Some problems with After Effects

[iapple]

Hey everyone!

I'm working on my first project at the moment and I have encountered this problem. When I import a lot of footage in my AEE project lots of ffdshows open. http://i48.tinypic.com/1z17bkk.jpg . And then it starts lagging terribly. What can I do to close them?

Thanks in advance and have a nice day!

[mirkosp]

You'd have to start using lossless clips instead of loading avisynth files directly or through fake avi files.

[iapple]

You'd have to start using lossless clips instead of loading avisynth files directly or through fake avi files.

I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. :/

[mirkosp]

Ok... which files are you loading in after effects currently, and how are you loading them?

[iapple]

Ummm... I download them in .mkv, then I cut the scene I need with Virtual Dub and compress it using XVID codec. Then I put it in AE.

[mirkosp]

I'll leave the whole downloading mkv deal to the rules, but as for virtualdub, yes, that is the problem. You shouldn't use xvid, but instead a lossless codec, like utvideo, huffyuv, or lagarith.

[iapple]

The problem is that I have only 111GB Hard Disk and only 20GB free space so I can't afford myself to use those codecs, because like 20seconds take 2GB of space. :/

[Mister Hatt]

I'd say buy more HDD space then but given you didn't even buy your anime, I doubt that's an option. UTV isn't as big as you claim, but maybe you should work in a lower resolution or something?

[mirkosp]

24 minutes at 720p24 are roughly 10 GB with UTVideo YUV420, so yeah, your space should suffice for AMV clipping.

[Mister Hatt]

24minutes of 1280x720p24 (so 23.976fps), around 34,000 frames: 11GB in YV12 UTV.