Exporting final project, looking flickery….

[Rafael Amador]

You got a interlacing problem in your DVD. The problem can be because:
– The field-order of the footage is set wrong in the FC Brownser.
– The field-order of your sequence is set wrong (aparently not because DVNTSC is lower-first).
– The field-order in the Compressor preset is set wrong.
The first thing is to make sure is that FC is interpreting properly the field-order of your footage. If in the FC Brownser this is not properly set, your edit will be a mess. So try to conect your computer to a TV and look if the FC time-line play OK. Only in a interlaced monitor you can check if there is any interlacing problem.
When you have make that sure them go to Compressor and make sure as well that the field-order of the clip is properly set before to export the MPG2.
And don’t worry we are here to help you.
Cheers,
rafael

[Elliot Pollaro]

how do u change the field order of the footage in the FC browser?

[Rafael Amador]

In the brownser you got a columm: Field Dominance. You got three options: Upper first, Lower first and None (progresive).
But you must set the correct order of the clip before to bring it to the time-line. If you try to change it once you have lied down in the sequence, it doesn’t work.
As we talk before, the first thing you must do is to know the field order of your footage. To do that in FC you need an interlaced monitor or a TV. In your computer monitor you will never be sure is the order is properly set and you may have a bad surprise when you’ll play your DVD.
If you haven’t got a TV or interlaced monitor, you can use AE or Shake. You must set it that the application play field-by-field. This method I will explain to you more in deep if you need it, but now I don’t want to mix you up.
Rafael