topic Re: Lagarith codec in 3ds Max Forum

Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 14:22:42 GMT

Hi there,

like many here I hv been using lagarith codec for taking out previews from max version 2017.

and import them in after effects (CC 2019) and take advantage of alpha in rendered video..

But after I have upgraded to 3ds max 2020 (windows 10) although I was able to export out same codec.. I am not getting the alpha in after effects ?? Am I doing anything wrong?? I have attached screen shot of both versions..

It will be big help as this is workflow we follow!

PS: I am sure it is not issue with After effects

Re: Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 16:37:16 GMT

I guess it`s no longer working because they changed how previews are rendered in 2020. It`s a lot faster now, so i think they completely changed it under the hood.

Report the problem and hope for a fix.

Re: Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:08:23 GMT

Hey aon!

Thanks for your reply .. agreed now rendering previews is lot faster.. with lot of new options..

but my purpose is to get the alpha to "customize my previz shots to show it to my clients"!!

I know I am asking too much here.. but can you please tell me where do I report this??

Thanks in advance!

Re: Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jul 2019 17:16:24 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Hey aon!

Thanks for your reply .. agreed now rendering previews is lot faster.. with lot of new options..
but my purpose is to get the alpha to "customize my previz shots to show it to my clients"!!
I know I am asking too much here.. but can you please tell me where do I report this??
Thanks in advance!

You can report problems here:

http://download.autodesk.com/us/support/report_a_bug.html?SelProduct=3dsMax

Re: Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 06:40:47 GMT

Hi all,

Just to update... no solution offered by Autodesk team. I have reported the issue on Their bug reporting forum.. no reply.. its been more than a week!!

Is there any alternative where I can get alpha output from video? (through draft Preview)

Cheers,

jai

Re: Lagarith codec

Anonymous — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:10:29 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Hi all,
Just to update... no solution offered by Autodesk team. I have reported the issue on Their bug reporting forum.. no reply.. its been more than a week!!
Is there any alternative where I can get alpha output from video? (through draft Preview)

Cheers,
jai

Render to a .png sequence instead to .avi-format

Since you importing into After-Effects for compositing anyway, there would be no difference.