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Blurring of text
I have a photoshop file (a band’s logo and bio) that I imported into FCP to be a part of their DVD. The logo looks great, but the text of the bio is very blurred and hard to read. I tried adding deinterlace and flicker filters, no help. Then I tried importing the photoshop file with just the logo, and did the text within FCP, same issue.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Are you checking it on a video monitor?
Kevin Monahan
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yes, even on when burned to a DVD and watched on a tv, the blurring issue remains….
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Aprildentist,
I guess you are not understanding how to set up your system properly for external monitoring. This is important for judging the quality of your video graphcs for one reason. There are many other good reasons too. While ALL pro editors are set up this way, many of my newer colleagues are completely unaware that they need to do this, so you’re not alone.How to?
You connect the video monitor and external speakers to the DV Cam/or DV Deck and NOT the Mac.Why?
You are supposed to hook up your FCP output the video monitor WHILE you work, not after you burn yet another drink coaster DVD. That way, you can make adjustments to your graphics on the fly, not after it’s too late. Does that make sense to you?Now about your blurry text problem:
Did you render it at high quality?
Is the dark green “Full” bar checked in the Sequence>Render menus?
Is the RT popup menu set to: Safe RT, High Quality, Full Frame Rate?
Is your text over 100 in brightness levels on your Tools>Waveform monitor?If my suggestions do not help you, you might try downgrading your QuickTime to a previous version. I’ve heard some problems with 7.1.1.
Good Luck and don’t forget to hook up that monitor!
Kevin Monahan
Take My FCP Master’s Workshop!
fcpworld.com
Pres. SF Cutters
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