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From: Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 18:06:10 -0500
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Subject: Re: [AE] SD pixel blur?
To: After Effects Mail List <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Also, I know Todd loves to mention this, but actually Premiere Pro has the
best scaling algorithms in the whole adobe suite. You may not even need the
pixel blur if you rescale it in premiere. Just a thought.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Sean Kennedy <mack_dadd2@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Try a 1 pixel vertical Box Blur.
>
> ------------------------------
> To: AE-List@media-motion.tv
> Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:57:07 -0800
> From: redtruckproductions@rogers.com
> Subject: [AE] SD pixel blur?
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I remember some discussions of adding a 2 pixel vertical blur to reduce
> aliasing in SD video. Any recommended choice of blurs? Fast blur, Gaussian
> any other favorite filters?
> I am using AE to scale 1 minute PSA spots from HD (1920x1080i ProRes QT)
> to letter box  NTSC (720x 486 QT ProRes).
> AE CS6 delivers good quality results. There is occasional NTSC aliasing
> along diagonal lines in the video.  It was suggested to try adding a slight
> blur to improve the end results.
>
> Robert Alsop
>
>



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Animator & Editor
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Also, I know Todd loves to mention this, but actually Premiere Pro has the =
best scaling algorithms in the whole adobe suite. You may not even need the=
 pixel blur if you rescale it in premiere. Just a thought.=A0<br><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote">

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:01 PM, Sean Kennedy <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:mack_dadd2@hotmail.com" target=3D"_blank">mack_dadd2@hotmail.com=
</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin=
:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">




<div><div dir=3D"ltr">Try a 1 pixel vertical Box Blur.<br><br><div><div></d=
iv><hr>To: <a href=3D"mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv" target=3D"_blank">AE-=
List@media-motion.tv</a><br>Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 14:57:07 -0800<br>From: <=
a href=3D"mailto:redtruckproductions@rogers.com" target=3D"_blank">redtruck=
productions@rogers.com</a><br>

Subject: [AE] SD pixel blur?<div><div class=3D"h5"><br><br><div style=3D"fo=
nt-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif"><div><div><d=
iv style=3D"font-size:12pt;font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif=
">

<div>Hello all,</div><div>=A0</div><div>I remember some discussions=A0of ad=
ding a 2 pixel vertical=A0blur to reduce aliasing in SD video. Any recommen=
ded choice of blurs? Fast blur, Gaussian any other favorite filters?<br></d=
iv>

<div>I am=A0using AE to scale 1 minute PSA spots from HD (1920x1080i ProRes=
 QT) to letter box =A0NTSC=A0(720x 486 QT ProRes).</div><div>AE
 CS6=A0delivers good quality results. There is=A0occasional NTSC aliasing a=
long diagonal lines in the video.=A0 It was suggested to try adding a sligh=
t blur to improve the end results. </div><div>=A0</div><div>Robert Alsop</d=
iv>

<div>=A0</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> 		 	   		  </div><=
/div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><span style=
=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Animator &amp; Editor</span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,=
0,0)"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)"><a href=3D"http://www.teddygage.com"=
 target=3D"_blank">www.teddygage.com</a></span><br style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0=
)">

<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0)">Brooklyn</span><br>

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