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Q: Animation is pixelated when exported

Hi all, I'm a novice FCPX user and I've just edited a 6 minute animation together.

I've exported using the following settings but the quality is quite bad. Am i doing something wrong here?

It didn't seem to take that long to render which makes me wonder if it's compressing it in some way?

 

Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 13.10.27.png

Posted on Aug 18, 2016 5:30 AM

by Tom Wolsky,Solvedanswer
Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky
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VViewer settings popup upper right of the Viewer.

Posted on Aug 22, 2016 3:44 AM

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Q: Animation is pixelated when exported

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  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 18, 2016 5:33 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 18, 2016 5:33 AM in response to salatron

    That looks OK, but can't tell without seeing the original or the output or what you're doing. How does the rendered video look inside FCP?

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 18, 2016 6:14 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 18, 2016 6:14 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Hi Tom, what do you mean by Output?

    The video looks good in FCP, but then when I've expanded the video player above the timeline and it looks the same as the exported video. Oh dear.

     

    Example of the quality:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 14.07.22.png

  • by BenB,

    BenB BenB Aug 18, 2016 6:23 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 18, 2016 6:23 AM in response to salatron

    If you are "expanding" the video beyond 100% (which it is if you're going full screen), you will see image quality issues.  Any time video (or photos) are blown up over 100% you will see pixelation.  How badly you see it depends on the format, codec, clarity of the original.

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 18, 2016 6:26 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 18, 2016 6:26 AM in response to salatron

    Related to what Ben said is what you're doing in the animation. What are the original sizes of the images in the animation and what are you doing to them?

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 18, 2016 7:00 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 18, 2016 7:00 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    I created layered images in Photoshop which are all around this size,

     

    Screen Shot 2016-08-18 at 14.57.36.png

    Then I imported them in to AfterEffects and animated them...and then in to Final Cut Pro to put together.

  • by Tom Wolsky,

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 18, 2016 7:05 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 18, 2016 7:05 AM in response to salatron

    IF you're doing the animation in AE what are you doing in FCP? Again to know why this is happening you need to give exact details, step by step, of everything you're doing along the way.

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 19, 2016 2:36 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 19, 2016 2:36 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Ok, I'll try and explain, but bear with me I'm new to this

     

    Composition Settings are:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-19 at 10.27.16.png

     

    I import my PSD files in to AE as 'composition' > 'merge layer files into footage'

     

    Each of them become a composition (I then animate each comp by making layers appear, disappear, or making layers move from one side to the other etc)

     

    I then add to render queue...

     

    Render Settings:

    Screen Shot 2016-08-19 at 10.29.41.png

    Screen Shot 2016-08-19 at 10.29.59.png

    Then from then on I import those QT clips into FCP and drag them on to the timeline in the correct sequence.

    (I'm not sure how I can check these settings to give more detail at this bit!)

     

    As for why I'm using FCP.. I prefer adding the clips together on a timeline and adding the sound effects/audio/transitions. I find it easier to use than AE, and I didn't know how to do that in AE?

  • by Tom Wolsky,Helpful

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to salatron

    CCan see no see why this is happening. I assume the QT file that comes out if AE is OK.

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 19, 2016 5:41 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 19, 2016 5:41 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    Yeah the QT file is fine on full screen, so something must happen when it's brought in to FCP.

     

    I was seriously panicking that I'd have to do it all again, at least the QT files that AE spat out are ok..

     

    You know in FCP... Once I've added everything to the timeline and I'm done, there's nothing else that needs doing before I export (share) is there?

  • by Tom Wolsky,Helpful

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to salatron

    You not editing with proxy files are you? Switch back to original?

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 22, 2016 2:20 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    How do I that? I think I remember something about proxy settings, because my laptop kept crashing. I've now got more memory but forgot about the proxy thing.

  • by Tom Wolsky,Solvedanswer

    Tom Wolsky Tom Wolsky Aug 22, 2016 3:44 AM in response to salatron
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    Aug 22, 2016 3:44 AM in response to salatron

    VViewer settings popup upper right of the Viewer.

  • by salatron,

    salatron salatron Aug 22, 2016 4:10 AM in response to Tom Wolsky
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    Aug 22, 2016 4:10 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

    YES!!

    It worked! You don't know how happy this has made me.

    Thanks so much for your help and taking the time to write back, I really really appreciate it.