Why do overlay images look like pixelated?


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Why do overlay images look like pixelated?
by skychase on Jun 29, 2005 at 2:04:33 pm

I am trying to create scene index images using frame grabs from my FCP5 movie. They are in photoshop format.

I can set a background image in great, but overlay images look like crap, all pixelated... even the background image that looks great. I have tried downsizing the image to the overlay size and that does not help.

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Re: Why do overlay images look like pixelated?
by Bob on Jun 29, 2005 at 2:53:03 pm

Overlays are not anti-aliased.

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Re: Why do overlay images look like pixelated?
by skychase on Jun 29, 2005 at 2:58:03 pm

I thought aliasing only affected the edges of an object. Why is the image itself so pixelated?

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Re: Why do overlay images look like pixelated?
by Bob on Jun 29, 2005 at 9:13:13 pm

The overlays are usually for button highlighting, navigational aids, perhaps simplistic animations. They're not for full color-depth imagery. If you're trying to create full res/color animations, do that in the background of the menu instead of using overlays.

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