Problem with still images in DVD with FCP output

[David Bogie]

How are you viewing the DVD?
You should be watching on your target device, either a computer or a desktop/TV set. The displays are different, a computer is frames, the TV is fields. MPEG2 is always fields which means it can display oddly on a computer. Your still images are probably field rendered.
Umm, it’s all quite confusing. See the DVDSP manual for lots of information on how to set up your projects for exclusive playback on computers. Prepare for several hours of patient reading and index searching.

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[Steve Eisen]

A triple post!

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Eisen Video Productions
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Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[Alan Okey]

High resolution images that are imported into in a standard definition FCP project will typically need a slight Gaussian blur applied (.10-.20) to keep the still from “vibrating” on a CRT or plasma monitor.

Of course, in this forum it should go without saying that it is essential to be viewing your FCP projects on an external broadcast CRT for accurate color and interlacing reference so that there are no surprises when viewing the final product on DVD.

[David Roth weiss]

[Alan Okey] “High resolution images that are imported into in a standard definition FCP project will typically need a slight Gaussian blur applied (.10-.20) to keep the still from “vibrating” on a CRT or plasma monitor.”

Even better is a Directional Blur set at 0 or 180 degrees and a value of 1 or 2. A directional blur will not defocus the entire image nearly as much as a gaussian blur, but minimizes the vertical flickering very much the same. That equals better in my book…

David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles

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