After Effects > Avid Media Composer

Apologies if this is a repeat of information already on the forum, I found some things that were relevant but not wholly.

Anyway, here's the problem that's been driving me insane.

I have a project in Avid at 25i, DV footage ingested at DV25 411(it was PAL DV source material)

I also needed to make a lower third which I did in After Effects CS4 composition settings 720*576 rendered out at lower field, QT Animation Codec and then imported into Avid Media Composer at 1:1 Lower Field

The problem comes on rendering out a QT Ref file to Sorenson Squeeze. Here's some examples of the output.

After adding the de-interlace filter this is the blend result



This the discard even fields



This is the discard odd fields



What I'm looking for is the single field look the video gives when odd or even fields are discarded with the precise look of the curves on the strap in the blended picture.

Clearly I'm doing something wrong but no matter what I try I can't get the perfect answer.

If it helps, I also amended the after effects project to 1024*576 and sent it out in lower, upper and single fields all to no avail.

Many thanks in advance.....

Perhaps I'm being hypersensitive!

One more question though....Which option do I select on import

Do Not Resize Smaller Images
Resize image to fit format raster

etc....

Thanks again....

Hi David,

hope my solution helps.


In After Effects.

- Put your lower third titel in a comp with same dimensions as the avid project is.

- render out this comp as RGB + Alpha Quicktime uncompressed
(codec Apple none). Be sure you render out the Alphachannel as straight (direct) not as premultiplied (indirect). Fieldorder progressive

The Quicktime would looks terrible and completly distorted at first, but ignore this. Than go back to Composer.

Check following import tabs to activate:

- non interlaced
- RGB Colorspace
- Alpha inverted


Now the Composer handle your progrssive animation to a right interlaced footage, with a briliance and sharp alphamatte.

Hope this helps.

Best regards

Robert Kreuz

http://www.feuerundauge.com

Good Luck, i am online at this time. You can contact me direct via skype: robert.kreuz

- located in munich, germany

if you need help.