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Expert: - 12/20/2006


Question
what is RAM prview ? how it works. When we Render something, sometimes it dosen't render full, is it due to  RAM ?

Answer
Hey again Atul,

RAM preview is a preview that will let you view your effects that you have composited in real time...It is not intended to view the entire composition, because it renders the frames directly to the empty space in your RAM memory.

Obviously the more RAM you have, the more of the composition you can render, but the effective way to use it is to use your "work area"...you know that little slider above your timeline that you can set the beginning and end of....you set it to an area that you are trying to view in real time (usually just a couple seconds, like a transition or something) and then use RAM preview to see if it was set up properly, and does what you want it to.

I hope this helped.

Cheers,
Andre'

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Andre Hickman

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3d Studio Max beginner to expert levels...After Effects complex compositing techniques...Photoshop expert level...Illustrator intermediate level. I can also answer questions for general animation, motion graphics design, and video editing/composition.

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Logo and simple character animation, motion graphics, video composition in After Effects, as well as Photoshop, and Illustrator techniques, and the use of all of the above in a workflow, to achieve a final design element or production.

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Freelancer--Turner Studios, Atlanta, GA Owner--Andre Hickman Creative, LLC

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Turner Studios Govenor's Protege/Mentor Program Georgia Institute of Technology--B.S. Mechanical Engineering Morehouse College--B.S. General Science

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