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render settings from ae into fcp.
I made a motion graphics composition in after effects, and rendered it to quicktime as an animation. I imported it into fcp and when i rendered it for preview, the resolution had gone bad. Is this because fcp is not set to render under the animation codec? If so, what do i need to do in order to get my graphic into fcp smoothly? Render it under a different codec in ae (because most of my fcp timeline is ntsc dv)? thanks for the help.
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Once you drop your AE render into your DV Final Cut timeline, you are essentially dropping the resolution from uncompressed to DV compression. That is the big drawback to DV: graphics.
If resolution is an issue for you, you should look into upgrading to an uncompressed system, which is quite expensive when you look at I/O options, broadcast quality monitoring, not to mention decks, audio boards, etc… But DV sure is cheap to get into, huh?
-Todd Beabout
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Thanks for the help Todd,
Wow, that’s a real bummer. I had no idea that it was so expensive to get rolling with even a DECENT picture, as I’ve only been into this stuff for about 1 and a half years. I thought it was just “buy the right computer ad go”. Anyway, thanks again. -
Not stated in the original post: Where are you viewing your output? DV is weird. It looks very good in video, on an interlaced display; a television set or video monitor. DV looks terrible on a computer display.
bogiesan
This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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Check your field dominance as well. Should be rendered in lower field. Upper field render may give you some blur as well.
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