Re: [Avid-L2] AE lower thirds look bad

Hey Lou,

Are you rendering to a DV25 NTSC 411 codec? I have never had any luck
with that looking good. Try rendering to DV50 if you need to stay in
the DV world, the results will be much better.

Mike

M2 Digital Post Inc.
San Diego, CA.

On Oct 28, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Lou Wirth wrote:

> might be. But the problem here is that once you introduce 1:1 to a dv
> project in Avid, any QT reference movies become 864x486 which causes
> problems with the DVDs. I have been down this road many times. I
> have to stay in DV world on the timeline. At least in my version of
> Avid (v2.2.4).
>
> On Oct 28, 2009, at 8:39 AM, fjfelker wrote:
>
> > I do this all the time. I make sure I render and import the AE
> work as
> > 1:1. Might the DV codec be the problem?
> >
> > frank felker
> >
> > Lou Wirth wrote:
> > > I never use AE for lower thirds because, as limited as the title
> > tool
> > > is, I think the titles look much more crisp. But I wanted some
> > motion
> > > so giving it another try. But they just look cruddy. Project is DV
> > > widescreen so I created graphics in AE with comp settings DV
> > > widescreen NTSC, 29.97. Renders are interlaced lower. Importing
> into
> > > Avid MC soft v2.6.4 and have tried all the import settings.
> > Something
> > > is wrong in my work flow. Anyone do this on a regular basis?
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Lou
> > > Lou Wirth Productions
> > > 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> > > Corte Madera, CA 94925
> > > www.louwirth.com
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> Lou Wirth Productions
> 500Tamal Plaza, Suite 522
> Corte Madera, CA 94925
> www.louwirth.com
> 415-924-9411p
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