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MGMartino
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September 30, 2014
Question

MOV file lagging in Quicktime player

  • September 30, 2014
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I am using 15" MacBook Pro (2012)  750GB HD, 16GB RAM

OS X 10.7.5 2.4GHz Intel Core i7

After Effects CC 13.0.2.3

I made a Lyric Video with just a solid Layer Backround and a lot of Animated Text.

But when I render it and play it in QuickTime it will Lag in different spots when I watch it. Sometimes it won't lag during a certain frame but then I watch the video 2 mins later and it will lag in the spot that it just played fine!  I also tried watching the video in iTunes and the same lagging problem occurs.

I tried looking on forums and on youtube on how to stop lagging after a render but nothing has worked for me yet.  I thought if I shared my specific situations I could maybe get a solid answer.

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    Dave_LaRonde
    Dave_LaRonde
    Inspiring
    September 30, 2014

         Ah, you almost found it!  The answer's hiding in the FAQ's,,,,,

    FAQ: Why is my output file huge, and why doesn't it play back smoothly in a media player?

    And if you feel that tidbits of AE knowledge are spread hither & yon across the Adobe web site, I'd have to agree.  It's like you have to memorize it just to know where to find the info you seek.

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    Rick GerardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 1, 2014

    Take your rendered video and add it to the Adobe Media Encoder and then render an h.264 copy of the video using one of the standard presets. Pick one that matches the frame size and frame rate of your original.

    If that does not solve the problem then you may be experiencing stroboscopic effects similar to stage coach wheels moving backwards in western movies. This means your motion, the motion of your text, is moving at a critical speed that causes judder or strobing effects. Coincidentally, there is also an answer to that problem in the FAQ section of this forum. Look there.

    There are 3 getting started videos available here: Basic Workflow.  The last deals with rendering. Take a moment to watch it to get an understanding of rendering.

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    MGMartinoAuthor
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    October 1, 2014

    My video is 1280x720 and I am mostly making it to post to my youtube channel should I just use the Pre-set in Adobe media encoder

    Web Video>YouTube>720 HD (format H.264, frame size 1280x720 16Mbps)??

    Or is there another preset that is more universal perhaps? That will work for you tube but I can also put onto a dvd nicely?

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