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Setting up Adobe After Effects 7.0.
Adobe After Effects requires no settings to enable video monitoring support. This feature will automatically be enabled once
a supported composition setting is selected.
Supported Broadcast Output modes
Video Mode AE 7 preset Supported Video Mode and frame rate
HD 1080 HDTV 1920 x 1080 1080i 25fps, 1080i 29.97fps, 1080i 30fps.1080p 23.98fps, 1080p
24fps, 1080p 25fps, 1080p 29.97fps, 1080p 30fps.1080psf
23.98fps, 1080psf 24fps, 1080psf 25fps.
HD 720 HDTV, 1280 x 720 720p 60fps, 59.97fps.
SD PAL PAL D1/DV, 720 x 576 PAL 720h 576 25fps
SD NTSC NTSC D1, 720 x 576 NTSC 720h 486 29.97fps
Enabling Video monitoring output
1. Create a new project
2. In the Menu bar, select Composition,
3. In the Basic tab, select a supported AE 7 preset
4. IN the composite windows, set the composite resolutions settings to full.
If you wish to utilize more memory for animation and motion effects then you can reduce the composite resolution to half or
a quarter. This will disable the Bluefish444 preview with in After Effects.
Changing Bit depths.
After Effects can now take advantage of 10 bit RGB frame buffer video preview modes when in 16 bit project modes.
When in 16 bit project mode After Effects will provide a 10 bit RGB frame and output to10 bit 4:2:2 or 10 bit 4:4:4
To change project modes ( Bit Depths) Via the interface.
1. Hold down the Left ALT key on your keyboard and at the same time select the 8 bpc text in the After Effects project
Bin.
2. Each click will switch between 8 and 16 bit project modes.