Motion 2 to After Effects 6.5 and Motion 2 to DVD SP4

	Motion 2 to After Effects 6.5 and Motion 2 to DVD SP4 by edr on Feb 14, 2006 at 7:52:38 pm Motion 2 to After Effects 6.5 I am getting very bad quality going from native motion 2 files to after effects 6.5. The quality is very jagged and all of my after effects settings are at full quality. I imported the files with the quicktime option and a straight matte. Am I doing something wrong b/c this is option useless if the quailty is this bad. Motion 2 to DVD SP4 How can I use 1 Motion 2 file for a motion menu and a transition without creating 2 different motion 2 files? Here is what I want to do. I want the motion menu to appear then stop and loop. Then I want the next half to be used for the transition video. It will fade to black. Can I use markers to create this effect? Is there a tut I can follow? Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	One more thing... by edr on Feb 14, 2006 at 7:58:41 pm I am setting a play range but when I import the files into DVDSP 4 it plays the whole movie. Why would it do that? Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: One more thing... by Mark Spencer on Feb 15, 2006 at 1:48:23 am If you are importing the Motion project file into DVDSP it will read the whole project, irrespective of the play range. You can adjust what gets played in the Inspector in DVDSP, or you can change your project duration in Motion. As to your question about quality, how are you viewing final output? In FCP? On an NTSC monitor? -- Mark Spencer Freelance Editor/Producer Apple-certified instructor, FCP, DVDSP and Motion Author, Motion Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press http://www.applemotion.net Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: One more thing... by edr on Feb 15, 2006 at 1:59:37 am I have not checked it out on a monitor yet. It looks so bad that I assumed it will not loot look good. I have text I made in after effects and it looks perfect, but the text from motion looks horrible. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: One more thing... by Jim Kanter on Feb 15, 2006 at 3:15:24 am Are you interpreting the alpha channel from Motion correctly? Premulitplied with Black when importing into AE. Jim Kanter, Digital Film Institute www.dfilminst.com Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: One more thing... by edr on Feb 15, 2006 at 4:38:59 am OK. That helped alot, but I noticed that the edges are blurry in after effects and in motion for the text and shapes. After effects text and shape edges are very sharp and crisp. Does Motion make the edges a little softer for ntsc puposes? Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: One more thing... by Mark Spencer on Feb 15, 2006 at 5:30:32 am Motion antil-aliases everything it seems -- Mark Spencer Freelance Editor/Producer Apple-certified instructor, FCP, DVDSP and Motion Author, Motion Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press http://www.applemotion.net Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index