I am looking to get some help on what kind of file type, Codex, and Workflow I can create to improve what I am doing.
This is for a projection mapping piece. The content needs to be 4k (3840 x 2160 @ 30). I am having a hard time getting things right. Often the file sizes are unmanageable or take multiple days to render.
I know the current strategy is to convert files to DXV but this is not realistic from the past 2 weeks of work.
For instance if I take my .mp4 file with a H.264 codec, about 45 minutes long (it's art!), at the 4k size mentioned above, it takes almost 2 days to render out of Alley (Intel NUC 8th Gen) and is nearly 100 GB once done (vs 3 GB when I started). Keep in mind this is not some 3D render raytracing from scratch this is merely the conversion time through alley from an already natively playable file. This makes converting into DXV untenable in my eyes although I use it everywhere else all the time.
For one file conversion once in my life maybe. But we are working with multiple artists and have lots of these clips we need to playback using the awesome foundation of Avenue 7.We would really really like to use this software. It makes creating lists of content and ordering them so easy. We just cannot scale our computing power to handle this. Especially when the system can playback the file on t's own just fine. There must be other optimizations or methods of getting these clips into Avenue 7 which is why I reach out.
I tried using the fresh out of Premiere .mp4 / H.264 file but Resolume won't play it. Even though the Resolume docs say "if Windows Media player et al. plays it then Resolume will. Windows does. Resolume doesn't. Tried all the fancy drag/import tricks too.
Is there something I am missing? A super secret file type and codec combo that works better? Some arcane missing package from intel, or QuickTime, that I have not installed?
Thank you for any feedback.