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FCP and HQ images
Hi all,
I imported to FCP about 50 HQ JPG images. By HQ i mean 300dpi and over 3000px each.
My problem is that FCP seems that cannot handle that kind of pictures. During playback, it flickers and changes some colors.
When i send these images to motion, save them and get them back to FCP, it works great.Does anyone have any ideas why this is happening? Is Motion the ONLY solution?
Tank you.
2 minds are better than one.
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4 Replies
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Hi,
DPI has nothing to do with video. The only thing that matters is the pixel dimensions of the image. Therefore, if you are working with 720p, your jpg image needs to be at least 1280X720 pixels to fill the screen with no loss in quality. If you want to scale the image and pan to create the Ken Burns effect, then your image should be twice that of the format you are working in. So in this case, 2560X1440 pixels.
Good Luck
Robert J. Grauert, Jr.
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FCP doesn’t like very large/dense images. Reduce their size in Photoshop, or use Motion as you did, or AfterFX. If you want to stay with FCP, try rendering your jpg clip after inserting it in your timeline and adjusting keyframes, etc.
John
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And try avoiding JPEG. In the end is a compressed format. Decompress it is an extra task for FC.
You can increase the FC’s “Still cache”. It helps when working with many pictures or big size.
Rafael -
I always change format to .png also. FCP likes that format!
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