Export Setting Problem!! Driving me nuts

PaulyG

PaulyG

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Hello all. I have a question regarding Export Settings. Here is the scenario...

I shot and edited a music video using final cut pro in 16:9(widescreen). I exported it as a mov(h.264)file/16:9 and it came out with a bit rate of around 15,000. The picture was sharp and worked out perfectly as usual.

Then, I imported the same video into Adobe After Effects and added my effects/adjustments to it. I exported it in the same way as I did in Final Cut (mov/h.264/16:9), expecting that it was going to be just as crispy clean and sharp, however. It exported a bit stretched, not looking like the usual 16:9, but a little 4:3ish. And the bit rate of the export was near 10,000, making the quality rather dull.

I did another test, and exported it requesting a 15,000 bit rate. It exported around 13,000, looking a little better, but still was somewhat unclear and distorted. The stretch was still visible, of course, because I still had no idea how to tweek that.

Can anyone help me with my issue? It is driving me insane Lol
Thank you everyone!!!
 
Ok so I did many tests and concluded the following. I pretty much figured it out. What I did was:

1. I edited the video using FCP and exported it as an h264/16:9.
2. Imported it into Adobe AE and added my effects.
3. Exported it from Adobe AE as an h264/16:9. (Doubled the bit rate of original FCP export)
Note: This 16:9 export looks a bit 4:3ish (Therefore, stretched)
4. Imported into Quicktime and exported it as h264/16:9 (Doubled the bit rate of original FCP export)
Note: This export is almost equally identical to the original FCP export, however, the file and bit rate is lower.

These are the steps that I had to take to maintain best quality. I just SO WISH that the 16:9 export of Adobe AE came out identical to the 16:9 export of FCP.

If anyone notices something that I'm doing wrong, feel free to inform me. Thanks
 
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