Final Cut Express Exports Text Poorly

[andrew52]

I have just began using Final Cut Express. My video contains red text with a black outline created using outline text on FCE. It looks fine when watching the video in the canvas, but when I export it to a quicktime file, the text is blurry and hard to read. I have tried varying line widths and softnesses but to no avail. Another video I have made has white text with a black outline. It is easier to read, but still blurry. What can I do to fix this? Are there settings for export? iMovie has export settings and I am surprised to have not seen any for FCE, considering FCE is more advanced.

[ElDiabloConCaca]

You're probably exporting a rather low-resolution QuickTime movie. Try exporting a higher-resolution movie file and see if that helps.

You can do this by selecting File > Export > Using Quicktime Conversion...

From the "Options" button there, you can choose audio and video size and quality.