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Badly Behaving Freeze Frames
I have an illustrated still that I shot and panned top to bottom . But I needed it to hold for a few seconds before the pan, so I created a freeze frame and hold it for couple seconds before the pan. Fine. Looks great on my computer monitor, but on an NTSC monitor I am getting a “vibrating” effect on the freeze frame portion, almost like it was film and caught on the sprockets. Anyone know how I can correct this?
When I zoom in on the pixels in both shots, they are identical, so I’m thiking it has to be something in how these freeze frames translate to TV. Thanks much. – Rob
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This often happens when freezing on a move because there is a slight difference between the two fields that comprise the frame. Try a nearby frame and see if it behaves better.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
Or deinterlace your freeze frame. It’ll lower the resoltion noticeably, but the jitter will stop. Usually you want to freeze the last frame before the move. Easiest thing to do is to simply go frame by frame looking at the ntsc monitor. When you get one that doesn’t jitter, use it. Soemtimes there isn’t one and you’ve got to deinterlace.
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