Graphics

Is there a particular format or compression AVI's should be in? I have a project set up at 1080i 29.97 and a couple avi's in that format and they hitch like crazy for the first few seconds of their playback.

Ok, so looking at the files I have, they're in the 3-5gb size per file. In the XPression demo folder, the 1920x1080 video isn't any larger than 20mb or so. What rendering format are the demo files in?

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The AVI files in the demo projects are using the XPression codec and the AVI wrapper. You should try running your AVI files through the XPression Video Coder and then importing them into XPression. You'll find that once the AVIs are run through the video coder they are much smaller.

You can also reference this information for XPression supported file formats.

Supported File Formats:

Image File Formats

*.tga | *.tif | *.psd | *.bmp | *.jpg | *.gif | *.png

Video Clip File Formats

AVI | MPEG | QuickTime (MOV) | Sequential Images (TGA)

(QuickTime must be installed on the XPression to use the MOV wrapper or files. (Requires restart))

3D Model Formats

*.3ds

3D model generation programs:

3DS Max (Autodesk)

Bender

Supported Audio File Formats:

.WAV

16bit

48KHz

2Ch Stereo

Exporting from Design Programs:

Adobe After Effects

Use XPression XPression codec. Default quality settings (80%).

Avid Media Composer

Wrapper:

Export using the MOV wrapper.

Format:

No alpha: Motion JPEG (MJPEG)

QuickTime (V7) Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences > Advanced > Media Encoding > Enable encoding using legacy codecs

With alpha : Animation Codec

The MOV file should then be run through the XPression Video Coder using the default settings to output an AVI file with the XPression (XPVC) format. Although the MOV files will play correctly in XPression, the files will operate more efficiently in XPression if run through the video coder.

Final Cut Pro

Wrapper:

Export using the MOV wrapper.

Format:

No alpha: Motion JPEG (MJPEG)

QuickTime (V7) Edit > Preferences > QuickTime Preferences > Advanced > Media Encoding > Enable encoding using legacy codecs

With alpha : Animation Codec

The MOV file should then be run through the XPression Video Coder using the default settings to output an AVI file with the XPression (XPVC) format. Although the MOV files will play correctly in XPression, the files will operate more efficiently in XPression if run through the video coder.

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where is the video coder?

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It installs with any XPression engine.

You can always find it under;

Start > All Programs > XPressionStudio/Prime/Designer/etc... > XPression Video Coder

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