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20 chapter 1 ■ Setting Up a Composite
Figure 1.16 The Render Queue tab with Comp 1 queued
Figure 1.17 The Render Settings dialog box
The Output Module section sets the render format. To choose a different format, click
the word Lossless. In the Output Module Settings dialog box, the Format menu lists all the
formats supported by After Effects that are detected on the local machine (see Figure 1.18).
QuickTime, AVI (Video For Windows), and Windows Media formats are suitable for tests,
while image formats such as Targa and TIFF are superior for final renders. (For more infor-
mation on image formats, see Chapter 2.) Once a specific format is selected, you can adjust
the format compression and quality settings by clicking the Format Options button. The
Channels menu determines which channels are rendered. For example, to render with an
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