Adobe After Effects CS3 - Manual (Page 607)

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playback on the computer, and a 16-bit sample depth for CD and digital audio playback or for hardware that supports
16-bit playback.
Use a post-render action
You can use post-render actions to automate simple tasks that occur after a composition is rendered.
A common example of the use of post-render actions is with pre-rendering: Choosing Composition > Pre-render
adds the selected composition to the render queue and sets the Post-Render Action option to Import & Replace
Usage.
Note: You choose Post-Render Action options in the Output Module group, so be aware that changing the Output
Module template could also change the Post-Render Action option. (See “Work with output module settings” on
page 599.)
1 Expand the Output Module group in the Render Queue panel by clicking the arrow to the left of the Output
Module heading.
2 Choose one of the following from the Post-Render Action menu:
None Performs no post-render action. This option is the default.
Import Imports the rendered file into the project as a footage item when the rendering is complete.
Import & Replace Usage Imports the rendered file into the project and substitutes it for the specified item. Drag the
pick whip to the item to replace in the Project panel to specify it.
Use the Import & Replace Usage option to create a chain of dependent render items. For example, you can set one
render item to use a watch folder and multiple computers to create a still-image sequence, and then the next render
item can render a single movie file from that still-image sequence. (See “Network rendering with watch folders” on
page 625.)
Set Proxy Sets the rendered file as a proxy for the specified item. Drag the pick whip to the item in the Project panel
item to specify it.
See also
“Work with placeholders and proxies” on page 61
“Pre-render a nested composition” on page 114
Rendering and exporting to Flash formats
About render and export of Flash formats
You can render and export movies from After Effects as Adobe Flash (SWF) files or Flash Video (FLV) files. Incor-
porating these movies into web pages and adding interactivity is typically accomplished using the Flash authoring
application.
To see a video tutorial on rendering and exporting to Flash formats, visit the Adobe website at
www.adobe.com/go/vid0261 .