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problems with JPG files in FCP
Ok. I’m having some trouble with FCP. Editing lots of pictures lately and when I put some basic motion on the jpgs and play them back it’s all screwy looking. The only way I’ve got around the problem is by copying the clip and deleting the motion and pasting it back in. Then it works fine. But this is really time consuming when working with 100 jpgs.
Does anyone one know this problem.
2×3 Ghz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
16 GB 667 MHz DDR2 FB DIMMFCP 6.0.1
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7 Replies
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Try changing the motion filtering quality to BEST in the Video Processing tab of the Sequence Settings window.
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Paul Escandon
Producer | Director | Editor
Apple Certified Trainer – Final Cut Pro
Oremus Productions
http://www.oremusproductions.com
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Adjunct Professor of Media
John Paul the Great Catholic University -
Have you rendered the clips in the timeline or are you playing them back using your RT settings? (If it isn’t blue above the clip, it isn’t rendered)
-Russ
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If your picture quality is decent, then it’s likely not the jpeg format that’s the problem. First generation jpegs that come out a a digital camera work fine. What you are seeing may be motion artifacts caused by one or more things, images with lots of hard-edged details, images not properly optimized (frame size, etc.) and movement/scaling all can make this happen.
Assuming your pictures are sized properly, (1440 wide at 72dpi for most SD projects is about right) you should mess with the motion and scale settings, and/or add a bit of vertical or gaussian blur or the flicker filter.
It’s also critical to be viewing your RENDERED work on a proper monitor, not the canvas.
HTH…
Have a wonderful day.
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I’ve rendered it fully. Even when it prints to video it’s doing it. I’m going to try what the first person posted.
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But the funny thing is this: After I put the motion and filters on the clip. I then go and copy that same clip and then delete the motion and then paste back the motion atributes and it works fine.
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I think Pauls suggestion worked. Ahh the things I didn’t learn in FCP training.
Thanks Paul!
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You’re welcome. This is one of those really important settings that a lot of people don’t really even think about. Now you know!
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Paul Escandon
Producer | Director | Editor
Apple Certified Trainer – Final Cut Pro
Oremus Productions
http://www.oremusproductions.com
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Adjunct Professor of Media
John Paul the Great Catholic University
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