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Whenever I try to add a text layer to my composition it Is super pixelated and looks terrible!!

What can I do to fix this

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Look at the layer in the timeline. You see the switch that looks like a dotted backslash? It needs to be a forwards slash

If you are on a windows machine do this:

Make sure the magnification ratio of the composition panel is set to 100%
Make sure Comp Resolution is set to AUTO
Select the text layer that is giving you problems and press the U key twice to reveal all modified properties
Make sure that the character panel is active and shows the properties of the text layer
Make sure your composition is selected in the Project Panel so we can see the settings
PrintScreen
Return to the forum and paste (Ctrl + V) to show us your screen shot.

If you are on a Mac create a screenshot by pressing Shift + Ctrl/Cmnd + 3 and drag it to the reply field.

Now we can see what you see and everything should be easy to diagnose and fix. The most likely cause of pixelated text is that the Magnification Ratio is set to something like 800% and you are using a very small font. If this is the case you don't understand the AE UI or how video works and you need to do some studying.

There are other problems with small fonts that can be caused by color values that are way out of spec, white text against a black background or small thin text not properly lined up with the pixel grid but these don't usually show up until you render. There are also problems with moving text when it is small and doesn't move precisely an whole number of pixels every frame.

If you don't know what I'm talking about in the instructions take some time to study and learn the user interface.

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iampankaj28

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Change Quality and Sampling for text layer

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Panama5F87

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So, if anyone has the same problem as me, could not figure out what the problem was.

Changed the Bit depth from 32 to 16 and it fixed it.

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e3dnow

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Old thread I know but I would like to add one more 'Gotcha' to look out for with pixilated layers. This had my head engaged for a few more mins than I was happy with, but once I clocked what was happening, it was fairly obvious. I received a file from elsewhere that needed modification to logos and text. The first thing that stuck out was how soft the raster logos were rendering and likewise for the text. Checked the continuous raster switch.... all good. It took me a moment, but the previous person had put a transform animation on an adjustment layer and used that to scale text and logos up by 300%. Why they didn't use a null is beyond me but once found, I rebuilt the animation with nulls, and all was fine. It did cause me to mutter under my breath somewhat, and I wished I had seen it sooner. So yeah..... keep an eye out for such things if receiving files.

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Sgt Alek

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One thing I did to resolve the issue was to set my comp settings to UHD 4K 29.97fps. My text was heavily pixelated. I followed all the steps but to no avail. Anyway, if this method helps you all its good. Im open to other suggestions.

Perhaps creating in Illustrator then importing to AE ? This image below is set at HDTV 1080p 29.97 fps.

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pimiento

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Nothing of that worked for me. And those endless explanations are useless.

Here is what you need to do:

- Check the box of Render at maximum render quality
- Check the box of Use maximum render quality

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Black29009938hcbv

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Where to find that settings?

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deez NUTS

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Guy so i had a same stupid issue an i found thwe reaso try to use CTRL + SCROLL WHEEL an Than it will zoom out te comp, now you can see you font iás to small try to make it bigger in text pannel and thats it .

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pc88968985

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Check out Quality and Sampling is set on

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mrblifil

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This is the only answer. I cannot believe the cascade of BS this request elicited. If your outline text (or any text) looks chunky or pixellated, especially on curves, you have the text layer set to "Draft" and need to click the little box.

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Subik04

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I think the resolution was changed.

Try this. go to view>resolution>full (ctrl+J)

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OL SAND

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I am having the same problem, and I followed yall's steps. Even here the text doesn't look crisp. I don't remember having this problem before. I am working with AE CC 2019

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Dave_LaRonde

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The most common reason for this is the comp resolution setting. It5 may be at Half, Third or Quarter. Change it to Full and the text should look better.

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