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    “Fuzzy” Playback on FCPX

    Posted by Nicolas Vallejo on December 28, 2011 at 1:15 am

    Hi –
    Working on a project shot on a Canon 5DMKII at 24 frames, 1920 X 1080, 1080p.

    My render format is Apple ProRes 4444.

    When I play back the footage on Final Cut, it becomes “fuzzy,” slightly blurry.
    However, once I stop it completely, it goes back to full resolution.
    This problem persists once I export the project.

    Any ideas of what the issue is?

    Thanks,
    Nick.

    Jeremy Garchow replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Jeremy Garchow

    December 29, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    Since you’re working in 444, FCPX is up sampling your footage to a much higher bandwidth on the fly.

    I would use normal PriRes for this, also choosing to transcode your footage will help with performance.

    I take it you are using the h264s?

    Jeremy

  • Nicolas Vallejo

    December 29, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    Yup. Working H264.

    I am on a MBP with 2.8GHZ and 8GB RAM.

    Will transcoding my footage result in quality loss when I’m exporting for the final product?

  • Jeremy Garchow

    December 29, 2011 at 10:49 pm

    No. You’ll be fine.

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