Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - About Open Media Framework (OMF) Interchange (Pro Only); About XMP Metadata; Rendering to OMF (Pro Only); To Add XMP Metadata to an Exported File

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When you choose the MPEG-2 format, all Multiplexer options provided by the MPEG standard are available for
manual control. In most cases, it’s better to select an MPEG format specifically targeted to your output medium (such
as MPEG-2 DVD).
For more information on the options available, search the web for the ISO/IEC standards for the MPEG formats.
About XMP metadata
Metadata is descriptive file information that can be searched and processed by a computer. Adobe’s eXtensible
Metadata Platform (XMP) lets you include metadata with a file to provide information about the contents of the file.
Applications that support XMP can read, edit, and share this information across databases, file formats, and
platforms. Some Adobe programs, such as Adobe Bridge, can use or write XMP information.
You can specify XMP metadata to be included with a file you export using the Adobe Media Encoder when you
specify an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format.
To add XMP metadata to an exported file
❖ In the Export Settings dialog box’s panel menu (available in any pane, such as Video or Filters), select XMP Info,
and then enter information in the appropriate fields.
See also
“About metadata” on page 35
Rendering to OMF (Pro only)
About Open Media Framework (OMF) Interchange (Pro only)
After Effects lets you output to the OMF (Open Media Framework Interchange) format to generate Avid media (or
essence) files (files that contain only media —not metadata or project data). Each OMF codec has a fixed frame size
and frame rate, depending on the output resolution you choose. Make sure that the composition or render settings
are set appropriately: If you use an unsuitable frame size or frame rate, After Effects doesn’t render the file and
returns an error displaying the expected frame size or frame rate.
The OMF file format doesn’t support audio, so any audio tracks aren’t exported, but you can output audio tracks
separately, if desired.
To render a composition to OMF (Pro only)
1 In the Render Queue panel, click the Output Module template name to launch the Output Module Settings dialog
box.
2 From the Format menu, select OMF.
MPEG format ISO/IEC standard
MPEG-4 ISO/IEC 14496
MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818
MPEG-1 ISO/IEC 11172