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Beyond Flicker Filter?
I have some footage within a reel of other footage that “flickers” during playback/catpure. At first, I thought the footage may be a “shutter speed out of sync with the flourescent lighting” – but, when I play the footage back in the camera it is rock solid.
I noticed the Video Filter, “Flicker Filter” and tried adding that to the clip…with no positive results. Is there some alternative way of capturing this footage or is there any other filters I should try? -
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Can you tell us more about the footage? When you say it’s within a reel of other footage, do you mean it’s a compilation, and that the offending footage might have been shot with different settings? Do you know the lighting, environment, or frame rate of the footage?
Ed -
There are various scenes/shots/environments (consequently camera settings) on this particular reel. From exteriors to interiors. Multiple lighting scenarios – sunlight, flourescent, etc. The offending footage was shot at (I believe) a slow shutter speed )1/60)to handle the low light levels of this all-flourescent room. The frame rate, I believe, is 29.7 shot with an SD camera (Canon XL1s). At first glance, it looks like the shutter speed is “out of sync” with the lighting’s “pulse rate” on the computer screen running FCP 5 – however, through the camera (or through a monitor hooked up to the tape deck straight) the footage looks fine. Only viewing/capturing the footage is the pulsing noticeable. All other footage/shots on this reel are fine…and again have various setups on them.
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It sounds like flourescent flicker. It’s often hard to see in a viewfinder (the main reason people don’t catch it while shooting), and can be difficult to see on small monitors. There have been a lot of posts about this over the years, but I don’t remember even one good solution. Do a search though.
Ed
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