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Best compression for motion smoke?
Hi all,
have just finished a music video using FCP and motion. There is a lot of motion smoke to create atmosphere and work with the light, together with various feathered masks on certain layers.
When we export the final video we are experiencing a lot of noise around the feathered masks and a lot of the detail of the smoke is lost.
Can anyone recommend the best method of bouncing this out to retain as much detail as possible. I’ve heard of techniques using multiple compression stages but am unsure of the details. The final video is going
Any help would be very much appreciated.
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3 Replies
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[Jack Sewell] “When we export the final video we are experiencing a lot of noise around the feathered masks and a lot of the detail of the smoke is lost. “
We would want you to first let us know what your production format is and what your export format is.
bogiesan
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Without knowing the particulars of your format and settings, you might try adding a gaussian blur filter (setting of 1 or 2) to the layers that are causing you problems.
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Which codec are you editing in? What is your export process?
Kevin Monahan
60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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