Import Sony HDV footage into After Effects at DVinfo.net

Michael Hendrix · August 3rd, 2006, 06:57 PM

Has anyone worked with Sony Z1U footage straight in After Effects. I have AE 7.0 and the specs say it can work with HDV footage natively but everytime I try to import a .m2t clip it crashes.

James Huenergardt · August 4th, 2006, 03:50 PM

How are you capturing your Z1U footage? I use Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and Cineform's Aspect HD and it works great.

The other option would be to take whatever program you are using the capture, and somehow export a TGA or PNG sequence and then import that into After Effects.

Hope this helps,

Jim

Michael Hendrix · August 4th, 2006, 07:13 PM

I am capturing my footage using DV Rack. I am working on a project that is about 10 minutes with files captured using DV Rack. The files are M2T. I import them into Avid Express Pro, edit and color correct. I was hoping to render once to one M2T file out of Avid. Import into After Effects, crop to make a 4:3 picture that isn't squeezed and render straight to MP2 for DVD authoring.

My dilema is, the project is too long to export into a uncompressed Codec. What I am trying to do is do a little pan and scan. With Avid, I can import a M2T directly into a SD project, however the image is 16:9. I don't want a 16:9 image, I want a center cut 4:3.

I understand that Cineform makes a intermediary codec to use in After Effects. I just don't want to use Premiere as I edit on Avid.

August 3rd, 2006, 06:57 PM	#1
Michael Hendrix Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 69	Import Sony HDV footage into After Effects Has anyone worked with Sony Z1U footage straight in After Effects. I have AE 7.0 and the specs say it can work with HDV footage natively but everytime I try to import a .m2t clip it crashes.

August 4th, 2006, 03:50 PM	#2
James Huenergardt Major Player Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA Posts: 513	How are you capturing your Z1U footage? I use Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 and Cineform's Aspect HD and it works great. The other option would be to take whatever program you are using the capture, and somehow export a TGA or PNG sequence and then import that into After Effects. Hope this helps, Jim

August 4th, 2006, 07:13 PM	#3
Michael Hendrix Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 69	I am capturing my footage using DV Rack. I am working on a project that is about 10 minutes with files captured using DV Rack. The files are M2T. I import them into Avid Express Pro, edit and color correct. I was hoping to render once to one M2T file out of Avid. Import into After Effects, crop to make a 4:3 picture that isn't squeezed and render straight to MP2 for DVD authoring. My dilema is, the project is too long to export into a uncompressed Codec. What I am trying to do is do a little pan and scan. With Avid, I can import a M2T directly into a SD project, however the image is 16:9. I don't want a 16:9 image, I want a center cut 4:3. I understand that Cineform makes a intermediary codec to use in After Effects. I just don't want to use Premiere as I edit on Avid.