Please upgrade to AE 18.1+ and Pr 15.1+ to access all features listed below. Before getting started, please take a some time to refresh yourself on current MoGRT guidelines:
Technical Guidelines | Metadata Guidelines | Submission Guidelines
Jump to: Guidelines | Building the MoGRT | Finalizing
Guidelines Refresher
In addition to the aforementioned Technical Guidelines, Media Replacement MoGRTs also need to adhere to the following:
- Use no more than 5 Media Replacement inputs. Less is best.
- Do not use audio.
- Flip out Media Replacement inputs with Placeholders before export.
- Close the Media Replacement turndown to close it before export.
- Test MoGRT in Premiere Pro for near real-time playback and good user experience.
Building the MoGRT
Choosing your Media Replacement Layer:
- Image/Video layers & pre-comp layers can be used as Media Replacement.
- The Media Replacement's size and video duration are the size available within Premiere. (ie: a 100 x 100 precomp used as Media Replacement will only be a maximum size of 100 x 100 in Premiere Pro. A 7 second video will create a 7 second embedded sequence in Premiere)
- Do not use effects directly on a Media Replacement layer. The effects will not work in Premiere Pro. Pre-comp the footage, apply effects onto the Pre-comped layer, and use the footage layer as the Media Replacement Input.
- If you need to reuse your image/video in multiple timecodes of your design, and/ or want to set up the bounds of the image for the end user, pre-comp the footage. Use the footage as the Media Replacement input.
- Time effects do not carry over to Premiere Pro
- Media Replacement cannot be used together with "Continuously Rasterize"
- Media Replacement does not work with effects that require Dynamic Link.
Creating Media Replacement Inputs in the EGP:
- To add the Media Replacement to the Essential Graphics Panel (EGP), right click on the image/ video layer or Pre-comp layer and select Add to Essential Graphics. The control name can be renamed in the EGP, by default it will be the layer name.
- If there are less than 5 Media Replacement inputs with no related controls, they can be left un-grouped
- Choose the default scaling for the Media Replacement input.
- Twirl the Media Replacement turndown to close it before export. (Example: Gamer 3 & Gamer 4 above are closed, Gamer 2 is not)
- Save a version of your project before changing out to placeholders and universalizing.
- In the EGP, right click on a Media Replacement input and select Replace Layer with Placeholder. A Save as Dialog will pop up, select the location to place the png, click Save.
If a transparent logo is required for the design, it is permissible to use the Placeholder Icon with the black background knocked out.
On Export, the placeholders will flip out the images in the Poster Frame. This is normal.
Finalizing
Checking MoGRT in Premiere Pro
- Change Playback resolution to 1/4.
- Load MoGRT to timeline, swap media, and play 3 times. If by the third time, playback is still choppy, head back to After Effects to optimize.
- Import different media (with drastically different colors) to check if effects and masks work as intended.
- Head back to After Effects to fix any errors and optimize. Optimization may include pre-rendering footage, removing complex expressions/converting expressions to keyframes, swapping CPU effects for GPU effects, and removing unnecessary controls.
Resources
Guidelines: 1: Technical Requirements | 2: Metadata Requirements | 3: Submission Requirements Reference: Home | Categories | Expressions | Media Replacement | MoGRT Optimization | Artist FAQ
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last updated: 2/14/23