System information
Item Description
Full-resolution
rendering quality
Choose a setting from the drop-down list to set the quality of the
rendered video.
Unless you have specific performance problems, choose Good.
Choosing Best can dramatically increase rendering times.
Good uses bilinear scaling without integration, while Best uses
bicubic scaling with integration. If you're using high-resolution stills
(or video) that will be scaled down to the final output size, choosing
Best can prevent artifacts.
Some file formats allow you to associate a video rendering
quality setting with a custom rendering template. Final
rendering template settings override the Full-resolution
rendering quality setting in the Project Properties dialog. For
more information, see "Custom Rendering Templates" on page
526.
Motion blur type Choose a setting from the drop-down list to choose the curve that is
used to blur frames when you add a motion blur envelope to the
video bus track. For more information, see "Video Bus Track" on page
248.
Motion blurring creates the illusion of motion on individual frames
(much like using a long exposure time) and can make computer-
generated animation appear more smooth and natural.
n Gaussian: Gives more weight to the central frame in the blur
and less weight to the outer frames. A bell-shaped curve is
used between the central and outer frames. Gaussian blur is
the best choice in most situations where blurring is required.
n Pyramid: Gives more weight to the central frame in the blur
and the least weight to the outer frames. A linear slope is used
between the central and outer frames.
n Box: Uses an equal weighting for all frames, essentially
averaging the frames in the blur.
The Gaussian (asymmetric), Pyramid (asymmetric), and Box
(asymmetric) settings use only the left half of each curve, from the
central frame back. Asymmetric settings create a hard leading edge
with a trailing blur behind the moving object.
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