Live Type Render Quality

If I create just the text and export .ipr file into FCP I noticed that the letters outline look pixilated, jagged against the still background. If I import that background into Live Type and export into FCP including the background it looks perfect. Very interesting discovery.
Is this normal?

In addition to what Big Daddy Sheffield said, could your issue be related to the fact that LiveType (as well as Motion) produce premultiplied with black alpha channels? That is, upon importing the .ipr file, you're altering the Alpha type - either in the Browser or in the Item Properties dialog - to Black, right?
By default, FCP interprets alpha as Straight and, in the case of premultiplied by black alpha channels, this produces a black fringe around your elements (which can come across as pixelated outlines). If you're the type to use black outlines on your type, this might not matter, but I figure it's worth a mention.
Or is your issue indeed beyond that?

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Live type render movie issue

This goes out to you Live type gurus. I have a 6 second animation with video. It renders in the timeline fine but when I "render movie" the finished product only shows about half of the total project. eg it stops half way through the entire clip. I've tried starting from scratch and it still does the same thing. Only half of it gets rendered. I have a full retail copy of Final Cut Studio 7. Thanks and I hope MikeyBouchereau is listening...he answered my last post quite well.

It's actually FInal Cut Studio 3 (Final cut Pro 7), and Livetype is no longer supplied as part of the Studio package. That's what Motion is for now...
In regards to only playing half, check your in and out points.

Live Type render error

just moved from fcp 5 to fcp 6. i opened my last project from V5 and everything looks ok but the live type fonts. Instead of seeing the font, i see "rendering error in live tpe file (and the name of the file below it) when i try to open this in the editor (live type) and play it, i get a "can not render- error 2048" can anyone help?

In LiveType, highlight the track that has your LiveFont on it.
Go to the text entry box and press command and A keys (select all).
Go to the Media Browser > Live Fonts and locate the Font that was used in the original project file.
Click on the font name, go to the bottom of the Media Browser panel and click on the Apply button.
Save the project.

Unable to Have Live Type Render Hi-Res in MiniDV Sequence

I have a NTSC-48KHz Sequence for MiniDV in FCP 5
that's fine
When I bring in a Live Type movie, it looks pixelated
which I know is because the MiniDV sequence is a different
codec
How do I have my Live Type movie fully hi-res
along with my MiniDV footage looking fine in this
one sequence?
thanks

See if this doesn't help:
Avoiding Fuzzy Live Type import...
Patrick

Help with live type in fce

hi, I created a title and intro in live type for fce. In live type the quality is excellent. when opened & viewed in fce in the viewer the quality is also excellent. but when the text is then placed on the timeline the quality of the text is seriously degraded. It is very jagged, rough and pixelated. I am stumped and have been fighting this for days. any help would be great. I am new to the program. The project properties for my live type document are:
apple intermediate codec 1080i60
width-1920px 26.67inches at 72.0 dpi
height-1080px 11.25 inches at 96.0 dpi
frame rate-29.97 fps
field dominance - none
pixel aspect - 1.00
start time-0:00:00;00
time format - smpte drop
quality - all 3 are set to normal
The project properties for FCE are:
apple intermediate codec 1080i60
frame rate-29.97fps
frame size - 1920x1080
pixel aspect - square
field dominance - none
alpha - none
composite - normal
I have tried every other combo with the live type set up and nothing works. Does any one have a fix for this? thanks
tyler

In LiveType / Edit / Project Properties (command+0) / Presets HDV 1080i60...
In Final Cut Express / Easy Setup (control-Q) HDV-Apple Intermediate Codec 1080i60...
Import the LiveType project file directly into Final Cut Express...
Regards
Nolan

Live Type quality output

I am using LiveType to setup titles for my FCE video. When I render the titles, they are poor quality. I have render set to Normal. How do I get better results?

Is Live Type vector based fonts? I thought it was. But I noticed that by moving the text postion on the screen the quality changes from smooth edges to jagged...???
Also the quality changes if I apply a drop shadow over "5" on the setting.
I have a clear background on the top of video footage.<
Are you watching your rendered output on an interlaced monitor or the computer monitor?
LiveType uses your vector system fonts where it can but the animated LiveFonts are either procedural renders or they are little movies, depending on the source font's series.
I can tell you this: LiveType produces lovely, sharp and cool text effects. Your settings and your output viewing options make all the difference.
bogiesan

Importing live type to imovie

I am a newcommer to video editing and have gradually learnt how to use imovie. I have FCEHD but don't know how to use it yet. I was impressed with live type and made a short title sequence however when I render the sequence and import it into imovie the titles appear pixilated and low quality. I have tried importing it as a .mov and .dv and played around with project properties in live type. Can anyone help me

I have exported the movie both to iDVD and a DV video camera which I have played onto a tv but the titles still look pixilated when imported but perfectly crisp if I play the .mov file from livetype. Am I using the wrong project settings?? I have tried different ones but no good. I really want to use the live type titles but they don't look good in my movie. HELP!

Live Type Template not displaying correctly in FCE

I'm trying to use the "Ink Title" template from the Live Type Template Browser: File > Open Template > Template Browser.
But when I import the .ipr file into FCE 3.5.1 it comes across with a transparent background and is not showing the artwork. I set up each of the other "Ink" templates and imported them into FCE and they run fine -- with the Ink design.
Can you tell me what I might be doing that is keeping the "Ink Title" template from displaying correctly?
Thanks.
core duo Mac OS X (10.4.6)

You have to go to the sequence settings in Live Type and check Render Background. Press Apple + 0 and you will see the Render Background Check box. I bet it is not checked. Hope this works. Tell me if it doesn't.

Live Type Background Issue

good afternoon,
I am using Live type to create text and I want to place it and some images over a background.
I have created a file in Live type, selected a background, added a company logo and have been able to view my project with Live type as I want it.
But when I save it and drop it into my bin for Final cut pro, the background does not show up.
Any thoughts on what settings in FCP I need to change, or are there certain export settings in Livetype I need to be more aware of.
thanks
MIke

FYI there are 2 methods of rendering the background in LiveType.
1) Click the Render Background Box in the LT Project Properties
2) When Rendering a QT movie click the Render Background Box
Method 1 is preferable and if you follow that process then even if you're rendering out a movie...the Render Background Box will already be checked for you.

Media Missing in Live Type File Error Message

So I just upgraded to FCE 3.5 and have been playing around with LIve Type.
Yesterday I succeeded in making some titles with textured backgrounds etc. and getting them into FC. Today, I can still make the titles in Live Type, but when I import them into FC I get this message, in front of a purplish background, on the icon in the FC browser and when I drag the thumbnail into the viewer.
Media Missing in LIve Type File.
I have gone into project properties in Live Type and checked the "render background" box. I have also moved my media sequences above the background divider in the time line.
Nothing shows up in FCE, not even my text. But if I do a title with only text it shows up. If I include a texture and some effects, it does not show up. I just tried it with effects only and they show up. So it appears that it is a texture media problem. As soon as I open the text/effect title and add a texture, it comes up with this error in FCE.
My files for live type are on an external hard drive. it mounts fine. I can see all my titles fine in Live Type. They render fine. But don't show up in FCE.
I am working on a MacBook.
Any help?

When I Render it it shows up, but only for a few seconds then it goes black for a few more seconds. This happens when I have my in and out points set in LT and check, render only between in and out points, it also happens when this box is not checked. So I don't get the full time of my title effect.
My problem is that I didn't have to render before, why do I have to go to the trouble to render now?
I don't have to render on my iMac, it just works there. No rendering or exporting required. ?
Dan

Exporting from Live type as uncompressed

Does anyone know if it is possible to export from live type with no compression or in different codecs? I have this option in FCP and AE and my graphics and type look great when export using "none" compression or 10 bit uncompressed.

The default render from LT uses Animation codec which is completely lossless.
bogiesan

Live Type How do you get a transparent background?

Im trying to create just text for FCP using Live Type, but no matter what I do when I export the Live Type movie, Its exporting with a black background. I went into the settings and changed everything around and tried everything. Opacity levels, render background, etc.. I either get the color I choose or black when it should be transparent. I know there has to be a way to just creat text with no background. Much help needed!

When you render your movie, make sure you don't have the "render background" box checked.
Once your movie is rendered it is displayed with text over a black backgournd but rest assured when you put your rendered .mov text into Final Cut it will have an alpha channel and not a black background.

Can't import LIVE TYPE files .ipr into FCP - FILE ERROR: UNKOWN FILE.

I have had this problem for a while and simply just worked around it. But now I am editing so much more that I want it the way it use to be.
The Problem is FCP 6 will not let me import LIVE TYPE files. I have to render them into an .mov 1st in livetype. I use to be able to just drag the file into FCP and render it there after I tweeked it. Now it won't, it gives me this error- FILE ERROR: Unknown File.
I have already uninstalled Live type along with its PLIST as well as FCP. Re installed and still keep getting the same error. I can't remember when it started, all I know is I want it fixed.
Thank you for any assistance anyone can offer.

What are the Project Properties settings? do they match the Sequence setting in FCP?
What elements are used in your LiveType composition?
Are you including images or background video?
If so, post the codec that the video uses. If there are images, the file type and color space.

Live type files look grainy and do not fill the background when used for green screen backgrounds.

live type files look grainy and do not fill the background when used for green screen backgrounds. Ideas?

What I want to do is somehow make my entire iMovie project smaller by compressing it somehow but without losing any footage or audio or quality. At the moment the project is a 56GB iMovie project lasting approx 1hr. I have a mixture of miniDV footage, titles created in Live Type (they are better quality than anything available in iMovie) and audio.
The miniDV footage is automatically compressed when it transfers from my camcorder to my Mac, no worries there.
The LiveType titles contain a motion background (imported into LT) and then text which appears and disappears at set points. The titles vary in length but are about 5 seconds each.
The file size for the LT titles is approx 180MB per clip, the movie requires about 20 or so of these clips, making a very large file size overall.
Is there a way that I can save something in LT so that the file size is smaller yet still keep the quality and use the clip in my iMovie ?

Live Type Textures and Background

Does anyone know why when I import my live type titles, the background or textures do not transfer over into Final Cut Express? The fonts and the effects work, but the background does not transfer?
Thanks for your help!

As Da Nam has pointed out you just need to check a little box next to "Render Background"
If you are Rendering a Movie then when doing so a little dialogue plate comes up and you can check the box next to "Render Background"
If you are using the Live Type project directly then the box is in your Project Properties. In this case while you are in Live Type hit cmd-zero, and when the Project Properties plate comes up check the box next to Render Background.

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