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Anyone know why images I am importing into Motion from Photoshop would be blurry? I am importing them at 100% so not sure what the issue is, or will they look fine on a Plasma?

hi tom,
and the photoshop file is set up for RGB not cymk?
i read the recent post about project sizes and anamorphic.
I always create a motion project that is 1024 x 576 and squish it to Full height anamorphic ( ie 768 x 576) on output only. I import the motion files into FCP, squish em there, add clocks, freezes, bars and tone etc from there and then export FHA from there. But I just tried the other way and it works well except that I have to remember to set the imported footage to not anamorphic. Thats a small pain, not much but a little. I might forget one day, i'm like that. In my way you judt bring in the footage or files or whatever and they are what they are no problems. I'm sure someone will have a good reason why i shouldnt so it like this, and i'd be interested to know.
Not that that helps you, just thought i'd another flavour into the mix
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