After Effects Tutorial: Export QuickTime H264 Format DOWNLOAD QuickTime Here. SUBTITLES IN THE TUTORIAL: Check Export default do not Quicktime H264 First. Adobe has dropped support for Quicktime 7 in After Effects 15.1 so a lot of legacy codecs will not be available anymore. The link you are referencing is very old and not applicable to newer versions of AE. If you have an old After Effects version then do not forget to download Quicktime codecs; if you render with Adobe Media Encoder make sure that it matches Adobe Effects version, in most cases, it means that you have to use the same year versions.
- Quicktime Video Codec After Effects
- Quicktime Codecs For Windows 10
- Quicktime Codec For After Effects 2018
Introduction
This tutorial will show you how to install and configure QuickTime for optimal performance, security, and user satisfaction.
Apple has discontinued development of QuickTime. However, many professional applications require QuickTime for importing and editing certain file and video formats, such as MP4/MOV, ProRes and DNxHD. Examples of such applications are: Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Lightroom, GoPro Studio, Sony Vegas, and Traktor DJ. This tutorial will help you install only the minimal components needed for such applications.
QuickTime has some known security vulnerabilities. This tutorial shows you how you can safely use QuickTime, by skipping installation of insecure components such as the player and browser plugin.
Step 1: Downloading the installer
Version 7.79.80.95 (39.9 MB)
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This installer requires Windows Vista or newer.
If you have Windows XP you need to use version 7.6 of QuickTime. That version does not have a customizable installer. It installs the browser plugins by default, so it isn't secure. This tutorial does not apply to that version!
Step 2: Installation
If you already have QuickTime installed, then we recommend to uninstall it first. After the uninstallation you should reboot your computer.
Now run the installer (QuickTimeInstaller.exe)
- Click on the Next button on the first page on the installation wizard.
- Accept the License Agreement.
- Select Custom install
- Only enable QuickTime Essentials. Disable everything else.
If you use Sony Vegas, then you also need to install the QuickTime Player. - Now you will be on the Destination Folder page.
Uncheck the boxes for Install Desktop shortcuts and Automatically update QuickTime and other Apple software - Click on the Install button. The installation will now begin.
- Click on the Finish button.
Step 3: Cleanup
Windows Start Menu > Control Panel > Software
Remove Apple Software Update. You don't need this, since QuickTime isn't going to receive updates.
Step 4: Configuration
Access the Windows Control Panel and open the QuickTime applet:
Windows 7:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Windows 8:
Press WindowsKey+I -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Windows 10:
Right-click on Start -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Make the following changes in the QuickTime settings:
Update tab:
Uncheck Check for updates automatically.
Advanced tab:
Uncheck Install QuickTime icon in system tray.
Security tips
Your QuickTime installation is secure as long as you don't open any .mov and .qtl files that you have downloaded from untrusted sources. This warning only applies to the QuickTime Player and third party applications that use the QuickTime Codecs.
You don't need to worry about .mov files if you use VLC Player or the K-Lite Codec Pack for playback.
This document lists the file formats which Adobe After Effects can import and export. You can add support for additional file formats to After Effects by installing a third-party plug-in. For a list of software developers that make plug-ins for After Effects, see Plug-ins.
If you receive an error message or the video does not display correctly, you may need to install the codec used by the file. For more information about the codec in use, contact the manufacturer of the software or hardware used to create the file.
Most file formats are rendered from After Effects by adding the composition to the render queue; see Render and export a movie using the render queue. Some formats are only available through the File > Export menu; see Render and export a movie using QuickTime components.
Note:
The After Effects 15.1 release no longer supports legacy 32-bit QuickTime operations on macOS and Windows.
Quicktime Video Codec After Effects
For more information, see QuickTime 7 support has ended.
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| MPEG-1 Audio Layer II | Import only | Audio format in a WAV container file |
| Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, M4A) | Import and Export | |
| Audio Interchange File Format (AIF, AIFF) | Import and Export | |
| MP3 (MP3, MPEG, MPG, MPA, MPE) | Import and Export | |
| Waveform (WAV) | Import and Export |
Quicktime Codecs For Windows 10
Note: You can import files of any still image format as a sequence. See Preparing and importing still images in After Effects help.
Download from Apple.com
Download from MajorGeeks.com
Download from FileHippo.com
This installer requires Windows Vista or newer.
If you have Windows XP you need to use version 7.6 of QuickTime. That version does not have a customizable installer. It installs the browser plugins by default, so it isn't secure. This tutorial does not apply to that version!
Step 2: Installation
If you already have QuickTime installed, then we recommend to uninstall it first. After the uninstallation you should reboot your computer.
Now run the installer (QuickTimeInstaller.exe)
- Click on the Next button on the first page on the installation wizard.
- Accept the License Agreement.
- Select Custom install
- Only enable QuickTime Essentials. Disable everything else.
If you use Sony Vegas, then you also need to install the QuickTime Player. - Now you will be on the Destination Folder page.
Uncheck the boxes for Install Desktop shortcuts and Automatically update QuickTime and other Apple software - Click on the Install button. The installation will now begin.
- Click on the Finish button.
Step 3: Cleanup
Windows Start Menu > Control Panel > Software
Remove Apple Software Update. You don't need this, since QuickTime isn't going to receive updates.
Step 4: Configuration
Access the Windows Control Panel and open the QuickTime applet:
Windows 7:
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Windows 8:
Press WindowsKey+I -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Windows 10:
Right-click on Start -> Control Panel -> search for 'QuickTime' in top right corner
Make the following changes in the QuickTime settings:
Update tab:
Uncheck Check for updates automatically.
Advanced tab:
Uncheck Install QuickTime icon in system tray.
Security tips
Your QuickTime installation is secure as long as you don't open any .mov and .qtl files that you have downloaded from untrusted sources. This warning only applies to the QuickTime Player and third party applications that use the QuickTime Codecs.
You don't need to worry about .mov files if you use VLC Player or the K-Lite Codec Pack for playback.
This document lists the file formats which Adobe After Effects can import and export. You can add support for additional file formats to After Effects by installing a third-party plug-in. For a list of software developers that make plug-ins for After Effects, see Plug-ins.
If you receive an error message or the video does not display correctly, you may need to install the codec used by the file. For more information about the codec in use, contact the manufacturer of the software or hardware used to create the file.
Most file formats are rendered from After Effects by adding the composition to the render queue; see Render and export a movie using the render queue. Some formats are only available through the File > Export menu; see Render and export a movie using QuickTime components.
Note:
The After Effects 15.1 release no longer supports legacy 32-bit QuickTime operations on macOS and Windows.
Quicktime Video Codec After Effects
For more information, see QuickTime 7 support has ended.
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| MPEG-1 Audio Layer II | Import only | Audio format in a WAV container file |
| Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, M4A) | Import and Export | |
| Audio Interchange File Format (AIF, AIFF) | Import and Export | |
| MP3 (MP3, MPEG, MPG, MPA, MPE) | Import and Export | |
| Waveform (WAV) | Import and Export |
Quicktime Codecs For Windows 10
Note: You can import files of any still image format as a sequence. See Preparing and importing still images in After Effects help.
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| Adobe Illustrator (AI, EPS, PS) | Import only | Continuously rasterized |
| Adobe PDF (PDF) | Import only | First page only, continuously rasterized. |
| Adobe Photoshop (PSD) | Import and Export | 8-, 16-, and 32-bpc |
| Bitmap (BMP, RLE, DIB) | Import only | |
| Camera raw (TIF, CRW, NEF, RAF, ORF, MRW, DCR, MOS, RAW, PEF, SRF, DNG, X3F, CR2, ERF) | Import only | |
| Cineon (CIN, DPX) | Import and Export | Converts to project's color bit depth: 8-, 16-, or 32-bpc |
| CompuServe GIF (GIF) | Import only | |
| Discreet RLA/RPF (RLA, RPF) | Import only | 16-bpc, imports camera data |
| ElectricImage IMAGE (IMG, EI) | Import only | |
| Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) | Import only | |
| IFF (IFF, TDI) | Import and Export | |
| JPEG (JPG, JPE) | Import and Export | |
| HEIF | Import only | On supported operating systems, After Effects can import HEIF files (High Efficiency Image Format; .HEIF and .HEIC), such as those created by the camera apps on Apple iOS 11 or later. Minimum supported operating systems for HEIF file import:
Note: HEIF Image and HEVC Image Extensions are not included with Windows 10 and must be installed separately. |
| Maya camera data (MA) | Import only | |
| OpenEXR (EXR) | Import and Export | 32-bpc 3D Channel effect plug-ins from fnord software are included with After Effects to provide access to multiple layers and channels of OpenEXR files. (See Using channels in OpenEXR files in After Effects help. |
| PCX (PCX) | Import only | Windows only |
| Portable Network Graphics (PNG) | Import and Export | 16-bpc |
| Radiance (HDR, RGBE, XYZE) | Import and Export | 32-bpc |
| SGI (SGI, BW, RGB) | Import and Export | 16-bpc |
| Softimage (PIC) | Import only | |
| Targa (TGA, VDA, ICB, VST) | Import and Export | |
| TIFF (TIF) | Import and Export | 8- and 16-bpc |
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| Panasonic | Import only | Camera acquisition metadata displays in the Dynamic Media panel of the Metadata panel. |
| RED | Import only | |
| Sony X-OCN | Import only | |
Canon EOS C200 Cinema RAW Light (.crm) | Import only | |
Arcgis free. download full version. RED Image Processing | Import only | |
Sony VENICE X-OCN 4K 4:3 Anamorphic and 6K 3:2 (.mxf) | Import only | |
| MXF/ARRIRAW | Import only | ARRIRAW codec in an MXF container file |
| H.265 (HEVC) | Import only | HEVC (also known as H.265) codec footage in a QuickTime (.MOV) container |
| 3GPP (3GP, 3G2, AMC) | Import only | |
| Adobe Flash Player (SWF) | Import only | Note: SWF files are imported with an alpha channel. Interactive content is not retained. Export functionality of SWF files is supported by versions earlier than After Effects CC 2014. |
| Adobe Flash Video (FLV, F4V) | Import only | |
| Animated GIF (GIF) | Import | |
| Apple ProRes codec | Export only | On Windows. After Effects can render HDR color in imported QuickTime files using Apple ProRes codecs that are tagged for Rec. 2020 color, including PQ or HLG profiles, such as those produced by Atomos monitor-recorders. |
| AVCHD (M2TS) | Import only | |
| DV | Import and Export | In MOV or AVI container, or as container-less DV stream; requires QuickTime on Windows |
| H.264 (M4V) | Import only | |
| Media eXchange Format (MXF) | Import only | |
| MPEG-1 (MPG, MPE, MPA, MPV, MOD) | Import only | |
| MPEG-2 (MPG, M2P, M2V, M2P, M2A, M2T) | Import only | Some MPEG data formats are stored in container formats with filename extensions that are not recognized by After Effects; examples include .vob and .mod. In some cases, you can import these files into After Effects after changing the filename extension to one of the recognized filename extensions. Because of variations in implementation in these container formats, compatibility is not guaranteed. |
| MPEG-4 (MP4, M4V) | Import only | |
| Open Media Framework (OMF) | Import and Export | Raw media [or essence] only; Windows only |
| QuickTime (MOV) | Import and Export | |
| Video for Windows (AVI) | Import and Export | Export is on Windows only. |
| Windows Media (WMV, WMA) | Import only | Windows only |
| XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX (MXF, MP4) | Import only |
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) | Import only | Windows only |
| (AEP, AET) | Import and Export | For more information, see opening After Effects projects from previous versions and saving back to previous versions. |
| Adobe After Effects XML Project (AEPX) | Import and Export | |
| Adobe Premiere Pro (PRPROJ) | Import and Export |
Quicktime Codec For After Effects 2018
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| JSON | Import only | |
| mgJSON | Import only | |
| JSX | Import only | After Effects 15.1 and later use a different JSON parser that is strict and will not allow a JSON file with illegal syntax to be imported. You can import a JavaScript syntax extension file (.jsx) into After Effects 15.1. The content of the JSX file can be the same as a JSON file imported into After Effects 15.0, you are required to change the file extension to .jsx. If you open an existing project containing a JSON file that no longer works, use File > Replace Footage to replace the JSON file with the JSX file. |
| CSV | Import only | |
| TSV (.tsv or .txt) | Import only |
| Format | Import/Export support | Format Details |
| Cinema 4D Importer | Import and Export | Import uses Cineware effect |
| Maya Scene camera data (MA) | Import only |
After Effects can import Adobe Photoshop (.PSD), Adobe Illustrator (.AI), and Encapsulated PostScript (.EPS) files that use the CMYK color space. After Effects will convert the CMYK color values to RGB.
Note: After Effects cannot assign an input color profile to files that use non-RGB color spaces, such as CMYK. Color management on CMYK files is therefore limited. To effectively color manage CMYK files you should convert them to RGB before you import them into After Effects. For more information, see Interpret a footage item by assigning an input color profile.
While After Effects can operate in 16 and 32 bits per channel, most video and animation file formats and codecs support only 8-bpc. Typical cross-application workflows for higher bit-depth color involve rendering to a still image sequence rather than a video or animation file. Still image formats that support 16-bpc that After Effects can render to include PSD, PNG, TIFF, IFF, and SGI. Formats that support 32-bpc include PSD, EXR, HDR, and TIFF.
Video codecs that support 10-bpc are provided with hardware such as a capture card or software such as Adobe Premiere Pro. You can import 10-bpc uncompressed YUV AVI files created in Adobe Premiere Pro into 16-bpc RGB After Effects projects. You can also render from After Effects with 10-bpc YUV compression.
