Hello,
I'm using Cinelerra as part of an open source pipeline for more-or-less
traditional-looking 2D animation. I draw backgrounds and character
animation in Inkscape and Gimp, export still frames as true color pngs,
and assemble clips in Cinelerra to composite with sound, effects, etc.
I've been working on getting good at the mechanics of the process (basic
interface stuff, panning and zooming still image backgrounds, dissolves,
and so on) and have so far been using quicktime for linux as my output.
It's fine for this stage, but I'm seeing some noticeable degradation of
the png images in the resulting animation files. In particular, the
edges are soft and out of focus and they generally lack sufficient
detail. Since I'm intending these for web delivery (probably youtube or
something similar), they'll get compressed again as flv files, so I want
to use the best starting compression available so the images start out
as clear as possible.
So, out of the available options for Cinelerra, what codec or
compression scheme would that be? Or are there other considerations I'm
not accounting for that may be causing this loss of clarity?
I'd appreciate any help. Also, if I haven't given enough info for a
good response, feel free to ask me questions. I have a general (and
hopefully growing) understanding of this process, but I'm no expert at
this point (obviously!).
Thanks,
Matt Jordan
PS - I am aware of the open source animation projects Synfig and Ktoon,
but neither of those is really ready for production yet nor do they seem
likely to be ready in the near future. Besides, neither one can really
touch Inkscape's drawing tools at this point.
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