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THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR DISPLAYIN THE WORLD’S ULTIMATE LOCATION2After Effects Tutorial for Times SquareOverview2This guide will walk you through the steps on how to use the After Effects Project fi le for use with Times Square . The Project File has many compositions contained within it for various uses. The main working compositions, located in the Work in Here folder, are Reuters-Working Comp and NASDAQ-Working Comp. These should be the only compositions where animations for the signs are created and manipulated. There are many other compositions contained in the Project File created for rendering specifi c tasks. Located in the Render Me folder there are two folders, ## FOR PROOFING ## and ## FINAL RENDER FOR SIGN ##, which are used for proofi ng and rendering fi nal animation sequences. The proofi ng compositions can play two distinct roles during the production of an animation. First, they may be used during the workfl ow process as an accurate representation of the animation on the buildings prior to rendering. This is helpful, given the unique physical characteristics of the Reuters and Nasdaq signs, to see how things move on the building itself. Secondly, it may be utilized as a renderable object upon completion of production for the client’s review during the approval process.In order to get the animation onto the Reuters and Nasdaq signs, there are compositions located in the ## FINAL RENDER FOR SIGN ## folder that must be used properly. For the ...

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After Effects Tutorial for Times Square

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Overview

This guide will walk you through the steps on how to use the After Effects Project fi le for use with Times Square

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.

The Project File has many compositions contained within it for various uses.

The main working compositions, located in the

Work in Here

folder, are

Reuters-Working Comp

and

NASDAQ-Working

Comp

. These should be the only compositions where animations for the signs are created and manipulated.

There are many other compositions contained in the Project File created for rendering specifi c tasks. Located in the

Render Me

folder there are two folders,

## FOR PROOFING ##

and

## FINAL RENDER FOR SIGN ##

, which are used

for proofi ng and rendering fi nal animation sequences. The proofi ng compositions can play two distinct roles during the

production of an animation. First, they may be used during the workfl ow process as an accurate representation of the

animation on the buildings prior to

rendering. This is helpful, given the unique physical characteristics of the Reuters and

Nasdaq signs, to see how things move on the building itself. Secondly, it may be utilized as

a renderable object upon

completion of production for the client’s review during the approval process.

In order to get the animation onto the Reuters and Nasdaq signs, there are compositions located in the

## FINAL

RENDER FOR SIGN ##

folder that must be used properly. For the Reuters sign, look in the

MGLs-Reuters

folder to fi nd

the compositions

TOP

and

BOTTOM

. For the Nasdaq sign, look in the

MGLs-NASDAQ

folder to fi nd the compositions

NASDAQ 100%

and

NASDAQ 79%

.

Working closely with the Times Square

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production team is an imperative. Please contact us at

646.223.8000

before

doing any fi nal rendering.

Reuters-Working

Comp

This composition is where

all the animation takes place

for the Reuters sign. On the

timeline of this comp there

are two layers.

Layer 1

is a

guide layer which masks

out the signs for reference.

This layer will not be rendered

for fi nal output.

Black Blocker

is a solid layer to fi ll in the

background. This can be

changed as needed for

the project.

THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR DISPLAY

IN THE WORLD’S ULTIMATE LOCATION

For more information on the Times Square

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, please visit timessquare2.com.

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NASDAQ-Working Comp

This composition is where all the animation takes place for the Nasdaq sign.

On the timeline of this comp there are two layers.

HD720_Adjtool.psd

is a guide layer which masks out the windows for reference. This layer will

not be rendered for fi nal output.

Black Blocker

is a solid layer to fi ll in the

background. This can be changed as needed for the project.

3D-Views Compositions

Within the 3D-Views compositions are several nested comps for differing sign

sets that have all been manipulated for perspective. All of these compositions

are smaller in size that the full size of the Working Comps and the actual sign.

It is rare that these will ever need to be changed, but there

is one circumstance worth noting. If the length of the

Reuters-Working Comp

or

NASDAQ-Working Comp

changes

in length of time, then the corresponding nested comps within

the main 3D-Views composition will also have to change along

with the 3D-View composition itself.

3D-VIEWS/Reuters

folder: Within this folder there are four

compositions with four different views of the Reuters sign.

The

7th Ave

composition is a view of the Reuters sign from

7th Avenue. The

Look-Up

composition is a view of the

Reuters sign from the corner of 43rd Street and 7th Avenue.

The

Military Isle

composition is a view of the Reuters sign from

Military Island. The

Original 3D View

composition is an old

image of the Reuters sign that gives another perspective similar

to the

Look-Up

composition.

THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR DISPLAY

IN THE WORLD’S ULTIMATE LOCATION

For more information on the Times Square

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, please visit timessquare2.com.

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3D-VIEWS/Nasdaq

folder: Within this folder there is one composition,

3D-NASDAQ

. This composition is a view of the

Nasdaq building from Military Island.

Both Signs

composition: This

composition is a

view of the both

the Reuters and

Nasdaq signs

from Military

Island.

Rendering the Output

The Reuters sign:

The

TOP

and

BOTTOM

compositions, located in the

MGLs-Reuters

folder, are the ONLY two comps

applicable for use with the Reuters sign. This is a screenshot of the render window for the

TOP

comp. The QUALITY

should be set to BEST, the

RESOLUTION set to FULL and check that the TIME SPAN is correct for the agreed template

length as well as the Frame Rate (30 FPS). In the OUTPUT MODULE of the Render Queue, the output may be set to either

Sequenced Bitmaps or Targa Sequence. Either are applicable. For the

TOP

output,

the OUTPUT TO

fi eld should be set

to Top_[####].

bmp

or Top_[####].

tga.

Each frame of

this

render is about

5MB, so

plan ahead

before rendering.

When rendering the

BOTTOM

please assign

the OUTPUT TO fi eld

as Bottom_[####].

bmp or Bottom_[####].

tga. We have custom

programs that chop

these fi les and create

proprietary movies for

each sign. This naming

convention is vital to

the success of the

animation.

THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR DISPLAY

IN THE WORLD’S ULTIMATE LOCATION

For more information on the Times Square

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, please visit timessquare2.com.

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The Nasdaq sign:

The

NASDAQ 100%

and

NASDAQ 79%

compositions, located in the

MGLs-NASDAQ

folder, are

the ONLY comp applicable for use with the Nasdaq sign. The

NASDAQ 100%

comp should be used for any animations

that are between 30 and 40 seconds. Use the

NASDAQ 79%

comp for any animations that are 45 seconds and over. The

QUALITY should be set to BEST, the

RESOLUTION set to FULL and check that the TIME SPAN is correct for the agreed

template length as well

as the Frame Rate (30

FPS). In the OUTPUT

MODULE of the render

queue, the output

may be set to either

Sequenced Bitmaps

or Targa Sequence.

The OUTPUT TO

fi eld should be set to

Nasdaq_[####].bmp

or Nasdaq_[####].tga.

Depending on which

size you output, each

frame of this

render is

between 3.5MB and

7MB, so

plan ahead

before rendering.

Delivering the Output

Please plan your render accordingly, allowing time for redos, mistakes, bad fi les, copying time, burning time and delivery

time. Working closely with the Times Square

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production team to help plan the animation will reduce mistakes and redos.

There are time, fi le size

and frame rate restrictions dependent upon the design of each template. We request test fi les far

in advance to ensure that there will be no problems as the deadline

draws closer.

The Reuters sign:

Each comp,

TOP

and

BOTTOM

,

outputs frames at about 5MB each. For a 30 second animation there

will be 1,800 frames (900 for

TOP

and 900 for

BOTTOM

). Once the render is complete, these fi les can be written to a

DVD or copied to an external fi rewire or USB drive for delivery. Once the fi nalized fi les are received, there is a two day

production time per animation on the backend to get the animation onto the sign. Programming for dynamic content may

increase the backend production time.

The Nasdaq sign:

Once the render is complete, these output frames, about 3.5MB and 7MB each depending on which

size you render, can be written to a DVD or copied to an external fi rewire or USB drive for delivery. Once the fi nalized

fi les are received, there is a two day production time per animation on the backend to get the animation onto the sign.

Programming for dynamic content may increase the backend production time.

THE ULTIMATE OUTDOOR DISPLAY

IN THE WORLD’S ULTIMATE LOCATION

For more information on the Times Square

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, please visit timessquare2.com.

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