[Pascal Desfoux]

Dear Steve,
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply.

So for original render @ 60Fps (no fields),the right workflow for NTSC is :
– Import .tga seq. 60Fps (no fields) in AE
– Go to interpret footage & set interpret @ 59,94Fps.
– Open a new comp. with settings 1920×1080 @ 59,94Fps.
– Go to render with settings 1920×1080 @ 29,97Fps. with fields

& for PAL it should be :
– Import .tga seq. 60Fps (no fields) in AE
– Go to interpret footage & set interpret @ 50Fps.(say 50, no Twixtor, OK?)
– Open a new comp. with settings 1920×1080 @ 50Fps.
– Go to render with settings 1920×1080 @ 25Fps. with fields

In the PAL case the animation will render a little bit slower, of course.

Do you confirm my interpretation of your answer ?
Do you confirm it’s better to render original material @ twice frame rate to obtain with this workflow the best HD interlaced image ?
Do you confirm that with this workflow (double frame rate) any interlaced image is formed of two FULL field, giving a better result ?

Thanks in advance Steve for your attention & have a nice H-day !
Pascal

[Pascal Desfoux]

Hi Aaron,

Does your values works with PAL?
Thanks for your energy !
Pascal

[Pascal Desfoux]

You have to make your text with a mak (Illustrator or Photoshop)& to follow the Matt Dalos tutorial, here on the Cow :

https://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=2&page=https://www.creativecow.net/articles/dallos_matt/fire/index.html

Friendly.
Pascal

[Pascal Desfoux]

I’m using AE @1920×1080 with no compression.
I work in PAL (I’m in Italy)
I/E for an HD 1920×1080 interlaced : Render your work in AE @ 50Fps @ 1920×1080 in .tga sequence no field, then re-import this rendered sequence in AE with footage interpretation @ 50Fps, but putting this sequence in a 25Fps composition & now render this comp @ 25Fps with fields @ 1920×1080. You’ll get a very clean HD @ 1920×1080 interlaced.

Anyway, I’ve asked +/- same question on this forum one year ago & now I know that there are no precise rules for HD (just think about the many formats, 1920, 720, P or I) It’s all depends of the final use of your work.

Don’t think to save space disk & money with HD !
Best regards & best wishes for the new year.
Pascal

[Pascal Desfoux]

Try to import on a new layer in the same comp only the mask of the text or shape you created in Illustrator > Put it in time-line @ same position of your Invig. layer > Make it 3D > Check cast shadows + Eventually make the mask parent of the Invig layer if you need to move the Invig. Normally it works. (In some cases you need to render apart only the shadow & to recomp
the shadow with the rest of your clip)

Pascal