Using LiveType in FCP

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Using LiveType in FCP

Hello everyone, I posted previously on this forum about creating graphics for my 720p60 - DVCPRO HD project, and I received some very helpful answers but it still didn't make the graphics my employer is using super smooth and crisp....

We have been reading about LiveType, and was wondering if this is a good utility to use when creating slides for FCP? Do they come out crisp and clear? Are there any special secrets to using LiveType?

Thanks in advance for the replies!

Apple, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on May 29, 2009 10:14 AM

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Answer 1

May 29, 2009 10:55 AM in response to secretpro

If you download the free video tutorials, LiveType Basics parts 1 to 4, you will get a good idea of what LiveType can accomplish and how to do it.

http://www.livetypecentral.com/cgi-bin/livetypecentral.cgi/tutorials.html

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Answer 2

May 30, 2009 12:09 PM in response to secretpro

And remember that you should not be judging the quality of your graphics within FCP as it presents lower rez images to help with playback. You should be outputting to a broadcast monitor to see what you've really got. If you are only looking at FCP, make sure that everything is completely rendered... no coloured lines above timeline.

rh

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Nick Holmes

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May 30, 2009 12:51 PM in response to secretpro

Just to be clear -LiveType is primarily a titling tool, not a graphic design application.

You can use LT to animate letters and words and incorporate graphic elements created elsewhere, such as in Photoshop. There are no drawing or image manipulation tools in LiveType.

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Answer 4

May 31, 2009 9:57 AM in response to secretpro

We have been reading about LiveType,< </div>

Forget reading about LT, get in there and get your hands dirty. LiveType is not like any other application ever created for the Macintosh and, in this case, that's a very bad thing. The interface paradigm is completely different from everything else in the Final Cut Studio. Learning LT's weirdnesses takes time and patience.

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Slides? Like Keynote or PowerPoint? Yes. No. LT is a titler for video, it's not a motion graphics compositing or slide show presentation creation system.

Do they come out crisp and clear? Are there any special secrets to using LiveType?< </div>

Of course they do. But your success depends completely and only upon your ability to fully understand the huge differences between video and computer displays. And if youa re compressing to a smaller file format or for Web delivery, you must be able to compensate for the loss of image quality.

bogiesan

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