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Does anyone know why when I save an animation as an AVI file (20FPS, SolidWorks Screen, Microsoft Video 1 compressor set to 85, Key Frame Every 8 frames [not sure what that is]) that it comes out with the background looking like it was rendered in Windows 3.1? I can't seem to figure out how to get ride of the striated lines, both in the background, and on certain parts as they move.

Also, if anyone has any links to some good animation tutorials online (anything better than the rather worthless tutorial), I'd appreciate it.

Rob Rodríguez Aug 3, 2011 9:51 AM

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It's the Microsoft compression codec. You're better off to save with no compression and then convert to something like an mp4 using the h.264 compressor.

Better still is to save a series of images from Motion and then compile the image sequence into a video in a 3rd party application.

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Rob Rodríguez Aug 3, 2011 9:51 AM

It's the Microsoft compression codec. You're better off to save with no compression and then convert to something like an mp4 using the h.264 compressor.

Better still is to save a series of images from Motion and then compile the image sequence into a video in a 3rd party application.

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Derek Meyers @ Rob Rodríguez on Aug 3, 2011 9:57 AM

Rob! I literally had just Googled my way to your website when Outlook notified me of your response. Any chance you know of any programs native to Windows 7 that will allow me to convert, and if not, of any free programs you'd recommend that I could download? I'm quite new to the animation game, but I have a feeling that work will be wanting many more of them in the future. Thanks.

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Rob Rodríguez @ Derek Meyers on Aug 3, 2011 10:03 AM

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I haven't used either of these programs but I've told both handbrake and virtual dub do a good job on video file conversion as well as image sequence compiling. They are free. QuicktimePro is what I use (it costs about $30)

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Derek Meyers @ Rob Rodríguez on Aug 3, 2011 2:20 PM

Decided to give HandBrake a shot, and I have to say - that's a pretty sweet lil' program. Super easy to use, and it even has a queing function that made converting four different scene renders in a row rather painless. The files look great, and it cut the size down from 600MB to only 1MB! Highly recommended for the converstion type you mentioned. Thanks again.

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Abhinav Chauhan @ Derek Meyers on Aug 9, 2011 8:47 AM

What I do is to save the animation as a series of targa files espeacially when rendering using photoview. I then import the first targa file in Adobe After Effects and checkbox the series button so that the targa files are treated like a video ie one file. The beauty of using targa files is that the alpha channels are saved in each image which enables the background to be transparent so that i can use my own corporate backrounds and logos.

When i'm done i render the composition to whatever video output is required with high quality.

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Rob Rodríguez Aug 3, 2011 9:51 AM
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It's the Microsoft compression codec. You're better off to save with no compression and then convert to something like an mp4 using the h.264 compressor.

Better still is to save a series of images from Motion and then compile the image sequence into a video in a 3rd party application.
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- Derek Meyers @ Rob Rodríguez on Aug 3, 2011 9:57 AM
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  Rob! I literally had just Googled my way to your website when Outlook notified me of your response. Any chance you know of any programs native to Windows 7 that will allow me to convert, and if not, of any free programs you'd recommend that I could download? I'm quite new to the animation game, but I have a feeling that work will be wanting many more of them in the future. Thanks.
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    I haven't used either of these programs but I've told both handbrake and virtual dub do a good job on video file conversion as well as image sequence compiling. They are free. QuicktimePro is what I use (it costs about $30)
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    - Derek Meyers @ Rob Rodríguez on Aug 3, 2011 2:20 PM
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      Decided to give HandBrake a shot, and I have to say - that's a pretty sweet lil' program. Super easy to use, and it even has a queing function that made converting four different scene renders in a row rather painless. The files look great, and it cut the size down from 600MB to only 1MB! Highly recommended for the converstion type you mentioned. Thanks again.
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      - Abhinav Chauhan @ Derek Meyers on Aug 9, 2011 8:47 AM
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        What I do is to save the animation as a series of targa files espeacially when rendering using photoview. I then import the first targa file in Adobe After Effects and checkbox the series button so that the targa files are treated like a video ie one file. The beauty of using targa files is that the alpha channels are saved in each image which enables the background to be transparent so that i can use my own corporate backrounds and logos.
        When i'm done i render the composition to whatever video output is required with high quality.
        
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