User Guide

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User Guide
To import a Cineon sequence:
1 Choose File > Import > File.
2 For the file type, select Cineon, and then select Cineon Sequence.
3 Locate and select the first numbered Cineon sequence file.
4 Select the Cineon Sequence option, and then click Open.
The Cineon file or sequence appears in the Project window.
To convert a Cineon sequence from logarithmic to linear:
1 Select the sequence in the Project window, and choose File > Interpret Footage > Main.
2 In the Interpret Footage dialog box, click More Options.
3 In the Cineon Conversion dialog box, select the Logarithmic Conversion option, click
OK, and click OK again.
When you are ready to produce output from the Cineon file, it is important that you
reverse the conversion from logarithmic to linear.
Preparing motion footage for import
Some of the source footage you use may have been created digitally (for example, in Adobe
Photoshop or Adobe Premiere), but other footage may need to be transferred to the
computer from analog sources, such as film and videotape. When you work with After
Effects, understanding some of the differences among media can help you decide how to
handle footage as you transfer it between digital and analog devices. For information on
the different types of video, see online Help.
Preparing a movie for import when final output is NTSC interlaced video
You can edit and prepare video footage in other applications, such as Adobe Premiere,
before importing it into After Effects. If you want to render the footage from After Effects
as NTSC interlaced video, do not field-render or create interlaced frames when you render
the movie from the other application. It’s acceptable to render interlaced video for tempo-
rary files, but 60 progressive gives better quality. Make sure that you keep track of the orig-
inal field order so you can correctly render it in After Effects. See “Field rendering” on
page 87 and “Testing the field-rendering order” on page 387.
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