Vector Logos Blurry in Motion

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Vector Logos Blurry in Motion

I placed a vector logo from Adobe Illustrator into a Motion project but it is VERY blurry. When I make the same logo larger and place it in the project it shows up clear, but when about 40% of that size, it turns blurry.

Any ideas? If screenshots would help I can get some.

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Posted on Jun 7, 2009 1:14 PM

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Answer 1

Jun 7, 2009 7:05 PM in response to EK Productions

You need to turn off fixed resolution for the underlying media file.

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/smartin/story/motionquick_tip_importing_illustrator_and_photoshopfiles/

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Answer 2

Jun 7, 2009 8:02 PM in response to Mark Spencer4

That didn't seem to help any.

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Answer 3

Jun 8, 2009 7:44 AM in response to EK Productions

Any chance of posting the project and screenshots?

Patrick

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Answer 4

Jun 8, 2009 12:48 PM in response to Patrick Sheffield

You can download a zip of the project file (9MB) that includes a screenshot, the project, and all related media here.

(if that doesn't work let me know, this is my first time using that site as a host)

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Answer 5

Jun 8, 2009 1:27 PM in response to EK Productions

Looks great to me. Make sure your render quality is set to Normal or Best - mine is set to Normal and I can blow your logo as large as I like and it stays completely crisp.

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Answer 6

zoom00

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Jun 8, 2009 2:13 PM in response to EK Productions

Logo looks nice and clean here.

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Answer 7

Andy Neil

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Jun 8, 2009 3:05 PM in response to EK Productions

EK Productions wrote:
I placed a vector logo from Adobe Illustrator into a Motion project but it is VERY blurry.

Select Windex. Double-click trigger and apply to monitor screen. Remove with micro-fiber cloth.

🙂

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Andy

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Answer 8

Jun 8, 2009 6:52 PM in response to Andy Neil

Andy Neil wrote:
Select Windex. Double-click trigger and apply to monitor screen. Remove with micro-fiber cloth.

Very funny...

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Answer 9

Jun 8, 2009 6:56 PM in response to Mark Spencer4

Mark Spencer4 wrote:
Looks great to me. Make sure your render quality is set to Normal or Best - mine is set to Normal and I can blow your logo as large as I like and it stays completely crisp.

The problem is not when I blow the logo up, the problem is that when I burn this project to a DVD, the logo looks blurry at the size it is in the project. At a larger size I agree it does look ok, for some reason it is at that smaller size when it is burned.

Could this just be a problem in DVDSP rather than Motion?

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Answer 10

Jun 8, 2009 9:57 PM in response to EK Productions

So it's encoding problem - totally different issue. And not a simple one. May need to add some blur to the layer; may need to change your encoding options. Need to test.

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Answer 11

Jun 8, 2009 10:15 PM in response to Mark Spencer4

Sorry, let me sort of correct my previous statement. When I burn the animation on a DVD, preview it in Motion, or export it as a QT and watch it, it is blurry. Not only when burning it.

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