24p timeline great, output problem….

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24p timeline great, output problem….

Posted by Todd Grim on July 7, 2009 at 6:59 pm

Brilliant minds,

I am working on a simple project with just a couple of dissolves coming from AVCHD 720p 24f. The timeline,(same as source material) plays back fine in FCP, but after exporting in the same codec as the timeline, I am seeing at each of these dissolves an increase of video brightness at the beginning and the end of the dissolve compared to the incoming and outgoing video. Probably a 15-20% increase in video brightness I’d say. I can’t seem to find a solution to this. I have dumped render files and tried simple level adjustments to fool the problem and I am left the fool now.

I am in FCP 6.0.6 and as up to date as possible. Any ideas?

Thanks!

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John Fishback
July 7, 2009 at 7:23 pm

I’m not familiar with that format. My suggest is to try to export with some different codecs, ProRes for example, and see if it makes a difference. Just try a short segment that includes the problem transition and see what happens.

John

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Todd Grim
July 7, 2009 at 7:28 pm

Thanks John,

I am rendering in Apple Pro Res 422. The AVCHD is coming from a Panasonic AG-HMC150P. I have tried a few different output types today, and the same thing is happening. Has anyone else seen this problem?

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Michael Gissing
July 7, 2009 at 11:00 pm

I would check my render settings to see if they are on white or super white. Also check to see what type of dissolve you are using. Is it a simple cross dissolve or something else?

Try putting the alternate clip on the next track up and do an opacity ramp instead of a dissolve. It should be the same thing as a dissolve but sometimes it behaves better.
Todd Grim
July 8, 2009 at 2:22 am

I’ll check about the white vs. superwhite, hadn’t thought of that. Great suggestions on the track locations, thank you Michael, I’ll check it tomorrow when I get to the office!

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