Importing Cineon Files; About Cineon Files; To Import A Cineon Sequence - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

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To preserve audio pitch but not synchronization, or for clips without audio, right-click (Windows) or Control-
click (Mac OS) the footage in the Project panel, select Interpret Footage > Main, select Conform To Frame Rate,
and then enter 23.976 into the Conform To Frame Rate box.
Select Composition > Make Movie.
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6 Choose Custom from the Render Settings menu.
In the Render Settings pane, enable Field Rendering (choose the field order required by your output type), select
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any option from the 3:2 Pulldown menu, and then click OK.
8 Choose the output type from the Render Queue Output Module menu (for example, Microsoft DV NTSC 32kHz).
Click the Render button to render your movie.
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Importing Cineon files

About Cineon files

You can import Cineon 4.5 or Digital Picture Exchange (DPX) files directly into an After Effects project as individual
frames or as a sequence of numbered stills. Once you have imported a Cineon file, you can use it in a composition
and then render the composition as a Cineon sequence. (See "About still-image sequences" on page 75.)
Cineon files are commonly used to transfer motion-picture film to a digital format. To preserve the full dynamic
range of motion-picture film, Cineon files are stored using logarithmic 10-bpc color. However, After Effects inter-
nally uses 8-bpc color (or 16-bpc or 32-bpc color for the After Effects Professional Edition only). Work with Cineon
files in a 16- or 32-bpc project (Pro only)—by default, After Effects stretches the logarithmic values to the full range
of values available. You can then use the Cineon Settings dialog box to control the conversion. If you are working
with a film sequence in which exposure conditions vary over time, you can vary the conversion over time by setting
keyframes or using expressions.
See also
"About color depth" on page 61
"Color management" on page 64
"Cineon Converter effect" on page 550

To import a Cineon sequence

Choose File > Import > File.
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For the file type, select Cineon, and then select Cineon Sequence.
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3 Locate and select the first numbered Cineon sequence file.
4 Select the Cineon Sequence option, and then click Open.
The Cineon file or sequence appears in the Project panel.
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