From: "Jarret Langmeire" Received: from mail-pa0-f54.google.com ([209.85.220.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5554186 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 21 Aug 2014 03:13:54 +0200 Received: by mail-pa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id fa1so13240101pad.41 for ; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:13:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=QTcqV1U3bxHK5stpL/3EZKcsS5ancmgHzqvg0nJGmRo=; b=tIABTNwFnVCDPOPA9rVfWBbaygoMjUyLKP3Q4zHYp0NSzHV/QI3MvuKz9EeGUiCkf5 ci4NR2hcImvsx4NEhrWHBx09xaOKAkbfGmgIuoZhU+Ga0wk44iTTyyuEU6NTwk2jMvqg x03Yw+F9g5nR2jvT+Kd1ZCj9OWorqGuW/ETbthE3gGK0GHgBYawxVskMIxrmULQibACI saho8Idh01/rM3d3rJJkXQ7Bf2Fwzibm1dnNRVWshFKJHXmZGjqlzLw0gaeSxka6mVUh Kl854kaV8jfmLYFH4y+yuU6WRJ/tfX3ZO+KI+6yaHDvU8SjE2T7ldSdjTO5w4I/JE/cx BP4A== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.66.164.9 with SMTP id ym9mr33721297pab.139.1408583633861; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:13:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.70.38.43 with HTTP; Wed, 20 Aug 2014 18:13:53 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 11:13:53 +1000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Imported footage showing up soft To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b6d8be42201fe0501196ff1 --047d7b6d8be42201fe0501196ff1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris, that's exactly what the problem was. Thanks a stack guys. On 21 August 2014 10:33, Chris Zwar wrote: > Check the anchor point and position values for decimal places. If the > screen capture wasn=E2=80=99t full-screen size then the resolution could = be an odd > number. When dropped into a comp After Effects will set the anchor and > position values to half the res, which if it=E2=80=99s an odd number will= give you > .5 values. This will cause more softness when viewed at half-res and is > generally something you want to avoid. > > -Chris > > On 21 Aug 2014, at 10:19 am, Jarret Langmeire > wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I've run into a bit of an issue which I can't seem to resolve. I've > imported some screen capture footage into AE. The footage is very, very > crisp but dropping it into a comp softens it ever so slightly, despite > having the quality set to bicubic. Any thoughts as to what might be going > on here? > > Many thanks. > > > --=20 -- Jarret --047d7b6d8be42201fe0501196ff1 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Chris, that's exactly what the problem was. Thanks a s= tack guys.


On 21 August 2014 10:33, Chris Zwar <AE-List@media-motion.tv&= gt; wrote:
Check th= e anchor point and position values for decimal places. =C2=A0If the screen = capture wasn=E2=80=99t full-screen size then the resolution could be an odd= number. =C2=A0When dropped into a comp After Effects will set the anchor a= nd position values to half the res, which if it=E2=80=99s an odd number wil= l give you .5 values. =C2=A0This will cause more softness when viewed at ha= lf-res and is generally something you want to avoid.

-Chris

On 21 Aug 2014, at 10:19= am, Jarret Langmeire <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

Hi everyone,

I've run into a bit of an issue which I can't seem to resolve. I= 9;ve imported some screen capture footage into AE. The footage is very, ver= y crisp but dropping it into a comp softens it ever so slightly, despite ha= ving the quality set to bicubic. Any thoughts as to what might be going on = here?

Many thanks.




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