(FIXED) Text still pixely even after doubling size

IdeaJason wrote on 7/31/2012, 5:28 PM
Hi all,
Really need your help. I have spent a week trying to fix this.
I'm using the Media text generator to put some titles at the beginning of my video chapters. The problem is that the text is horribly pixelated.
I read the forums and tried doubling the size (My video is 1280x720 so I went 2560x1440.) This helped a little but after the first few frames it pixelates again.
I have tried using the legacy, the new stuff, an outline, a shadow and nothing fixes it.
Can someone please help me before I'm swinging by my belt.
Thanks,
@IdeaJason

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Chienworks wrote on 7/31/2012, 9:44 PM
Are you seeing the pixelation in the preview window? What is your preview mode set for? If it's less than full then Vegas resamples the image to a lower resolution for displaying it. If it's set for preview or draft then Vegas uses a very poor (but fast) algorithm for the resampling.
IdeaJason wrote on 8/1/2012, 1:44 PM
It's in the final product once rendered. Yes, it is in the preview but I know that is not a true representation when in a little box. (Did find that using a 32" TV as a second monitor allows me a real preview.)

I watched a youtube video from "movie studio zen" and in his comments he talked about "Aliasing". I'm guessing that is my issue as the background I'm using is a picture & not a solid color. http://ow.ly/cFswn (link to youtube comment).

I can't think of anything else that It could be so I'm going to either try a lower third bar approach or a just lose the nice title page background pic & use a solid background.

If you have or anyone else has more thoughts please let me know.

Thanks,
@IdeaJason
IdeaJason wrote on 8/2/2012, 6:57 PM
So I have sort of self resolved using the above mentioned resources & this excellent page. http://library.creativecow.net/articles/hodgetts_philip/titles.php

Here is my solution (watch it in HD)

The real problem was typeface color aliasing with the background picture. No solution made it better so I had to add a lower third (pulled most of it off screen left.) & lowered opacity of text to 90%. I also added a very tiny smidgen of noise to the lower third.

Peace my brothers of the 1's & 0's.

I basically used the suggestion to adjust the text, dbl the text size twice the project, & use colors that don't show the "aliasing".

Thanks Chienworks for you help.
musicvid10 wrote on 8/2/2012, 9:56 PM
Your "solution" looks fine to me, at least on YT.
Just WTH is "fire cupping"?