User Guide

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An Overview of Adobe After Effects
Render Engine
Take advantage of network rendering using the Render Engine, which includes an unlim-
ited license. Install multiple copies to streamline your rendering process. Each Render
Engine can monitor a Watch folder on a network. If you use the Collect Files command to
copy projects (and their associated footage) to this Watch folder, each Render Engine starts
rendering those projects as soon as they appear. You can monitor the progress using a stan-
dard Web browser.
When you save an After Effects project to a Watch folder,
multiple computers can render individual frames
and compositions of the project.
16-bit-per-channel color
Deep color support means that you get higher-quality output. After Effects 5.0 can work
in 16-bit-per-channel mode, making a larger range of colors available. And when you
work with high-resolution images that use a narrow range of colors, such as when you’re
creating film effects or output for HDTV, the difference is easily visible: transitions
between colors are smoother with less visible banding, and more detail is preserved.
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