Which are the best settings for crisp graphic output using After Effects? I'm new to AfterEffects but a long time adobe user. I'm trying to do a simple animation using hi-res, lossless PNG's which I have tried exporting at their actual size and @2x up to @4x which I then scale down. I have reason to believe it's not the quality of the PNG's that are the issue as a vector square drawn directly in AE has the same blurred effect.

I have tried the many different codecs- Animation, PNG, H.426 etc but they all have the same results.

Extra info:


I use a retina screened mac
Everytime I open in quicktime it converts the video
I haven't changed any settings, I use the default ones and leave the   export options at the highest quality.


Please help! I had such high hopes for AE!
If you're designing source artwork in Illustrator, take advantage of the fact you can bring your .ai files straight in AE.

On the layer in AE that you put the AI vector, click the 'continuously rasterize' button and you'll get your crisp vector edges back.