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• You can output using lossless compression (or no compression) to a QuickTime container for transfer to a non-
linear editing (NLE) system for video editing.
• You can output to H.264 or another highly compressed format for playback on mobile devices such as cellular
phones or the Apple iPod.
• You can output to MPEG-2 for playback from DVD.
Note: To transfer the output rendered from After Effects to film or video, you must have the proper hardware for film or
video transfer, or have access to a service bureau that can provide transfer services.
If you output your movie in the H.264 format for mobile devices, then you can use Adobe Device Central to view
your movie as it will appear on any of a large number of mobile devices. Adobe Device Central emulates cellular
phones, portable media players (such as the Apple iPod), and many other common viewing devices. (See "Preview a
movie on a virtual mobile device using After Effects" on page 612.)
Rendering a composition into a movie can take a few seconds or many hours, depending on the composition's frame
size, quality, complexity, and compression method. As After Effects renders the item, you are unable to work in the
program. An audio alert indicates when rendering is complete.
See also
"Work with render settings" on page 591
"Work with output module settings" on page 594
Supported output formats
Unless otherwise noted, all image file formats are exported at 8 bits per channel (bpc).
Additional output formats may be available in the File > Export menu, depending on which QuickTime components
and codecs you have installed.
Video and animation formats
• 3GPP (3GP, 3G2, AMC; requires QuickTime 6.5 or later)
• Adobe Clip Notes (PDF containing rendered movie)
• Animated GIF (GIF)
• Cineon (CIN, DPX; 16 and 32 bpc converted to 10 bpc)
• ElectricImage (IMG, EIZ)
• Filmstrip (FLM)
• Flash (SWF)
• Flash Video (FLV)
• H.264 and H.264 Blu-ray
• MPEG-2 (Windows and Mac OS on Intel-based Mac only)
• MPEG-2 DVD (Windows and Mac OS on Intel-based Mac only)
• MPEG-2 Blu-ray (Windows and Mac OS on Intel-based Mac only)
• MPEG-4
• OMF (media [essence] only, Windows only)
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