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Jpg Issue
Imported several different formats into FCP, this here is a JPG created in illustrator, brought into photoshop, set up as 720 x 480 for NTSC. If you notice, the image is crisp and perfect in the viewer window, but in the play back window it is destroyed.
Note: I understand that in the playback window the quality is reduced for playback purposes, it wasn’t until I viewed the exported QT video that I noticed it was still horrible.
What step am I missing?
Also: The two images look fairly close in quality… but before I resized the image for this post, you could see a drastic difference.
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4 Replies
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What codec are you using & what size is the jpeg?
John
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That’s the effect of DV compression. The viewer show you the uncompressed original, while the canvas reveals the file after compression. When you’re done editing, open Sequence Settings and change the compressor to DV50 or ProRes, which operate in 4:2:2 color space, and re-render the entire sequence. This will preserve all of your text and graphics from the ravages of DV compression, which operate in the 4:1:1 color space, which is fine for video, but lousy for text and graphics.
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and pure red is especially vulnerable to DV compression, but looks absolutely incredible in HD uncompressed.
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Hi david,
I am using final cut express – when i go to my sequence settings, i do not have DV50 or ProRes listed. Should i be looking elsewhere?
Also, i know you said this affected graphics mostly – my issue is primarily with video – will this also solve the issue? Thank you.
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