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JPEG SEQUENCE ISSUE
Hi,
I have been provided with a JPEG sequence of some titles for a film i’m working on.
The codec Im working with on the film is DVCPRO50.
When I import this image sequence onto the timeline (1frame per image) I get considerable stair-stepping around the edges of the titles.
I have tried de-interlacing which does nothing.
Is there way of importing a JPEG sequence or a codec I should be using?
Many Thanks
Neil
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7 Replies
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First, are you looking at the output on a video monitor?
Second, were the still images correctly sized for the format you’re working in? What size are they?
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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Yes I am checking on a broadcast monitor and they are the correct size (1024×576)
They did need rendering though?
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Neil,
How do the sequential stills look to you before importing? If you open some in Photoshop do they look perfect or do tey have the jaggies?
First, whoever supplied the sequential JPEGs should really have used sequential TGAs or PICTs, as JPEGs are much lossier. However, I’m suspecting that more importantly, the sequential JPEGs don’t match your aspect ratio and are being resized on the way into FCP. What are the pixel dimensions the JPEGs?
If you have After Effects try using it to convert the sequential JPEGs to a QT at 720×480. Or, if not, try converting using QT Pro. It won’t do as good a job as AE, but may do better than FCP.
Hope this helps…
David
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY
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Didn’t know you were 16×9, but yu say the stills are proper dimensions anyway… Still might want to try AE if you have it.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los AngelesPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY
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That’s the correct starting size. They need to be changed to 720×576 and then flagged as anamorphic after they’re imported.
Do what David said and convert to QuickTime at the correct size 720×576 and set the QT file to anamorphic in FCP.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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Thats great and has done the trick.
May I ask why you have to change from 1024 to 720 then tick the anamorphic box? I thought 1024 was the correct size for 16:9?
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You’re working in a DV format. All PAL DV is 720×576. You can prepare the still at 1024, but that’s a square pixel representation of an anamorphic image. That’s not what your material is.
All the best,
Tom
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 2 Editing Workshop” Class on Demand “Complete Training for FCP5” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy” DVDs
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