• Apple Motion

  codec quality of motion 3 clip

  Posted by Linda Brown on July 5, 2010 at 9:26 pm

  I have a question about codec quality when creating slow motion effects in FCP 6 vs. motion 3.
  I slowed down a clip in fcp 6 by 50% with simple frame blending and then sent the same clip to motion 3 and sent it through optical flow. While the clip from motion looks better I was surprised to discover the codec quality (when analyzed in fcp) stated it was of least quality and the same clip with the 50% speed reduction in fcp stated it was most quality.

  I’m confused. ? I’m screening on a monitor not the computer screen. I would have expected the opposite. Can anyone explain?

  Footage was shot DV NTSC 29.97

  Here is the analysis of the fcp clip:
  Video Track 1 (40.2 MB)
  Duration : 00:00:10:03 (at 100 % speed)
  Frame Size: 720×480
  Color Depth: 24-bit Color
  Codec: DV/DVCPRO-NTSC at Most Quality
  Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
  Average Data Rate: 3519k/sec (117k/frame)

  Here is the analysis of the motion 3 clip:
  Video Track 1 (11.8 K)
  Duration: 00:00:20:06
  Frame Size: 720x 480
  Color Depth: 32-bit Color
  Codec: at Least Quality
  Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
  Average Data Rate: 1k/sec (0k/frame)

  Noah Kadner replied 15 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  Noah Kadner

  July 5, 2010 at 10:43 pm

  If I had to guess I’d guess it’s giving you an analysis of the Motion project file rather than the codec. But anyways- that doesn’t really matter does it? If it looks good that’s the important thing.

  Noah

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