Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
many more. AVI has 16 or so flavors (that makes QuickTime twice as good?).
After Effects can output 24 formats (more are available as plug-ins) with and
without the Alpha Channel included with many of them. That's 72 different
methods to render and deliver your project to your client. So which should you
use? Which is the 'best' flavor? 'Cookie Doh!' comes to mind here. Well there
really isn't any single best format, but there are a few more commonly shared
formats: QuickTime is the standard-bearer for the vast majority of digital motion
graphics. Many designers like to use the Animation codec of QuickTime, but
with disk space no longer an issue None is a safe bet, guaranteeing quality and
compatibility. Even if you are a Windows OS only user, you should have the
QuickTime codec installed so you can share your files with a Mac OS facility.
Codec Issues
Be certain that every machine you use or will be providing files to all have
the same common Audio and Video Codecs installed. A common problem
designers face is seeing a white QuickTime movie. This is usually caused by
a missing video Codec in your system that was used to generate the movie.
To discover what Codecs are used in a QuickTime movie:
1
Open a
QuickTime movie
in the
QuickTime
Desktop Player
.
2
Press 'Ctrl
I' or
select
Window
Show
Movie Info
.
3
Check the
Format:
line for
the Codec
information.
