Adobe After Effects
™
Minimal conguration is required for Adobe After Effects™.
Simply, open the application and select the television standard frame size and
frame rate you wish to work with.
How to use your DeckLink Card as a Frame Buffer
To allow your Adobe After Effects™ composition to be displayed in real-time
from your DeckLink card, go to edit->preferences->video preview. Select
Blackmagic RGB and the appropriate video standard. Now you can view your
Adobe After Effects™ compositions in YUV colorspace on your broadcast
monitor as well as your desktop. No more nasty surprises when you go to air
or tape - what you see is what you get!
Create a New Composition
Go to the Composition menu and select New Composition.
Shortcut: zN
In the dialogue box, select an appropriate television standard from the pulldown
menu. Click OK.
Rendering
When you have completed your composition, you will need to render to a pixel
format supported by Blackmagic DeckLink.
Below is a list of supported codecs:
Blackmagic QuickTime™ RGB (10 bit uncompressed)
Blackmagic QuickTime™ v210 (10 bit uncompressed)
Blackmagic QuickTime™ (8 bit uncompressed)
Apple QuickTime™ PhotoJPEG (compressed)
Apple QuickTime™ DV - NTSC (compressed)
Apple QuickTime™ DV - PAL (compressed)
For all HD standards, select upper eld rst. For NTSC 720 x 486, select lower
eld rst. For PAL 720 x 576, select upper eld rst.
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