Overlay Composite Mode makes for Jaggy Text

[Rafael Amador]

Are you just laying the LiveType graphic in FC, or are you changing position or applaying any other filter in FC?
Rafael

[Thaxter Clavemarlton]

It is essential when attempting to monitor the QUALITY of images in FCP that you use an external NTSC VIDEO Monitor (or PAL, if that’s where you are).
Especially after you render…
the Canvas is never high-quality (by design) and should not be used to make determinations of image quality of clips or graphics.

Video Processing tab.
“Normal” is default for all Sequences.
If so, change this to “Best.”

If you re-position graphics, make SURE the VERTICAL setting for each KEY-FRAME is an EVEN INTEGER (Even Whole Number).
Examples: 6, not 5 / -124, not -123.27.

[Bret Williams]

[Thax] “If you re-position graphics, make SURE the VERTICAL setting for each KEY-FRAME is an EVEN INTEGER (Even Whole Number).
Examples: 6, not 5 / -124, not -123.27. “

Just something I noticed. With the latest version (maybe 5.1.x) FCP always ensures that it stays on a whole number when dragging in wireframe mode.

Now apple, was that so freakin hard? Took ya 7 years to come up with that gem of a solution.

[Dave Martin]

Thanks for all the responses!

To answer all at once…

I’m bringing the IR straight in, no position change or movement within Final Cut. No additional filters besides changing the Composite Mode to OVERLAY.

I have a fairly high quality Sony 20inch PVM series monitor and have been doing motion graphics/editing for around 15 years, although I’m somewhat new to FCP.

Where do I find the Video Processing Tab again?

Video Processing tab.
“Normal” is default for all Sequences.
If so, change this to “Best.

Thanks so much for the help!

Tim

Martin

-MacBook Pro – 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo – 2 gig Ram

-FCP Studio 5.1.1 – QT 7.1 – OSX 10.4.6 – Firmtek Sata Raid- G-raid dv drive

[Curious Turtle]

You can find the tab in your sequence settings (Cmd-0) and it

[Rafael Amador]

You are not editing in a DV time-line? aren’t you? If so change your sequnce setting to a better codec. DVCPro 50 at least.
rafael

[Dave Martin]

I’m editing in DVC Pro 50 but I bumped it up to uncompressed to see if that would make a difference…it didn’t.

Unfortunately, the Video Quality settings didn’t make much difference either.

I’ve also tried switching the alpha interpretation from straight to black and back…

Mmmmm…I’ll try a different font and drop the luminance…any other ideas?

Thanks for the responses!

Tim

Martin

-MacBook Pro – 2.16GHz Intel Core Duo – 2 gig Ram

-FCP Studio 5.1.1 – QT 7.1 – OSX 10.4.6 – Firmtek Sata Raid- G-raid dv drive