Graphics moving…….

[Russell Lasson]

Can you give us more specifics on your project?

-Russ

[Tarik Sykes]

Its a talking head interview and and I have graphics in the lower 3rd. style. There is a logo next to his name. It is a circle next with the companies initials in it. The top of the circle is lined up with the top of his name…. when I compress , the logo shifts upward! I just shifted it down on the timeline and I’m compressing another one now. Hope it works..,…… Thanks

[Ernie Santella]

Are positive your graphics are the same frame size as your timeline? I make that mistake once in a while. I render out a Livetype title and it’s in a different resolution as the timeline.

Ernie Santella
Santella Film/Video Productions
http://www.santellaproductions.com

[Jeff Nelson]

Let’s see if I can post some shots. Here is what it looks like in the timeline:

and here is what it looks like after using compressor to make a 720p version:

Note that the graphics of the name look like they were not compressed, they seem to be the original size in 1080 and so they’re messed up. This is a bit of a disaster for a one-hour show with a bunch of these.

Any suggestions?

[John Pale]

Describe your workflow…how did you get your 1080 footage into Compressor?

Reference Movie?
Self-Contained Movie?
Send To Compressor?

[Jeff Nelson]

Edit in 1080p hdv, then File, Export, to Compressor, then when I change the framesize, this is what I get. I’m going from the timeline, not from a rendered quicktime movie, where I guess I probably wouldn’t have this problem. But that’s an extra step. Don’t know why compressor isn’t changing the size of the titles, just the video picture.

[Soreyrith Um]

Try export using Quicktime conversion, then select the format you want. Or nest your timeline in a 720p timeline, then export from there.

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[John Pale]

The “Send to Compressor” command does not use your sequence render files (your lower third is a rendered effect), but rather renders directly into the codec you are exporting to.
This can slightly improve quality when exporting to MPEG-2 for a DVD, but in this case it appears to be tripping you up, as it is not accounting for HDV’s anamorphic frame size correctly, in addition to the resize to 720p. I think thats why your graphics look stretched.

Best to take the extra step and export a Reference Movie, drag that into Compressor and see how it goes. Reference movies only take a few seconds to export.

[Jeff Nelson]

Thanks for the explanation. Makes sense. Will try this workflow, reference movie first.

[John Pale]

You should still file a bug report with Apple, using the Provide Feedback link…

Thanks for all your years of service setting up Mariano Rivera for the Yankees.

🙂