Lose Quality when exporting from Avid??

[stargzer]

What settings should I use when exporting to a .mov file in Avid?

My titles look fuzzy during playback in Quicktime or on DVD? Should I be exporting to a differnet file format?? Please help..

 

[krestofre]

QT Reference. Then encode outside of Avid.

 

[stargzer]

Thanks, I will try that. Do you have a suggestion on what software to encode with????

 

[krestofre]

Personally I use Sorenson Squeeze or Compressor 2 depending if I'm on PC or Mac. If you have the full commercial release of Xpress Pro then it should have come with a copy of Squeeze, so that might be a good place to start.

 

[Intwist]

Try exporting as a quicktime using the "animation" codec in avid. I use settings millions of colors+ at best quality and keyframe depending on my frame rate. Be sure to click off the avid codec and use custom settings. I usually export my movies in there *native dimensions* but use 720x480 *Size to Fit* for Width and Height just to be safe.

Good Luck...

 

[Owen]

The Squeeze that came with my Avid was severely limited, so I use CinemaCraft Encoder Basic on QT Ref files exported out of Avid. It runs about $58. I do 2-pass VBR encodes and have had great results.

http://www.cinemacraft.com/eng/basic.html