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Need a codec reminder – 10-bit vs. Animation
Hi all,
Working on a project in FCP 6.0.5 where I dropped in a lower third that was created in AE 7.0 (rendered in Animation codec w/straight alpha channel). The timeline settings are as follows:– 720×480 – open timeline
– 29.97 – no fields
– 10-bit uncompressed
– Render settings are “render all YUV material in high-precision YUV”The bulk of the timeline has DVCPRO HD 720p footage that FCP resized for 720×480 (which is what I need to deliver the edit in). I placed the lower third on the timeline, and for some reason, it doesn’t look as sharp as it should (it looked aliased, compressed). I have done this exact thing before, with different results, where the lower third looked perfectly sharp on a 10-bit timeline (as sharp as it did coming out of AE). My only option, it seemed, was to duplicate the timeline, change the codec to Animation, and re-render. This was the only way to achieve razor sharp lower thirds.
Is FCP glitching?
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4 Replies
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The Alpha Channel of your Animation is only 8b whyle your footage is 10b.
You my try Sheer or any of the Avid codecs that supports 10b Alpha channel.
Rafael -
What I don’t understand is… WHY is this not working anymore? Before I got perfectly sharp graphics using the exact same sequence/render settings (graphics in ANIMATION, timeline in 10-bit, render in full precision YUV). Only now, my graphics look aliased. What’s happening?
“Be the dream, NOT the dreamer!”
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I went back to an older version of FCP (5.0.4) and tested the lower third there. Whaddaya know… it looks FANTASTIC! This is bizarre. What gives…
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Are you talking about in your Canvas? Do you have it sized to 100%? Do you have any Overlays on?
Michael Gossen
Helium Digital Media
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