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Images only clear when needing to be rendered
I’m really confused. I’m dealing with pretty high resolution images and video and I placed an image on top of the video and of course the red render bar appeared above the image on the timeline, (at this point the image looked perfect in the canvas). After I rendered however, the edges of the image became pixelated. I tried exporting this part and it exported pixelated as well. Every time I do something to make the image in need of a render, the edges become crisp again when I put the playhead over the frames in the timeline, (of course I can’t play it). Help!!
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We need some basic info here. What are your sequence settings, what format/codec are the “pretty high resolution images”. How are you monitoring the image ( FCP screen and external monitors etc).
Help us to help you.
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Sequence settings are: 1500×1200
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square
Field Dom: Lower (Even)And the image is a layered .FCP file of the same resolution.
I’m not exactly sure what information would help here, so tell me if tha’s not enough.
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Strange sequence settings. What is your intended output for this edit? If it is broadcast, then the frame size is non standard.
Also depending on the final usage, you may not need interlacing so field dominance might be none not lower.
I don’t know what a layered .FCP file is. Where did it come from?
Is it just this sort of file in the sequence or is there other footage?
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Yeah. I’m really unsure what to do. I want it to be high res because I’m sending it to a contest to be used as a visual in a concert if I win. 720×480 seemed too small to be projected that large but HD footage is in 16×9. And I wanted it to be in 4:3. So I just used the resolution of the images that they supplied to use.
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Choose a standard HD format, preferably the one that the contest wants. What you have now is won’t work for much.
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Alright, I’ll switch it to standard HD. The contest did not specify a resolution. But this still doesn’t solve my original problem. haha any suggestions?
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Well I guess I’ll use standard HD then. Youre right I dont know what I was thinking. The contest didnt specify a resolution. But my original problem still isnt solved. Also. I found out that it’s doing it for every image, even if it is not on top of a video. As soon as I render any image, it becomes blurrier.
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What kind of footage are you laying?
What sequence codec?
The graphics, you meant a layered Photoshop file/
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How r u viewing it?
U cannot judge quality on the FCP window.Chris Tompkins
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You need a standard HD format.
You need a good external HD monitor to view it, not the Computer monitor.
If you don’t have one, try setting the Canvas to 100% precisely.
That should do you.You have a common complaint regarding “blurry” footage. Answer: it’s because you are not monitoring with an external monitor. You cannot rely upon the Canvas when it is scaled below or above 100%. Since your Canvas cannot usually be stretched to 100% while working, it is really much better to have that external monitor. Not cheap for a good one though.
Kevin Monahan
60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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