Wavy numbers on photomontage at DVinfo.net

Bill Rankin · February 16th, 2007, 03:27 PM

I am creating a photomontage using AE 7 and have applied the year to each picture. As the pictures slowly reduces in size the numbers tend to wave. I know why this happens. What I need to know is how can I work around this in such a way that the numbers remain firm. The numbers (year 1957, for example) was applied in AE.

This is probably a simple answer, but it is one I do not know....

Thanks,

Conor Ryan · February 17th, 2007, 04:25 AM

Is there a distortion effect applied? If so, remove it.
If you don't mean that kind of wave, can you clarify what you mean exactly?

Bill Rankin · February 19th, 2007, 06:23 PM

No effect has been applied. The problem is that the numbers are not sharp and crisp as the numbers shrink with the picture.

Conor Ryan · February 20th, 2007, 04:43 AM

Okay, next question - how did you apply the text to the picture? And, what are your composition settings?

Bill Rankin · February 23rd, 2007, 10:11 AM

The text was applied in Photoshop CS2. I believe the problem is interlaced video. When I deinterlaced the video problem was reduced. I also enlarged the numbers and which reduced the problem further. There is still a slight oscillation of sorts, but it is workable now.

The orginal problem was the alternating fields of TV. As I said before, the numbers were slowly shrinking and slowing moving up the screen.

Thanks for you interest !!!!!

Conor Ryan · February 23rd, 2007, 10:36 AM

Try removing the photoshop text and replace with text made using the text tool in AE (or select the photoshop text and "convert to editable text" through the layer menu).

Progressive settings help, but so does the vector nature of AE text.

February 16th, 2007, 03:27 PM	#1
Bill Rankin Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 433	Wavy numbers on photomontage I am creating a photomontage using AE 7 and have applied the year to each picture. As the pictures slowly reduces in size the numbers tend to wave. I know why this happens. What I need to know is how can I work around this in such a way that the numbers remain firm. The numbers (year 1957, for example) was applied in AE. This is probably a simple answer, but it is one I do not know.... Thanks, __________________ Bill Rankin

February 19th, 2007, 06:23 PM	#3
Bill Rankin Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 433	Photomontage No effect has been applied. The problem is that the numbers are not sharp and crisp as the numbers shrink with the picture. __________________ Bill Rankin

February 23rd, 2007, 10:11 AM	#5
Bill Rankin Major Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 433	Text Application The text was applied in Photoshop CS2. I believe the problem is interlaced video. When I deinterlaced the video problem was reduced. I also enlarged the numbers and which reduced the problem further. There is still a slight oscillation of sorts, but it is workable now. The orginal problem was the alternating fields of TV. As I said before, the numbers were slowly shrinking and slowing moving up the screen. Thanks for you interest !!!!! __________________ Bill Rankin

February 17th, 2007, 04:25 AM	#2
Conor Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 67	Is there a distortion effect applied? If so, remove it. If you don't mean that kind of wave, can you clarify what you mean exactly?

February 20th, 2007, 04:43 AM	#4
Conor Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 67	Okay, next question - how did you apply the text to the picture? And, what are your composition settings?

February 23rd, 2007, 10:36 AM	#6
Conor Ryan Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 67	Try removing the photoshop text and replace with text made using the text tool in AE (or select the photoshop text and "convert to editable text" through the layer menu). Progressive settings help, but so does the vector nature of AE text.