AfterCodecs
AfterCodecs Fast Exporter for Adobe CC (After Effects, Premiere Pro and Media Encoder)
AfterCodecs - v1.2.0
- AfterCodecs for After Effects is now working for Mac OSX !
- WARNING :
- Items in previous projects that uses AfterCodecs won't be compatible with the new version, you'll have to reconfigure them !
- Windows : ProRes 4444 8 bits Alpha cannot be re imported in AE 16 bpc projects
- OSX : ProRes 422 when re imported in AE CC 2014 and older have color shifts ! Everything is fine for CC 2015 and CC 2017
- NEW FEATURES :
- Two new plugins in the dropdown : "AfterCodecs .mp4" and "AfterCodecs .mov". there's no more .ext and file renaming stuff (Removed the "Overwriting" options in Settings because not needed anymore)
- You can choose ProRes 4444 Alpha depth now : 16 bits or 8 bits (smaller files, faster decompression)
- Enabled lossless for x265 (same as x264 : 99 for 422, 100 for 444)
- AfterCodecs will warn you if the width or the height are odd instead of displaying the generic error popup
- 2 New shortcuts : ESC to exit AfterCodecs dialog, Shift+ESC to reposition it in the top left corner (use theses shortcuts if you have trouble with multiple screens for example)
- ProRes 422 Bitrate matches more closely official Apple ProRes bitrate than before, and are now re importable back into AE on OSX
- BUGS FIXED : Slight color shifts in ProRes has been mostly corrected
- KNOWN BUGS / LIMITATIONS :
- OSX : When exiting the AfterCodecs options dialog, the UI freeze for a few seconds
- ProRes 422 always have a soundtrack even if you don't render sound
- x265 videos don't seem to be reimportable on OSX (OK on Windows)
- If the content is complex (with small repetitive patterns in background for example etc.), AfterCodecs' ProRes has a hard time matching the official Apple bitrate : files can be 50% bigger but they will also be of higher quality. If that happens, you can try to step down the profile (e.g. choose Normal over HQ)