[Walter Higgins]

Ive been reading through the posts and didnt see anything that fit my problem particularly…so id like to get some help.

I am putting together 30 second animations for digital signage for 52″ LCD screens. The signage systems is VitalCast 2.0 from Texas Digital which uses MPEG2 files. The problem is when I render the animations out, they come out blurry and chopped up like they are low resolution. Ive been reading through the forums alot so I think it has to be the render settings. Here are the settings Texas Digital gave me:

MPEG
Video Output
Format: Video
NTSC
29.97 non drop frame
Filed Order: None (progressive)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: square pixels
Profile: Main
Level: High
Bitrate encoding: CBR quality 4

The size of the files for the screens are 768×1360 and they specify that I have to change the width and then lock the aspect ratio so it will size properly on the screen.

I know that MPEG2 is not the best for redering animations in AE, could someone tell me a different technique to get them out with good quality?