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Premiere Pro and Matrox x100 causes soft focus on still images
Hello
When I used Premiere 6.5 I got into the habit of using Matrox effects on my still images for my montages. Now , with Premiere Pro 1.5.1 the images have a softer focus, not sharp. I started out using targa files and switched to jpg files , same results. I have checked the “scale to project dimensions” in the project settings and still no help.Any ideas…anyone?
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You definitely want to use TGA’s or BMP’s. You’ll kill your projects if you don’t. Premiere w/Matrox doesn’t like JPG’s.
As for softening. I haven’t seen anything like this happen on my systems. I do know that they changed the image processing procedure overall between the earliest revision of the Matrox drivers and what they are now, but that was done for everything, not just stills.
You wouldn’t happen to have any before/after shots of what it’s doing to your pictures would you? So I can make an educated guess at what’s going on?
As a practical fix, you could try to use Photoshop to “pre-” sharpen your pictures before going into premiere with them. That could help out past whatever you might be experiencing with the Matrox drivers.
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I’d be happy to upload a before and after somewhere, but it’s pretty much just a softer version. I have noticed the same problem on .avi files with effects on as well. This leads me to believe it has nothing to do with size of a still picture.
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I also see this problem on .avi files when I add a Matrox effect!
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Are you doing any slo-mo effects at all?
That might be the root cause of what you’re seeing. Again, in between the first set of x.tools drivers (3295’s) and what’s currently shipping (6078’s), they did a major overhaul of the driver’s handling of the image. I, and most other people, felt that there was a great deal of improvment in the image when this change occured.
If you have the opportunity to roll back to Premiere 6.5, this would likely resolve your issues. Aside from Premiere interface being what it is today, little’s changed between version 6.5 and the current in terms of what the Matrox card provides. A few filters and MPEG-2 capture via Firewire is all really. If it’s a big enough issue for you, you might consider rolling back.
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I really would like to stay with Pro 1.5.1.
I noticed the effect became better when I added yet another Matrox effect;sharpen. I added about 25% and it seemed better…
I guess I can use this as a work around…how can I apply this to all my clips at once?
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[Jeff Sy] “…how can I apply this to all my clips at once?”
Drag the clips where you want to apply common effects in a nested sequence and you will have to apply the effects only once to this nested sequence.
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Or copy the effect in your effects control window and then marquee select the clips on the timeline and click paste.
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