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myvancouver
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July 20, 2022
Question

Pixelated Text When Exporting Text From Premiere Pro to MP4

  • July 20, 2022
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I am producing an mp4 video by adding text overtop of images in Photoshop, exporting them to a jpg, importing the jpg into Premiere Pro as a clip on the timeline, then exporting this to an mp4. My text is great through all stages except after exporting from Premiere Pro to mp4 where the text becomes pixelated. Below is my workflow in more detail.

 

Step 1

Place embedded a photo on a layer in Photoshop (ver. 23.3.2) and I add text on a layer on top of the photo.

 

Step 2

The text and image look good so I export the file as a jpg.

 

Step 3

Taking a look at the exported jpg and the text and image look good.

 

Step 4

Import jpg into Premiere Pro (ver. 22.4.0) and place it on the timeline. The text and image look good on the production view.

 

Step 5

Check my sequence settings.

 

Step 6

Go to Export. My export settings can be found under the preview window on the right.

 

Screenshot 07

After exporting to mp4, I open the mp4 at full screen and the text and image look great.

 

Screenshot 08

When I reduce the video screen size, the text becomes pixelated immediately and unusable.

 

What and where in my workflow is making my text go bad after exporting from Premiere Pro?

 

Thanks, Community for any help.

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 20, 2022

Your font for shirt etc is asking for trouble. Nice for printing, but unsuited for video.

Turn off max render, max quality, composite in linear color and try CBR.

myvancouver
Known Participant
July 20, 2022

Thanks. I tried the settings you suggested but they had no effect on the "shirt" text. I'm curious, what specifically about this font is looking for trouble? And, might you have any idea why the mp4 text looks good when the video takes up the entire screen but turns pixelated when I exit full-screen mode?

Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
July 20, 2022

Fonts for movies are straight forward: no fancy writing and sans serif.

A preview screen is not the same as a movie when compression has been applied.