Gary Milligan
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COW Coin
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[Eric Boulanger] “As of right now the cgi effect appears in front of the scene, which is incorrect.”
The easiest way I know of is to have the smoke effect as a separate layer above the clean background layer. Duplicate the background layer and put that above the smoke layer. Mask around the objects you want to have in front of the smoke.
HTH
Gary
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[Bruce Sampson] “But since DVD studio is dead, I have no such option. “
I wouldn’t say DVD Studio Pro is dead… it’s just not being developed any further. It still works as an authoring application. Roxio Toast might work for you also… they’ve just released an update.
HTH
Gary
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Try experimenting with the Warp Stabilizer effect, but don’t expect miracles.
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Check out Flicker Fixer from Boris FX – https://www.borisfx.com/videos/BCCAVX/Flicker-Fixer.php
HTH
Gary
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What do you intend to do with the finished movie?
Gary
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[Layne Russell] “I have started setting up my “new project” and would like to know more about upping the resolution.”
[Layne Russell] “The up-res needed is because the file is 740×480 16:9.”
What do you intend to do with the finished product?
[Layne Russell] “Wouldn’t having it in one file make it easier to edit (I am definitely going to have to increase brightness and color, for example)? “
There’s no benefit to having one source file. That’s what the end result of editing is… taking a number of separate picture and audio files, arranging them into a sequence(s), and then outputting that as one file. Yes, you can export the finished video out of Premiere Pro at a higher resolution but don’t expect the results to look like high definition.
Gary
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As a test, try the Vimeo 1080 preset. You will probably have to change the frame rate to match your original.
HTH
Gary
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[Nickoy Miller] “My Blu Ray Menu were exported from after effects as mv2 and they are very sharp and crisp.”
m2v is the format for DVD, which is SD. You need to export an HD file out of After Effects (use Animation or ProRes at 1920 x 1080).
HTH
Gary
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Adding to the good information that Oki has given, if you are judging the finished quality solely by the image you see in Encore then that will account for your disappointment. The very best way is to burn your project to disc and watch it on a TV. If you’re concerned about possibly wasting a disc, you can save the project as a file on your computer and play that using DVD Player on your Mac. I use re-writable discs to check my burns – if there’s a problem or I’m not happy with something I can simply fix the authoring, erase the disc and write to it again.
HTH
Gary
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That’s my understanding, yes.