AE Exports in 1080i

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AE Exports in 1080i

Hey guys,

Alright, this might something completely obvious that I am just missing, but here goes anyway:

I'm currently editing a short film that was shot on 16mm and then transferred into 1080i (1920x1080) at 23.98 fps. I animated a credit sequence in the latest version of After Effects that (I believe) matches all the same format settings. I exported it as an uncompressed Quicktime, and when I watch the stand alone QT from my desktop, it looks fine. However, when I import it into FCP it looks choppy. I thought this was due to FCP doing its best to preview uncompressed HD video, but when I compressed the finished film for a DVD with compressor, the credits on the compressed video still look choppy as do the credits on the finished DVD. I have tried this multiple times with different AE projects and have seen the same results.

I know I must be forgetting something, right? Any advice? These message boards are always so helpful.

Thanking you all in advance,
Austin

PowerMac G5, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Nov 30, 2008 10:03 PM

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Dec 1, 2008 5:33 AM in response to MrMadCow

What are your sequence's settings exactly? *Which codec?* Uncompressed HD? or? Making the export from AE EXACTLY the same is more than just size... it also must have the same frame rate, and compression used to get there without a lot of yucky showing up. (new tech term: yucky).

I'd also look at using Motion instead of AE for animated titles... makes life really easy I think, and it a lot easier to do the job of animated titles with. LiveType might also be a better solution depending on what you're doing with the animation.

Also post the exact settings being used for the SD DVD you're making... it likely should still be 23.98, and not 29.97. DVD players will add the pulldown necessary to display this on a TV set, and likely they do a nicer job than adding pulldown in the MPEG compression. Dunno, never even tried adding the pulldown in compressor...

Post more about your system too... which capture card are you using, and how do the titles look externally from FCP on a video monitor? That should be what your using to judge things with for sure, not the canvas in FCP...

Jerry

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