Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 743)

737 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Rendering and exporting
Last updated 12/21/2009
5 Click the underlined Render Settings name, and then choose Upper Field First from the Field Render menu.
6 Click OK, and then click Render to make the movie.
7 In the composition, change the color of the solid in the Composition panel, and add a new title, such as “Lower
Field First”, to identify it.
8 Render the composition again, choosing Lower Field First from the Field Render menu in the Render Settings
dialog box.
9 Record both movies to the same device.
10 Play both movies.
One movie will look distorted and have jumpy horizontal motion or shape distortion during vertical motion. The other
movie will play back smoothly, with sharply defined edges. Use the field order for the smooth-playing movie whenever
you render movies with that particular hardware configuration.
More Help topics
“ Render settings ” on page 697
“ Render and export with the Render Queue panel ” on page 691