Answers.Body: <p>You don't need a 64bit codec to use it in 64bit Software like VirtualDub or After Effects, a 32bit codec will work just fine.
  For intermediate codecs I generally use either a QuickTime with <code>PhotoJPEG</code> compression or <code>Animation</code> like you suggested yourself. The latter is lossless and produces fairly big files, the former is lossy just like JPEG but offers visually lossless compression with a reasonable size and works very well in every software that supports QuickTime video.</p>
  
  <p>Another alternative would be a <code>JPEG2000</code> image sequence which can be be either lossless or lossy, though its a bit less fun to work with as you end up with thousands of files in a folder, though there are commercial <code>JPEG2000</code> codecs out there that are 64bit native and integrate into Windows.</p>
  
  <p>Another good (open source) alternative is <a href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Ut-Video-Codec-Suite" rel="nofollow">Ut Video</a>. It also features a native 64bit version of the codec and integrates into Windows aswell. It's completely lossless but produces files with reasonable size.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Thank you. I pretty much ended up settling with `ffmpeg` encoding into video frames using the `qtrle` codec and placing them under `.mov` files. In my case generated about 120Mb per minute, which I think is quite suitable since After Effects does understand that video codec.
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Answers.Text: Bare in mind that RLE codecs are very inefficent. If you want lossless go with UT video, the compression ratio and decoding performance is a ton better.
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Body: <p>I'm currently editing some video screen capture recordings I did under Linux using recordMyDesktop (basically OGG Theora video files).</p>
  
  <p>Since there's currently no way to import Theora video into After Effects CC, I first need to transcode the video files into an intermediate format. I first tried with the Huffyuv and Lagarith losless codecs, but the file sizes came up too big.</p>
  
  <p>I also tried transcoding to MP4 using ffmpeg with mixed results. It seems that After effects only likes a particular kind of MP4 encoded videos which I have yet to find. In my case, the footage would show intermittent "video offline" frames, which is undesirable.</p>
  
  <p>The My ideal codec would be something that:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>Uses screen capture specific compression.</li>
  <li>Can be enumerated as a 64bit VFW codec inside Virtualdub 64.</li>
  <li>Runs in 64 bit mode (since I need to decode and edit inside After Effects).</li>
  <li>It's free (I'd pay for one, but first I'd like to exhaust my options).</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>Finally, I tried looking for VFW compatible screen capture codecs and here's what I found:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li><p>TSCC codec - TechSmith: Not free. Free version does not allow me to encode video using Virtualdub. I think this one can run with 64-bit applications.</p></li>
  <li><p>inno Screen Capture Codec(iSCC): Not free. Don't know if runs in 64-bit mode.</p></li>
  <li><p>MSU Screen Capture Lossless Codec: Free. Compresses files fairly nice. I think it kind of messes with the framerate of the video. Unfortunately, I didn't find a 64-bit build of the codec, so the 32-bit codec encoded files get rejected by After Effects :(.</p></li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>I also read about using ffmpeg to encode to Quicktime mov with an animation codec here <a href="https://video.stackexchange.com/a/8315/6059">https://video.stackexchange.com/a/8315/6059</a>. So I'll give that a try. </p>
  
  <p>So has anyone else done something like this?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>
  
Tags: <after-effects><codec><screen-casting>
Title: Are there any recent 64-bit VFW screen capture codecs out there?
UserDisplayName: Jesús Zazueta
ThreadText: # Are there any recent 64-bit VFW screen capture codecs out there?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-12)
  
  I'm currently editing some video screen capture recordings I did under Linux using recordMyDesktop (basically OGG Theora video files).
  
  Since there's currently no way to import Theora video into After Effects CC, I first need to transcode the video files into an intermediate format. I first tried with the Huffyuv and Lagarith losless codecs, but the file sizes came up too big.
  
  I also tried transcoding to MP4 using ffmpeg with mixed results. It seems that After effects only likes a particular kind of MP4 encoded videos which I have yet to find. In my case, the footage would show intermittent "video offline" frames, which is undesirable.
  
  The My ideal codec would be something that:
  
  * Uses screen capture specific compression.
  * Can be enumerated as a 64bit VFW codec inside Virtualdub 64.
  * Runs in 64 bit mode (since I need to decode and edit inside After Effects).
  * It's free (I'd pay for one, but first I'd like to exhaust my options).
  
  Finally, I tried looking for VFW compatible screen capture codecs and here's what I found:
  
  * TSCC codec - TechSmith: Not free. Free version does not allow me to encode video using Virtualdub. I think this one can run with 64-bit applications.
  * inno Screen Capture Codec(iSCC): Not free. Don't know if runs in 64-bit mode.
  * MSU Screen Capture Lossless Codec: Free. Compresses files fairly nice. I think it kind of messes with the framerate of the video. Unfortunately, I didn't find a 64-bit build of the codec, so the 32-bit codec encoded files get rejected by After Effects :(.
  
  I also read about using ffmpeg to encode to Quicktime mov with an animation codec here <https://video.stackexchange.com/a/8315/6059>. So I'll give that a try.
  
  So has anyone else done something like this?
  
  Thanks!
  
  **Tags:** after-effects, codec, screen-casting
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-13. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  You don't need a 64bit codec to use it in 64bit Software like VirtualDub or After Effects, a 32bit codec will work just fine.
  For intermediate codecs I generally use either a QuickTime with `PhotoJPEG` compression or `Animation` like you suggested yourself. The latter is lossless and produces fairly big files, the former is lossy just like JPEG but offers visually lossless compression with a reasonable size and works very well in every software that supports QuickTime video.
  
  Another alternative would be a `JPEG2000` image sequence which can be be either lossless or lossy, though its a bit less fun to work with as you end up with thousands of files in a folder, though there are commercial `JPEG2000` codecs out there that are 64bit native and integrate into Windows.
  
  Another good (open source) alternative is [Ut Video](http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Ut-Video-Codec-Suite). It also features a native 64bit version of the codec and integrates into Windows aswell. It's completely lossless but produces files with reasonable size.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you. I pretty much ended up settling with `ffmpeg` encoding into video frames using the `qtrle` codec and placing them under `.mov` files. In my case generated about 120Mb per minute, which I think is quite suitable since After Effects does understand that video codec.  
  > **username_1**: Bare in mind that RLE codecs are very inefficent. If you want lossless go with UT video, the compression ratio and decoding performance is a ton better.  
  
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