• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  stairstepping issues

  Posted by Nate Tull on August 4, 2008 at 6:12 pm

  I’m not new to FCP. I have checked my render setting and preferences.
  I have brought in a few good quality jpeg images, when I pull them into my sequence and rotate them to 8 degrees the edged get stairstepping but only after I’ve rendered. when the playhead is at an un-rendered area its clean as a whistle. As soon as I render it goes to crap. Thanx in advance for any suggestions.

  N8Pro

  Kevin Monahan replied 17 years, 9 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  David Bogie

  August 4, 2008 at 7:47 pm

  They probably will look fine on an interlaced display.
  but, yes, FCP’s rotation filter is notoriously awful. You may need a bit of blur or prefer to do this scene in Motion or, better, After Effects.

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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  Nate Tull

  August 4, 2008 at 7:51 pm

  DV/DVCPRO-NYSC

  720×480 NTSC DV (3:2)

  N8Pro
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  Nate Tull

  August 4, 2008 at 8:08 pm

  I have it on an NTSC Monitor. Still, why does it look great in preview window until I Apple’R’ ? Is FCP that crappy that I can’t even rotate a picture a little bit. Its not like there is even movement involved, its sitting still!

  N8Pro
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  Kevin Monahan

  August 5, 2008 at 4:35 pm

  It’s the nature of the DV Codec. Try rendering in 8 bit uncompressed and compare the results.

  Kevin Monahan
  http://www.fcpworld.com
  Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

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