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comparison tests
All comparison tests were performed on a G4/400 running AE 5.5
(200 mb allocated) and OS 9.2.2. Similar results were found on Mac OS
X, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.
64-bit RGBA HD 1920x 1080
Motion Graphics
PS 64-bit sequence =
2310 mb
QuickTime TIFF 64-bit =
2310 mb
Maya IFF 64-bit sequence =
407 mb
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Microcosm =
178.6 mb (13:1 lossless compression)
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D1 720x486 35mm Source
QuickTime None =
98.7 mb
QuickTime Animation =
53.7 mb
Maya IFF sequence =
54.1 mb
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Microcosm =
10.8 mb (9:1 lossless compression) |
32-bit RGBA D1 720x486 Matte
QuickTime None = 91.1 mb
QuickTime Animation = 2.9 mb
Maya IFF sequence = 5.5 mb
Microcosm 64-bit QuickTime = 804 kb
(113:1 lossless compression |
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Microcosm = 10.8 mb (9:1 lossless compression) |
Commerical for Yahoo, 64-bit RGBA D1 720x486 35mm Source
Photoshop 64-bit sequence = 243.4 mb
QuickTime TIFF 64-bit = 243.3 mb
Maya IFF 64-bit sequence = 193.2 mb
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Microcosm = 94 mb (3.5:1 lossless compression) |
decompression -
rendered to the Animation
codec
Overall, using Microcosm compressed footage adds 1/4 to 1/3 of
a second per frame to render times.
| Cartoon shaded 640x480 footage:
2 sec.
Animation compressed source footage: 3 sec.
Microcosm compressed source footgage: 20 sec.
17 sec difference/60 frames = .28 seconds added per frame
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ArtBeats D1 footage: 5 sec.
Animation compressed source footage: 52 sec.
Microcosm compressed source footage: 1m 36 sec.
44 sec difference/150 frames = .29 seconds added per frame
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compression -
rendering pre-rendered footage
Shown as Codec : Render Time : Resulting File Size
| Clip of generic
broadcast graphics 240x162: 4 sec.
Microcosm
10s : 6.2mb
Animation
4s : 9.8mb
SuperPNG
32s : 8.5mb
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ArtBeats D1 res ariel footage
of coastline: 5 sec.
Microcosm
1m 39s : 58mb
Animation
48s : 147mb
Sorenson
8m 23s : 16mb
SuperPNG
4m 05s : 126mb
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Cartoon footage (lots of flat
shaded stuff)
640x480: 2 sec.
Microcosm
20s : 5.3mb
Animation
03s : 11.6mb
Sorenson
1m 06s : 2.6mb
SuperPNG
37s : 9mb
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'real world' -
rendering footage with effects
applied
You'll notice that the render hit is vastly diminished when viewed
relative to the amount of time it takes to render effects, and the
normal processing After Effects has to do. Shown as Codec : Render
Time : Resulting File Size.
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DV footage made
to look like film, with Noise and Curves applied –
720x480, 5s ec.
Microcosm: 2m 00s : 107mb
Animation: 1m 29s : 148mb
Sorenson: 11m 58s : 29mb
SuperPNG: 5m 15s : 125mb
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Generic Broadcast design. Fractal Noise, blurs,
Shine, Geomancy, and a few other effects applied –
320x240, 10sec.
Microcosm: 9m 35s : 38mb
Animation: 9m 05s : 66mb
Sorenson: 11m 57s : 11mb
SuperPNG: 11m 21s : 65mb
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