Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual page 633

Create a composition and render source footage items simultaneously
You can simultaneously create a composition from source footage and prepare it for rendering. This process is useful
when you want to change some characteristic of the source footage, such as frame rate or compression method, and
have that rendered version available in your project.
1 Drag one or more footage items from the Project panel to the Render Queue panel, or select the footage items in
the Project panel and press Ctrl+Shift+/ (Windows) or Command+Shift+/ (Mac OS). After Effects creates both a
new item in the render queue and a new composition in the Project panel for each footage item.
Adjust the render settings as desired, and click Render.
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See also
"Work with render settings" on page 591
"Work in the Render Queue panel" on page 585
Introduce 3:2 pulldown
If you are creating output for film that's been transferred to video, or if you want to simulate a film look for animation,
use 3:2 pulldown. Footage items that were originally film transferred to video and had 3:2 pulldown removed when
imported into After Effects can be rendered back to video with 3:2 pulldown reintroduced. You can introduce 3:2
pulldown by choosing one of five different phases. (See "Remove 3:2 or 24Pa pulldown from video" on page 81.)
Note: It is important to match the phase of a segment that had 3:2 pulldown removed if it will be edited back into the
video footage it came from.
1 In the Render Queue panel, select the render item and then click the underlined text next to the Render Settings
heading.
For Field Render, choose a field order.
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3 For 3:2 Pulldown, choose a phase.
Select other settings as appropriate, and then click Render.
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See also
"Work with render settings" on page 591
"Work in the Render Queue panel" on page 585
Test field-rendering order
When you render a composition containing separated footage, set the Field Rendering option to the same field order
as your video equipment. If you field-render with the incorrect settings, the final movie may appear too soft, jerky,
or distorted. A simple test can determine the order in which your video equipment requires fields.
Note: The field order might get altered if you change the hardware or software of your production setup. For example,
changing your device control software or VCR after setting the field order can reverse your fields. Therefore, any time
you make a change to your setup, test the field-rendering order.
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