Jerky Picture During Pan

[Mike Kujbida]

Are you watching this on the computer on on your TV set?
My guess is on the computer.
Plug your camera into your TV and see if the pan is still jerky.
I’m willing to bet that it won’t be (assuming you were using a tripod with a fluid head).
Never make critical decisions based on what you see on your computer monitor.
When in doubt, burn a short segment to a DVD-RW and watch it on your TV to make sure it’s OK.
This assumes you don’t have a proper video montor connected to your edit machine.

[Rudy Casper]

I ran the original tape and pans are Smooth, as they were on tripod. Output out of the DSR 11 is Smooth to Computer capture. Shows up in the timeline video preview The jerky Motion almost looks like the picture is trying to Tear, Rendering does not help. I can see the Shakes on the Computer monitor During edit and On the Test DVD It was on the 1st Burn DVD that we found this Issue. only on pans???? Thanks rudy

Rudy Casper
Casper’s Custom Video

[Mike Kujbida]

Do your output settings match your source material?
By that, I mean is your source footage 30i and you’re doing a 24p render (or the other way around)?
I’ve done numerous pans (sometimes very quick ones) and have never had any problems doing so.

[Rudy Casper]

Thanks Mike you have me on the right track. I am in Unknown waters here. Clip properties shows that media is 29.97. In the Clip -Right Click- Properties-Media- Timecode Says use timcode in File??? and I dont know where the File is. when I switch to custom 24fps it seems to work fine with No Jerky Movements??. I have douglas Book but did not find the Info yet. Thanks Rudy

Rudy Casper
Casper’s Custom Video

[Mike Kujbida]

You said in your first post that you were using a VX 2000 so I should’ve known it would say 29.97.
As I recall, this is an older model camera and only shoots 4:3 video, no widescreen (or does it?) and doesn’t do 24p.

Let’s go back to square one and make sure your Properties are properly set up.
The easiest way to do this is to open the Properties window (File – Properties) and click the “Match Media Settings” icon (looks like a folder).
Browse to a folder where you have the source footage for this project, click any one of the AVI files and then click “Open”.
On the off-hand chance that they got messed up, this will ensure that your project properties are correctly set.

Did this help at all?

[Rudy Casper]

Thanks for your Info. I went to properties and Matched media, and it worked for awhile and then as i did some easy edits the Jerky Motion came back. It now appears to be Intermittent. But I have done so much rendering and switching that even I am Unstable Now. The interesting thing I descovered is that I Tried print to Tape and the picture is rock Solid, so Bird in hand I will get this 2 Hr Project Out on Schedule. Than I will take out the Camera and Pan at Different Speeds and see if All is set up Right or the Problem is Solved with a fresh tape and new settings. Thanks for the Lesson Rudy

Rudy Casper
Casper’s Custom Video

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

large pix will often jerk no matter what preview setting, especially if they are anything but png or tga. *Generally* these will render fine.
Test a jerky area by rendering to RAM. SHIFT +B gets er’ done.

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