motion to fcp

[Jerry Hofmann]

How are you monitoring the quality of the picture? If on your computer’s display, that very well could be the problem… what format are you exporting? What were the project settings in Motion?

Post what format you’re working with in FCP as well. You need to match the project settings in Motion to the sequence settings in FCP.

Jerry

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[Jack Fox]

Below are the Motion and FCP settings.

jmf

[Tom Wolsky]

The frame rates are different to start with. The Motion project is 29.97.

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Tom

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[Arnie Schlissel]

You have a number of issues here, Jack.

First, you’re working at 2 different frame rates. Your Motion project is 29.97, but your FCP timeline is 23.98. They should both be the same.

Second, you’re compressing everything to DV in your timeline. It’s very difficult to keep good quality with graphics in DV.

Finally, you don’t say how you’re monitoring. You should be looking at a video monitor, not your computer monitor. Your FCP manual has a series of diagrams that will tell you how to hook up a video monitor using different types of equipment.

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[Jack Fox]

Thank You. I will make the changes you raised, and report back. My monitor is a JVC TM-H1150C.

jmf

[Jack Fox]

If not DV NTSC what should I be using “Square?”

jmf

[Jack Fox]

Okay, I did make the changes but I think it was the frame size that made the real difference. The Motion setting was 720×486 and the FCP size was 720×480.

jmf