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36 Chapter 2 Setting Up a Project
 Field Dominance: When your project is intended for interlaced video output, choose
either Upper (Odd) or Lower (Even) for the smoothest animation. After the proper
option is chosen, LiveType renders fields with either the upper or the lower field first.
Choose None for footage that is non-interlaced. DV footage is typically Lower Field
First, while certain video capture cards may need to be rendered with the Upper
(Odd) option chosen. In all cases, use the fielding option that matches your video
system settings. For more about this, see “Choosing a Field Order” on page 38.
 Pixel Aspect: The ratio of width to height of a single pixel, or pixel aspect, can differ
from format to format. The pixel aspect is set by preset properties, or you can enter a
custom pixel aspect value.
 Start Time: You can map the start time of your project to a precise point in your
edited video, making it easy to overlay your video at the compositing stage. Start
Time units reflect the time format entered in the field to the right.
 Time Format: This setting defines how the position of audio or video is marked in
time. There are several choices—Frames, SMPTE, and SMPTE Drop.
Description Field
The description field is a useful place to store notes about the project, as well as
a description of any nonstandard output parameters you’ve configured, for
future reference.
Quality Settings
Quality settings can have a big impact on the amount of time you invest in a project.
As you design your titling animation and try out different effects, you will preview
your movie many times. And each time, your system has to render the movie, frame
by frame.
Time Format options
Quality options for the
Canvas, movie renders,
and preview movies