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Aspect ratio & scaling poblems
I’m simulating a three channel video installation in One screen for a grant application. I layered the clips in FCP, clicked the motion tab and scaled each to 30%. I exported the video as a Quicktime movie, current settings, make self contained.
When I import it into DVDStudioPro and burn a DVD, the scaled images look terrible -very low res, and pixelated.
Perhaps it’s an aspect ratio problem. Rectangular vs square pixels; this is something I’m just starting to understand. When I export my video it’s exporting as 720 x 480, but DVD SP only let’s me choose 4:3. And isn’t 4:3 640 x 480?
The other strange thing is it doesn’t seem to be affecting the full screen video content, only the scaled portions.
I’m running out of trouble shooting options.
Please help.
Maya
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2 Replies
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Make sure your timeline is DV NTSC, though my guess is it already is. The only other thing i can think of is to take a look at the center coordinates under the motion tab of the scaled clips. Set the individual coordinates to whole, even numbers. Weird, I know, but its always worked for me. And make sure you render the whole timeline before you export (which you are doing correctly).
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Thanks Dennis,
I set my center coordinates to even and I’m still having the same problem. I’ve found another thread dealing with this problem: https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/929322
There are many suggestions, but no clear solutions. I tried all of the suggestions on that thread (other than switching to After Effects, as I haven’t used that program). I’ve had this problem once before and really want to figure out how to avoid it in the future.
Any other possibilities?
Thanks,
Maya
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