To Set Options For Cineon Files; Importing Omf And Aaf Files - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

To set options for Cineon files

When you import Cineon or DPX files into an After Effects project, you can set Interpret Footage options that
specify how After Effects converts the Cineon code values into color values.
Select the Cineon or DPX file in the Project panel, and choose File > Interpret Footage > Main.
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2 Click More Options.
To apply an ICC profile that represents scene lighting, choose Kodak 5218 ICC Profile from the Conversion
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Method menu.
4 In the Manual section of the Cineon Settings dialog box, choose a preset from the Preset menu. If desired,
manually adjust the options set by your choice:
Specifies the black point used for the layer in After Effects.
Converted Black Point
Specifies the white point used for the layer in After Effects.
Converted White Point
Specifies the black level (minimum density) for converting a 10-bit Cineon layer.
10 Bit Black Point
Specifies the white level (maximum density) for converting a 10-bit Cineon layer.
10 Bit White Point
Specifies the target gamma value.
Current Gamma
Specifies the rolloff value used to correct bright highlights. To get over range values when working
Highlight Rolloff
in 32 bpc, set the value to 0.
Converts the Cineon sequence from log color space to the target gamma specified by the
Logarithmic Conversion
Current Gamma setting. When you're ready to produce output from the Cineon file, it is important that you reverse
the conversion. (To convert from logarithmic to linear, set Current Gamma to 1.)
Specifies the units After Effects uses to display dialog values.
Units

Importing OMF and AAF files

Importing OMF files
After Effects can read and write native OMF video media essence, as used in Avid OMF essence files. You can import
OMF files as you would other footage types. When you import an AAF file that references an OMF file, the OMF
footage is also imported.
Note: You can also output to OMF. (See "To render a composition to OMF (Pro only)" on page 618.)
The following OMF codecs are supported for importing and outputting to OMF: Uncompressed, Avid AVR, Avid
JPEG, JFIF, and DV.
The OMF file format supports video only. Avid editing systems store audio files as separate .wav files, which you can
import into After Effects if desired. Depending on the resolution and codec, each frame may be composed of a full
noninterlaced frame, two interlaced fields, or a single line-doubled field (for single-field media). The codec used to
encode the media is displayed in the footage information area in the Project panel.
Importing AAF files
AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) is a multimedia file format that allows you to exchange digital media and
metadata between platforms, systems, and applications. Authoring applications that support AAF, such as Avid
editing systems, read and write the data in AAF files to the extent that they support the format.
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