Adobe After Effects has made me go crazy

I just barely started using it last night. This morning it worked fine, I created my first video. So I logged in again a while ago. Tried adding a video. It was humungous. I tried to shrink it to the size I wanted. The video became extremely blurry. extremely. unwatchable. i tried another video. same result. i've ripped my hair out and thrown water at this piece of trash computer, nobody is answering my yahoo answers question. it worked fine this morning.
someone
help
NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After creating the video, what was the size, length of movie etc...

Sometimes you have to use another program to shrink it, something like xilisoft video convertor...

Try using a 3rd party program to shrink it.

Originally posted by Im a Marty
After creating the video, what was the size, length of movie etc...

Sometimes you have to use another program to shrink it, something like xilisoft video convertor...

Try using a 3rd party program to shrink it.

I used wondershare converter. I use it all the time. Earlier and last night even. Made the video 380x something and it was only 30 seconds.

Even IMAGES go on there big and blurry. what the hell.

Originally posted by PTPriceless
Even IMAGES go on there big and blurry. what the hell.

Do you have a pirated version?

Originally posted by Hydroman

Originally posted by PTPriceless
Even IMAGES go on there big and blurry. what the hell.

Do you have a pirated version?

no i downloaded a 30-day trial from adobe. Images and videos all show up on the screen HUGE. And then when I have to shrink them, well, they all ALL become extremely blurry.

Originally posted by PTPriceless

Originally posted by Hydroman

Originally posted by PTPriceless
Even IMAGES go on there big and blurry. what the hell.

Do you have a pirated version?

no i downloaded a 30-day trial from adobe. Images and videos all show up on the screen HUGE. And then when I have to shrink them, well, they all ALL become extremely blurry.

Is that after it is rendered?

No. It's when I place them on the screen to be made into a video. The files are twice their size and then become blurry. I know, I'm repeating myself. I'm also almost out of hair. and it's pissing me off because it worked and then I tried again and boom, blurry.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Seriously, isn't there an option to adjust a resource to frame?

Originally posted by drakus

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
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Seriously, isn't there an option to adjust a resource to frame?

Yes. Even restarted my computer. and i have no idea what you mean by that last part. I want to make a video though.

Anthony, maybe this link will help:

help.adobe.com...

Originally posted by Hydroman
Anthony, maybe this link will help:

help.adobe.com...

thanks for trying. didn't work. neither did reinstalling and uninstalling. Still extremely blurry. I almost shattered my screen I'm so angry.

Originally posted by PTPriceless


thanks for trying. didn't work. neither did reinstalling and uninstalling. Still extremely blurry. I almost shattered my screen I'm so angry.

The best thing to do right now is calm down. Take some deep breaths. Don't do anything silly. Have you checked all the settings to be correct?

Originally posted by Hydroman

Originally posted by PTPriceless


thanks for trying. didn't work. neither did reinstalling and uninstalling. Still extremely blurry. I almost shattered my screen I'm so angry.

The best thing to do right now is calm down.

Take some deep breaths. Don't do anything silly. Have you checked all the settings to be correct?

I'm trying. And yeah I checked all the settings

Post a screen shot of what it looks like.

Try rendering it and see if the rendered version is blurry.

Sometimes it will be that way due to PC resources, until you render them.

Save an output in WMV, MP4, or even AVI, and see if the pictures are still blurry.

I used magix and it did the same until after i saved an out put file...

All the best

What preview mode are you using?