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photshop image blurring with basic motion on NTSC monitor
I have a PSD file which contains text for credits. When I import it, and play it back on the timeline, it appears fine on both the computer monitor and the NTSC monitor. When I apply basic motion to “roll” the credits down, it snaps into a very blurry image during the motion. If I stop playback, the image snaps back into clarity. The image is rendered, and its not a flicker removal issue. Does anyone know why this happens? Or how to fix it?
george
FCP HD 4.5 and MAC G5 2.5 gbRAM
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The “speed” of the motion will have a very major affect on the clarity of text as the interlace of the video image can “interfere” with the perceived resolution of intricate small objects (like text).
Are you sure you have your render set to “High Quality”?
Change the “roll-speed” (length of TIME the effect takes place) a couple of times, render after each adjustment and see how that affects the image quality.
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Ive tried adjusting the “roll speed” and it does not seem to affect the clarity of the moving titles. Its not your typical “text looking bad due to interlacing” issue. It is dramatically worse looking when the credits are actually rolling- on both monitors.
All my render settings are at best quality. Timeline is viewed in Safe RT.
However, this clip is not asking to be rendered. No red bar, as its basic motion, and should work in realtime.
Do you have any further thoughts? Thanks.
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[george] “However, this clip is not asking to be rendered. No red bar, as its basic motion, and should work in realtime. “
Well, that may well be your problem.
Never assume because something does not appear to be “asking” to be rendered that its OK as-is.
You should render virtually ALL effects after the edit process to achieve the highest quality on output.
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Even when I select the clip and render it. It does not change anything. It behaves as though its not a clip that needs rendering. I am in Safe RT mode, so I’d assume if it needed rendering, it would show up with a red bar. Even so, when I try to render it, it takes no time, and has no affect on the results.
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Even when I select the clip and render it. It does not change anything. It behaves as though its not a clip that needs rendering. I am in Safe RT mode, so I’d assume if it needed rendering, it would show up with a red bar. Even so, when I try to render it, it takes no time, and has no affect on the results.
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[george] “Even so, when I try to render it, it takes no time, and has no affect on the results. “
Under the Sequence Menu > “Render Selection”…
Make sure ALL of the choices on this menu have a “check” next to them.
The same goes for the “Render All” menu selections.You should NEED to render any high-rez graphics keyed over video to get full quality on output.
BTW, if you STOP or START the roll at any point, make sure that the the Vertical position (the right-hand number under the “Center” settings) at the pause is sitting on a FULL EVEN INTEGER (NOT an Odd number nor any number with a decimal “fraction” after it.)
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Is the dark green FULL bar checked in your Sequence > Render menu? If not, it will render after it is checked.
If so, you may want to break the link to the render file and re-render it at FULL. Break the link by resetting opacity.
Kevin Monahan
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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Thanks Matte and Kevin.
The problem I was having was simple oversight on my part. Under the render menu, I had not had everything checked off. Once I did that, the clip in question did appear unrendered, and I just rendered it out. Ive been editing for a while, but am new to FCP, so things like this happen every so often as I get broken in to the software’s nuances. This is how I best learn. You both taught me a couple of things beyond what I needed to know, and I really appreciate it. Thanks!
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No Trouble George. Believe me….this confuses a lot of people as we see the “blurry photo” complaint CONSTANTLY. It’s understandable because there are at least 4 hoops to jump through to get high quality renders. And you really have to know how FCP deals with RT Preview FX.
You now know the issues, so if you can, help Matte and myself get the word out.
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