro - Advice needed please
by Tero Ahlfors 1 month ago
Copy the video layer, scale it, move it and decrease its opacity. Add effects for taste
BEST EXPORT SETTINGS FOR 7d IN PREMIERE PRO?
by Simon Hutchins 1 month ago
Hi I set up a dslr 1080 25 frames per sec sequence and dragged in my h.264 movs to edit, I exported at h.264 hdtv 1080 high quality and it came out slightly pixelated. I also tried exporting with sequ
Re: BEST EXPORT SETTINGS FOR 7d IN PREMIERE PRO?
by Tero Ahlfors 1 month ago
Please don't double post. One thread should suffice.
Playback/Render Off by 1 frame, have to predict it
by Jeff Rouric 2 months ago
Hi, I've noticed something start happening in AE CS6. It seems that when I'm adding an effect to a layer or another layer to appear at a certain time, I set everything all right in the workspace, and
Re: Playback/Render Off by 1 frame, have to predict it
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
The work area out point is inclusive. Zoom in the work area and make sure the layer and out point are correct.
1080 playback ok, 720 bad?
by Jeff Chesnut 2 months ago
I am a new user to PPro. Running CS6. I am hoping this is an easy one for experienced users. My system will playback 1080 footage just fine in our client monitor, but not 720. Same encode specs on the
Re: 1080 playback ok, 720 bad?
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
What framerate is your 720p sequence running at The 720p signal format only accepts 50fps (PAL) or 60fps (NTSC).
Exporting resized video files quickly? Green screen work
by Chris Jordan 2 months ago
Hello all! LONG story short: I have 90+ short 30 second clips I need to export after being keyed in AE to H.264 160X120 these clips are originally 1920X1080P 23.976. I used Primatte keyer from RG to k
Re: Exporting resized video files quickly? Green screen work
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
Chris Jordan " The original files are AVCHD" Personally I wouldn't use AVCHD unless I absolutely have to. It's a pretty awful codec to work with, at least in Premiere.
GPUSniffer does not see graphics card Mac
by Marc Higa 2 months ago
I'm running a MacPro5,1 10.7.5 AE CS6 and I have an Ati 5770 installed in the Second slot and a GeForce GTX 285 installed in the first slot. When I run the GPUSniffer does not see the GTX 285. All tha
Re: GPUSniffer does not see graphics card Mac
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
Which GPU are you using with your computer monitor I'm not sure that AE can just use a card that isn't "in use" like Resolve can.
Roto brush work taking hours to render a 2-min. video
by Ian Rosaaen 2 months ago
I have to tweak the final seconds of a 2-min. video. I've applied the roto brush successfully, except for the last few seconds. I want to work on the last few seconds, but I'm having to wait hours for
Re: Roto brush work taking hours to render a 2-min. video
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
Have you frozen the finished roto brush
1 minute Rotoscoped footage taking 48 hours to render?
by Johnny Opamo 2 months ago
Hi, I'm making a music video for college in which the talent is walking with a trail effect behind him. To achieve this I spent a while rotoscoping 2000+ frames and now want to render it. I've tried r
Re: 1 minute Rotoscoped footage taking 48 hours to render?
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
Johnny Opamo ". It says "rotoscope propogating"" So you're using rotobrush then Freeze the rotobrush and then maybe read the manual for that.
Windows 7 Workstation Configuration for PP CS6
by Tim Jones 2 months ago
Hi Folks, As our friends start to pay more and more attention to Premiere Pro CS6 and the Windows 7 platform, I've taken the plunge and built up what I consider to be a reasonable Windows workstation
Re: Windows 7 Workstation Configuration for PP CS6
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
The GTX650 is not officially supported for Premiere AE yet. You might want to check out the "CUDA hack": http: www.studio1productions.com Articles PremiereCS5.htm http: www.studio1productions.com Arti
stereo audio
by Stephen Smith 2 months ago
In PPro stereo audio is in one track. Sometime we record one channel boom and the other Lav. I would like to separate them or even better, be able to adjust the audio level for both the left and right
Re: stereo audio
by Tero Ahlfors 2 months ago
Ah. If I remember correctly you can do this only to clips in the project panel that aren't already in a sequence.
Red Channel 32bit render problem
by Thallis von Holck 3 months ago
I couldn't really find a good solution to this problem. The problem occurs when i render out a red saturated graphic from AE (32bit Linear) - the highlights gets washed out. I have read about this pro
Re: Red Channel 32bit render problem
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
Thallis von Holck "But what if i would like to stay in 32-bit " You could export to something like an OpenEXR sequence but you can't really watch that anywhere as Tudor said. Those insanely big bit d
More details on the Nvidia Titan - could really accelerate ray tracing in AE
by Tom Daigon 3 months ago
http: www.newegg.com Product Product.aspx Item=N82E16814121724 Tom Daigon PrP After Effects Editor www.hdshotsandcuts.com http: www.youtube.com watch v=DxPrG3WUyz8 (Best viewed at 1080P and full scree
Re: More details on the Nvidia Titan - could really accelerate ray tracing in AE
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
So how much are you getting paid for these ads -)
How to achieve this "trail" effect?
by Johnny Opamo 3 months ago
Hi, I'm creating a music video for a college project and would like to use this trail effect seen in Frank Ocean's Pyramids. Seen at 1.11 http: www.youtube.com watch v=s26qTrH2atA This will be greatly
Re: How to achieve this "trail" effect?
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
You could probably do something like that with Trapcode Particular
problem with 24bit png (not transparent)
by Eric Viebe 3 months ago
hello, when i import my image files in png to after effects they arent transparent.the transperency grid is checked.i saved the file with 24 bits in photoshop as "save for web",but it won't work. can
Re: problem with 24bit png (not transparent)
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
If you download some random picture off the internet it won't magically create transparency even if you export it with it ;)
Mac Pro??
by Tom Sefton 3 months ago
Is there any way to get thunderbolt to work with a post 2009 mac pro If not, how likely is it that thunderbolt will ever appear on the new mac pro machine
Re: Mac Pro??
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
Steve Connor "It's NOT speculation Apple PR have stated there IS a new MacPro coming this year" Well, no. "We re working on something really great" doesn't straight up mean they are making a Mac Pro.
Tutorial: Creating Reflections in After Effects WITHOUT Plug-ins!
by Steve Lidrbauch 3 months ago
Adobe After Effects Creating Reflections in After Effects WITHOUT Plug-ins! In this tutorial, Steve will show you how to give your text or logos the appearance of having reflections that interact mov
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Re: Tutorial: Creating Reflections in After Effects WITHOUT Plug-ins!
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
One might also make this effect with the new ray trace 3D renderer using environment layers.
Best practice for converting 24p to 30p
by David Edwards 3 months ago
Hello, I realize there are a lot of questions of this nature... what I'm trying to figure out is what the differences might be in the approaches I'm trying and some advice on best practice if anyone h
Re: Best practice for converting 24p to 30p
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
You could try turning on frame blending when converting. It won't be as good as Twixtor but it might work.
ProCutX opinions
by Dennis Radeke 3 months ago
Is anyone using it Like really using it - not connect it, fiddle with it and move on. If so, what are your opinions
Re: ProCutX opinions
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
Dennis Radeke "Is anyone using it Like really using it - not connect it, fiddle with it and move on. If so, what are your opinions " I'm not using it because I don't use FCPX but I wouldn't mind a si
Adobe Media Encoder - AE Challenge
by Paul Nanna 3 months ago
We've been doing digital signage for 10 years now and are using CS4. All has been well exporting .mov files at an aspect rtatio of 2400 x 600 to fit our 3 panel wide displays (800 x 600 (x3). We have
Re: Adobe Media Encoder - AE Challenge
by Tero Ahlfors 3 months ago
Choose H264 from the dropdown menu and choose a high enough profile and level. Then TYPE the values in to the resolution settings because AME might freak out if you drag it to an invalid value.
Adobe CS2 Suite for free from Adobe
by Phil Hoppes 4 months ago
I know it's over 7 years old but it's now free from Adobe. Adobe CS2 Suite and serials
Re: Adobe CS2 Suite for free from Adobe
by Tero Ahlfors 4 months ago
When this went down there weren't any disclaimers on the download site and it didn't need an Adobe account. It was just a bunch of download links with serials. Then internet happened.
Auto Aperture Problem. Solution in AE?
by Sean Welski 4 months ago
Hey all, I have some footage I really like that I shot on an ipod touch. It's one long continuous take and the problem I'm running into as that at random times the auto aperture kicks in creating unwa
Re: Auto Aperture Problem. Solution in AE?
by Tero Ahlfors 4 months ago
The Color Stabilizer is probably the effect you might want to check out.
Smoke 2013
by Walter Soyka 5 months ago
Smoke 2013 was officially released earlier this week, and is available for the next month or so at 20% off. Who's in Any thoughts Walter Soyka Principal & Designer at Keen Live Motion Graphics, Widesc
Re: Smoke 2013
by Tero Ahlfors 5 months ago
Jamie Franklin "But it does come with a FCP shortcut layout :P" Which I still can't fully use on a scandinavian keyboard. Whoopdefrickindoo.
Fastest way to do "motion masking"
by Trung Nguyen 5 months ago
I'm trying to do a futuristic transparent table display where swiping my hands will show pictures and information (ie. In Ironman 2, Tony Stark displays Black Widow's info and pictures using this tabl
Re: Fastest way to do "motion masking"
by Tero Ahlfors 5 months ago
Trung Nguyen "Also, I have a Neat Video's Reduce Noise effect applied to the footage layer. In which order would the results be better: Reduce Noise first then Roto Brush, or the opposite " You're ge
Article: The Aesthetics of High Frame Rate Cinema
by Debra Kaufman 5 months ago
Cinematography The Aesthetics of High Frame Rate Cinema Any change in the way we watch movies creates a heated debate, from the introduction of sound and color to digital acquisition and stereoscopic
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Re: The Aesthetics of High Frame Rate Cinema
by Tero Ahlfors 5 months ago
jim bachalo "Personally, the only 3D films I've seen that really benefitted from 3D treatment were documentaries where 3D itself, the movement thru space, WAS the story. In particular Pina and Cave o
Here's what I want:
by Dominic Deacon 7 months ago
Allow me to whine for a moment. I've been playing with the options ever since FCP got canned. Now I may be just a glass is half empty man but I find it odd that most of these applications are majorly
Re: Here's what I want:
by Tero Ahlfors 7 months ago
Dominic Deacon "BTW when I talk about wanting Edius performance this is what I am talking about" So... Have you tried Premiere with a decent GPU I stacked 15 layers of full HD video with effects and
The Showdown: FCPX vs Premiere Pro Full 45 minute presentation
by Craig Seeman 8 months ago
FCPX vs Premiere Pro Full 45 minute presentation http: www.youtube.com watch v=ArCL_UWfPck
Re: The Showdown: FCPX vs Premiere Pro Full 45 minute presentation
by Tero Ahlfors 8 months ago
I bought Production Premium CS4 and CS5 while I was studying. The student version is about 400 euros, you get a lot of applications for the price, you can use them in commercial productions and can in
Does anyone know how to get the pixelated effect break away effects thats in Chris Brown video Sweet Love?
by Danyel Mitchell 8 months ago
Does anyone know how to get the pixelated effect break away effects thats in Chris Brown video Sweet Love Can it be down in After Effects Do I need another software Thanks!
Re: Does anyone know how to get the pixelated effect break away effects thats in Chris Brown video Sweet Love?
by Tero Ahlfors 8 months ago
This plugin might help http: www.redgiantsoftware.com products all holomatrix
Smoke General Observations.
by chris gernon 10 months ago
So i'm completely immersed with Smoke and for the most part I love it.. and each day i'm getting more and more familiar with it. some issue have come up.. though :( 1) the Keyboard short cuts form FCP
Re: Smoke General Observations.
by Tero Ahlfors 9 months ago
chris gernon "1) the Keyboard short cuts form FCP are pretty much non existent. There are a few key ones (i,o, JKL etc.. ) but here's an example of one that missing.. trim back and trim forward is th
Cleaning up a panning shot
by Marcus Barrie 10 months ago
Hello folks! I have a shot I'm trying to fix in After Effects of a Tennis Court that has a ton of cracks in it. The camera pans from right to left. I've tried multiple ways like tracking the court in
Re: Cleaning up a panning shot
by Tero Ahlfors 9 months ago
Looks good. Mocha Pro is pretty amazing.
Splitting a DPX sequence with an EDL
by Tero Ahlfors 10 months ago
I have a 45 minute tv-show as a DPX sequence and I also have an Final Cut Pro EDL that is made for that. I can link it in Lustre with zero problems and now I tried if I could do it in Resolve Lite. It
Re: Splitting a DPX sequence with an EDL
by Joseph Owens 10 months ago
Conforming "flattened" media is something that daVinci has done since it was "Renaissance", and we were doing tape2tape. Try consulting the new (excellently-detailed) V9 manual from about page 156 --
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Alternative Application for Media Production
by Thomas Frank 11 months ago
What do you guys think about this Alternative Application for Media Production Blog http: www.fcproxuniversity.com FCPro_X_University Extra_Credit Entries 2012 7 9_Alternative_Apps_For_Media_Productio
Re: Alternative Application for Media Production
by Tero Ahlfors 10 months ago
Well that read like someone is really pissed at Adobe for some reason.
Max resolution in Smoke 2013, 8K ?
by Helge Tjelta 11 months ago
Hi, I am doing an exhibition project and need some odd resolution. 22680x1920 (21-screens vertical). But Smoke stops at 8K... is there somewhere to change this Cheers Helge Helge
Re: Max resolution in Smoke 2013, 8K ?
by Tero Ahlfors 11 months ago
You could also use After Effects that supports comps up to 30k x 30k.
ProRes is gamma shifting
by Aaron Neitz 11 months ago
Has anyone run into, and found a fix for, gamma shifts in Prores Bringing ProRes into 2013 it's getting darker. Classic QT gamma problem.
Re: ProRes is gamma shifting
by Tero Ahlfors 11 months ago
The prores codec has the automatic gamma setting on by default. Which is insanely annoying and stupid.
backburner manager
by simon brewster 11 months ago
hi can anyone help with this one when importing a file through media hub i get a error message saying cannot connect to back burner manager on port 1 thanks s
Re: More backburning questions
by Tero Ahlfors 11 months ago
I have zero idea how to set up a backburner thingamajig and also no idea how to export directly.
Changing the storage location?
by Tero Ahlfors 11 months ago
The trial is pretty spiffy but how can I change the volume where Smoke wants to put stuff. I think that by default it wants to write to the system disc, which is a pretty small SSD in our case.
Re: Changing the storage location?
by Tero Ahlfors 11 months ago
It worked. Thanks.
Article: A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher
by walter biscardi 12 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate A Cautionary Tale for the FCP Switcher Herein lies the cautionary tale of a long-time user of Final Cut Pro, penned for those who would consider switching NLEs. Are ther
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Re: @Josh Wei
by Tero Ahlfors 12 months ago
Have you checked out Prelude yet It would help transcoding sending stuff to Premiere that Resolve doesn't support before you edit.
Stupid questions regarding CUDA, OpenCL and Premiere 6
by Aindreas Gallagher 1 year ago
So I'm thinking of buying something like this. http: www.gumtree.com p for-sale 34ghz-quad-core-i7-27inch-imac-like-new-condition 101517973 nice price, nice heft, nice little motor altogether, I know
Re: Stupid questions regarding CUDA, OpenCL and Premiere 6
by Tero Ahlfors 1 year ago
Jeremy Garchow " What did it say " Is there something specific you know you might be able to translate from the log I don't speak computer ;)
Premiere vs. FCPX
by Lance Bachelder 1 year ago
Just some quick observations. Did a stabilize test on the same clip in FCPX and Premiere - this is on an 8 core Mac with non-CUDA 5770 graphics. Time to analyze took nearly double in Premiere and then
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Re: Premiere vs. FCPX
by Tero Ahlfors 1 year ago
John Davidson "Not a big fan of having to select a track I want to make changes to in Premiere. Are there shortcuts for activating and deactivating tracks for edit Rendering seems to take about as lo


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