I've been trying to import some motion graphics into Avid from AE, and the text is very jagged and trashy looking. In quick time and WMP the text is sharp and crisp but for what ever reasion I can not get the same look in Avid.

I've tried every export setting I can thinking of, quicktime(no compression,various Avid codec's,DV,etc.) I've tried AVI uncompressed and it all looks fine in the media player like windows or quicktime. I've tried importing into avid as a A/V clip and as a matt, my Avid Import settings are as follows:

601/ non square

601 for color levels

invert existing for alpha

and non interlaced

all files are comming in as OMF and under the OMFI setting I have it set use sourse resolution.

Any help at all would be wonderful, thanks.

 For QT imports, your file field order option should be set for "even (lower) field first". The AE comp should be rendered out with the same field order.

Depends on where flashpoint08 is working? For a PAL project (SD or HD) user upper (odd) field first, for NTSC lower (even) first. As Larry mentioned the most important thing is, to use the correct field order durring both - export from AE and import to MC!

Regards - Moses

P.S.: Did you used the correct resolution in AE corresponding to your MC project?

 Moses is right - if PAL use upper field first. Since the poster is in US Eastern time zone, I assumed an NTSC product.

Larry Rubin:

 For QT imports, your file field order option should be set for "even (lower) field first". The AE comp should be rendered out with the same field order.

 I almost never render fields in AE unless I have an existing video clip that requires it and it looks fine. IMO, graphics look more polished rendered as progressive. You just need to make sure field render is turned off.

Not saying that's always the right way, I've just found it to look nicer overall.

yes I'm working with NTSC, and thanks for all the advice I'll give it try and see if that helps.