[Sandrajohansen]

“…..scaled it on the X to fit,”

When I drop 1024×576 into 720×576, I dont have to scale it in any direction cause it automatically fit. Could that be the problem?
Cause as I understood it, when you drop it, it is too big for the comp in width so you need to rescale it?

Thanks a lot for trying me to help on this problem.

[Sandrajohansen]

Thanx for your answer.
Green/green-yellow/yellow box seems to be fine.

Problem seems to be in AE. Square pixels and non-square.
Big composition (1024×576) has good quality (square pixels), 720×576 compositon has bad quality (and non square pixels)

🙁

[Sandrajohansen]

Thanks a lot Jeff and Jim for your replies.

I have been playing a little bit in AE, and i noticed a quality change if I use square pixels.

Here is my scenario:
-I have captured my files from XD cam
-When i started working in AE the size of composition was 1024 x 576.
-Cause I needed the 16:9 TV format (PAL) I have drop this big composition into new one with settings 720 x 576. (PAL D1/DV Widescreen)

And I think that this new composition is losing a lof of picture quality.

Could that be a problem and if it is, then what should I do to get a “normal” PAL 16:9 format out of the big composition.

Thanks a lot once more.
Sandra

[Sandrajohansen]

Yepp, that makes sense 🙂

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Sandra