To Create Placeholders For Output; To Name Output Files Automatically; To Introduce 3:2 Pulldown; To Create A Proxy - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

To create placeholders for output

You can create placeholder files that can be used in different compositions. For example, you can create a placeholder
for an item in the render queue that will create a 24-fps movie and then drag that placeholder into a 30-fps compo-
sition. Then, when you render the 30-fps composition, After Effects first renders the placeholder at 24 fps and uses
this rendered version as it renders the 30-fps composition.
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Drag the output module for a queued item from the Render Queue panel to the Project panel. After Effects creates
a placeholder for output in the Project panel and sets the Post-Render Action option for the item to Import & Replace
Usage.

To name output files automatically

The Use Default File Name And Folder preference ensures that all compositions added to the render queue are
automatically assigned a unique output file name (except for files created by saving RAM previews, which still use
the composition name). When this option is selected, each composition is assigned the same folder name as the
previous composition until you change the path. If a composition is rendered more than once, After Effects adds a
number to the file name (for example, compname_1).
Note: Avoid using high-ASCII or other extended characters in file names for projects to be used on different platforms
or rendered using a watch folder.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > Output (Windows) or After Effects > Preferences > Output (Mac OS).
Select Use Default File Name And Folder.
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To 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 "About 3:2 and 24Pa pulldown" on page 101.)
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.
In the Render Queue panel, select the render item and then click the underlined Render Settings name.
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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 render.
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To create a proxy

Use the Create Proxy command to create a proxy from footage or compositions selected in the Project panel or the
Timeline panel. This command adds the selected footage to the Render Queue panel and sets the Post-Render Action
option to Set Proxy. (See "About Post-Render Action options" on page 600 and "About placeholders and proxies" on
page 128.)
1 Select a footage item or composition in the Project or Timeline panel.
Choose one of the following commands:
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File > Create Proxy > Still to create a still image proxy.
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File > Create Proxy > Movie to create a moving image proxy.
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