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HD Looks Crappy in AE…Why???
I’m trying to do some green screen compositing in AE7 and am noticing that the quality of my 1080i imported P2 video isn’t that great. It’s not sharp and all that HD’s supposed to be. The highlights lack dynamic range and actually start banding in the hot spots.
However, when in FCP 5, a clip down-converted to SD with Kona LH looks awesome on my SD NTSC production monitor. I currently don’t have an HD monitor.Here’s my workflow:
1. Import P2 clips into FCP for mxf to mov conversion
2. Import mov file into AE7
3. Make a new comp with this HD clip
4. Pull the key
5. Make a SD D1 comp and drop the HD key comp into it
6. Add BG elements, render, make coffee, drink, post to the CowCould this be a YUV vs RGB issue? I can’t imagine AE not being able to produce acceptable results with HD material. I’ve already accepted operator error. This errant operator would appreciate any thoughts/advice. Thanks!
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Export a still from FCP (I believe it’s under edit>make still or something) and import that into AE. Place it over your footage and toggle it on and off to compare the still vs. the footage. If there is a noticeable difference in quality, the issue is something to do with the way you’re interpreting the footage in AE or something along those lines. Remember that HD is upper field first.
Brendan Coots
Splitvision Digital
http://www.splitvisiondigital.com
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