After Effects and Quicktime - a love hate relationship

Since Apple released QT 7.4 in January and every forum was bogged with users posting their AE error messages, I've been very weary of Quicktime vsoftware.
I'm a apple user at home and avoided updating to Quicktime 7.4, but recently realized that at work my computer was running Quicktime 7.4 with AE CS3. I occasionally get the error (-54) but not on a regular basis it seems to be completely arbitrary.
I've been searching the forums trying to discover what (if any) is the best QT version to be running for a studio that works mainly in After Effects?

> Since Apple released QT 7.4 in January and every forum was bogged with users posting their AE error messages, I've been very weary of Quicktime vsoftware. <
I'm just weary of getting up on weekdays.
I'm not hearing anything that comes close to "bogging" down any forums about Quicktime but I understand your decision to be wary of Apple's inability to get it right the first time.
All of the Macs in our shop are required to run Software Update regularly so the jihadists can't launch malware form Safari. We all run Mac OS10.4.11 and are running QT7.5.5 with CS3
bogiesan

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Well, I'm back. Starting a new post but adding the old so those interested in this little soap opera love/hate relationship between my DSL and wireless WRT54G router can follow along without commercials.....
http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/DSL-and-Wireless-something-isn-t-right/m-p/331539...
It's becoming a tiring game, trying to second guess my router....what will restore the connection today? Everything is working wireless BUT the connection needs to repaired continually:
The Wii won't connect so we boot up either the laptop or the desktop computer, then all of a sudden the Wii connects.
The desktop takes forever (around 10 minutes) to connect but once it does, it either works fast or each page load will take forever....never know till you're in there working.
Sometimes turning the wireless router and DSL off will reset it and it will work fine.
Sometimes running a network diagnostic resets the system.
Sometimes doing a repair on the network will do it.
We did learn that plugging in the ethernet chord makes for instant access, so we know its not the DSL or the ISP itself.
any suggestions? Is it time to break up with my old wireless router and find a hot new young thing? Or is there something else going on that I haven't worked out yet?
Thanks for your help in advance as always!!

Have you tried upgrading the router's firmware...?
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Can't render quicktime movies in After Effects and Premiere

I've just bought and installed Creative Cloud on my new laptop using Windows 8. I installed Quciktime Pro after installing the Adobe programs. Whenever I try to render a project into a Quicktime movie in both After Effects and Premiere then it doesn't work, an error message comes up straight away and the render fails. There is no problem when rendering AVIs.
My version of Quicktime pro is up to date and have installed the recent updates for the Adobe programs. I'm sure I am doing something wrong but have no idea what it is.
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si

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Love / Hate Relationship with Photoshop Elements

I am having a love/hate relationship with Photoshop Elements! Love the page design capabilities and hate the lack of capability on the print end. Kodak does not give any choice in the book they will print from Elements. All I can get is a #$%& die cut cover! Is there anyway that I can order other options that I know Kodak has available when creating a book using Elements and their site. I want to be able to choose a custom cover! I have tried Kodak to get answers. I have tried Adobe (impossible, unless maybe you pay). Neither are very helpful! The only answers I get are use the Elements designed pages and place them onto pages that you create in their software. Problem is that one needs a jpeg file to do this. No online program seems to recognize .PSD or .PSE file types. HELP!
Bob, Barbara you both seem to be very knowledgable...any ideas...
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Terry

Terry:
Yeah, the photobook print options are limited. (Although, the built in Kodak and Shutterfly books are very nice)
One thing to try differently is to use the Print At Home selection on that first screen after the clicking on the PhotoBook option (assuming you are using PSE8 here) (use Photo Collage with PSE7)
Down that path, you will get a few more choices in page size. It will still create a multi-page document (a .pse) while your building your book, and when done, you can print the pages of the book out as a .pdf. Many book printing services will take in a PDF.
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I am very new to the world of Speedgrade, and have started running some tests, but hit a brick wall right at the get go. I have an After Effects project, that has a few layers, some are filmed footage, some are photoshop images etc. there are also a few plugins used (Lens Flare, Particulare etc). I render this comp out to two outputs, 1 - Quicktime JPEG2000 Intermediate (Highest quality settings) and 2 - Quicktime DNxHD Proxy (Lowest quality settings). I can import and play bot these exports in After effects and Premier, but when I take them to Speedgrade, I dont get playback.
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CS 5.5 After Effects and Premier Pro not listed in install

I recently purchased an overstock item of the CS 5.5 Master Collection student edition and attempted to install all of the applications. I successfully installed everything with the exception of After Effects and Premier Pro. AE and PPr are clearly part of the package, but are not included in the list of applications during the install (screen shot below).
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ADOBE Jpeg inserts etc. LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP

I have tried to insert a jpeg and a pdf signature. Im aware and have used the digital signatures as well. I am bothered that their are no links to research JPEG signature etc. When I did come across a help file pertaining to inserting a clip art, there was no information from Adobe, only a comment to the sender that this might be helpful. this has turned into a love hate search. ADOBE is one of the hardest programs to find information when one is using terms common in other programs such as MSWord etc. Adobe you have got to get your act together you are not user friendly.

Sorry, end user capability. I have located the snapshot. However when I used
the search box and typed in jpeg inserts or snapshot nothing came up.
From: lrosenth <[email protected]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:02:11 -0700
To: Mark Kerrin <emailaddress deleted by host>
Subject: Acrobat SDK ADOBE Jpeg inserts etc. LOVE HATE RELATIONSHIP
Are you asking about programming/developing in this area? Or as an end user?
It's very unclear....
>

What "Components" of After Effects require QuickTime?

I get the message "quicktime is not installed on this system some components will not work correctly" whenever I startup After Effects. It is true that I do not have QuickTime installed on this system, but I do have several questions. (This isn't any type of error, I just want to know what QuickTime does):
What "Components" of After Effects require QuickTime?
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After Effects error: Quicktime export failed - Out of memory (-108)

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I recently downloaded After Effects cc (yesterday). I am running a mac pro with OSX 10.9.3 2.3 ghz intel core i7 with 16 gb 1600 MHz DDR3.
On previous versions of AE I was able to render straight out of AE, I know this is not the case with CC anymore. I am trying to use AME to export however I am having issues.
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> On previous versions of AE I was able to render straight out of AE, I know this is not the case with CC anymore.
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After Effects and Final Cut Express

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I am new to After Effects and Motion 5 and I have a question

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pek859 wrote:
1. I'm very new to After Effects and this forum. But I have a few questions.
2. Now, I have recently started a movie project with my friend at a workshop. It's an action/sci-fi film and I'm probably going to be the editor and if needed in charge of visual and/or special effects. This sounds like a pretty big job for a noob, but we don't have a time limit with the project so there's time to learn.
3. But to my questions. I've thought of introducing CGI to myself (very simple of course). I've studied the use of blender, and I think I'll use it for the modelling and animation. But should Ae be used in any stage of producing the CGI or should everything be done in blender? If I do, how? Am I going in the wrong direction (wrong kind of software, etc.)?
4. Also, I'm not talking of fully producing the scene with the computer, but adding things like characters or items, maybe special effects.
5. I'm hoping for an answer to all my questions, but if you have just one or two answers I'm happy to hear them too. You're also welcome to correct me if I've misunderstood something. Please ask for further specifications if you need any!
1. Welcome to the family. AE is big, Really big. It's hard. Really hard. You have no idea how hard AE is to learr and to master.
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"It currently has 4GB and it very quickly runs out of memory meaning playback of goes very slowly when previewing complex files in the timeline."
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I own the same machine as yours (except for mine having 2.9ghz and i7, and 8GB of ram) so I think it's safe to say for me that the RAM increase will help you for sure."
That statement of mine answers your question you just asked

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