[Noa Sussmann]

Thanks a lot for this insightful response.

When asking about the white typeface and the black background, I referred the clarity of the animated text.

Also, how do I know what value should I put in the speedPxPerFrame?

[Noa Sussmann]

This was also my thought. And I have some questions that may seem obvious.

Can I nest my current comp into a new comp of 1080×1920 while maintaining positioning, animations etc?

Just to check if I understood you correctly, do you suggest that the rotation will be done only at the projection stage?

Would you recommend changing the background color, and avoid having white on black?

Last, should I add any script for the vertical motion, or just check the motion blur?

[Noa Sussmann]

Thanks.
The display is by a projection on a wall/screen. Since there are many textual components, and the distance of the projection is varied as well, I chose this resolution. Another reason behind this choice is the fact that this projection is done in parallel to a display of an artist’s book I am working on.
Yet this work should be displayed also on Vimeo.

[Noa Sussmann]

Thanks.
How do I know if I am rendering with interlacing, or not? I would like to know how to change this.
I work on AE CC 2014.

[Noa Sussmann]

I am not married to the current speed, not at all. I just wonder if this is the cause for this shrinkage and jaggedness of the text. I do see that the motion is not smooth and a bit jumpy, but how does it affect the size of the text?
In the meanwhile I exported one text layer to a new composition (scaled down the dimensions), re-positioned the text and scaled down the font size. The result is much better, though not perfect, and I wonder if this should be my direction (in parallel to resolving the animation issue). If so, that means that I actually have to build the whole sequence again, and I have about 50 layers (some of them are pre comps).

Here is the screen shot from my first post again (of a text layer with animation).
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[Noa Sussmann]

I also think that it is something with the animation, since in a previous text-based sequence that I created (dimensions are even bigger), which didn’t have any animation, there was no problem at all.
If so, how can I fix this?

[Noa Sussmann]

I haven’t been scaling up or down different compositions, and the text has been typed directly (50px). The dimensions are fixed through the whole sequence: 1800X2850 px. I do however have nay animations applied onto the text.

I tried to resize a layer (scale down to 1080X1710), while rendering it, but the text is small and pixelated.

Here is another screen shot.
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[Noa Sussmann]

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[Noa Sussmann]

I would like to add to my question form yesterday-
I tried to reduce my comp size from 1800X2850 to 1080X1710, and consequently reduced the font size from 50px to 40px. I rendered it twice, first to H.264 and than to 1080. Truly the text is bigger, and this time has maintained its proportion to the size of the frame, still, however, seems to be jagged.

Since there are many animation components to the text, and about 50 layers, I wish I could find a way to render the file without the need to re-build the whole work again in lower res, and have it good for both the web, and projection on a screen.

I would appreciate your insights.

[Noa Sussmann]

Hello,

Thanks for your response. I have built this sequence in high res, since it will be projected from different distances and projectors (based on previous experience with my other works). Furthermore, since it is predominantly a text based sequence, and the sharpness of the text it acute, I wanted to stick to these dimensions. Yet, before I even project this work, I have to upload it to both vimeo and youtube, and right now the text not only is shrunk, but also completely jagged. I read that rendering text can be tricky, and would appreciate any ideas you have with this regard.