Why does my text look like this in After Effects and export pixelated

[Vince Becquiot]

Hi Devon,

You text will not look crisp unless you choose 100% in your viewer (lower left of your preview panel).

FCP is very picky about Pixel Aspect Ratios, and unlike Premiere, you have to match the PAR of the sequence you are working with. Try square pixels first if you are not sure. Otherwise, let us know about the sequence you are working with.

Vince Becquiot

Kaptis Studios
San Francisco – Bay Area

[Devon Farrell]

I kinda figured out the problem. The sequence in Final Cut was set to a field dominance: NONE. When I brought the After Effects clip into a new sequence I noticed the the field dominance changed to UPPER and the text looks perfect. SOOO… is there a way to change the field dominance of a clip in after effects OR if i change field dominance of the current sequence in Final Cut to Upper well the rest of the video clips get messed up.

Thanks for the help.