• Apple Final Cut Pro

  “Fuzzy” Playback on FCPX

  Posted by Nicolas Vallejo on December 28, 2011 at 1:15 am

  Hi –
  Working on a project shot on a Canon 5DMKII at 24 frames, 1920 X 1080, 1080p.

  My render format is Apple ProRes 4444.

  When I play back the footage on Final Cut, it becomes “fuzzy,” slightly blurry.
  However, once I stop it completely, it goes back to full resolution.
  This problem persists once I export the project.

  Any ideas of what the issue is?

  Thanks,
  Nick.

  Jeremy Garchow replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Jeremy Garchow

  December 29, 2011 at 3:29 pm

  Since you’re working in 444, FCPX is up sampling your footage to a much higher bandwidth on the fly.

  I would use normal PriRes for this, also choosing to transcode your footage will help with performance.

  I take it you are using the h264s?

  Jeremy
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  Nicolas Vallejo

  December 29, 2011 at 10:10 pm

  Yup. Working H264.

  I am on a MBP with 2.8GHZ and 8GB RAM.

  Will transcoding my footage result in quality loss when I’m exporting for the final product?
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  Jeremy Garchow

  December 29, 2011 at 10:49 pm

  No. You’ll be fine.

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