Re: Flickering on PAL monitor

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If the images are “too detailed” and cause what I call “buzzing” on a video monitor, I add the “Gaussian Blur” filter to the still image and adjust it to a low (say, between 0.25 to 1.5 percent).

This smoothes the image to a lower “video resolution” that’s more compatible for TV reproduction.

If you adjust the blur very carefully it will make the “buzz” go away without making the image look too “soft”.

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The import SIZE can make a difference, too.
If you do not intend to “ZOOM IN” on an image, then (assuming a 4:3 aspect, SD) a 720 pixel width is just fine for video. No need for high-resolution image.
A PICT or TIFF is better than a JPEG.

[Johan van Oyen] “Will the result be different if I use a beamer with PC DVD player or beamer with stand alone DVD player?”

The reason you should “always” monitor FCP via an External Video Monitor (not just on the computer screen) is that the EXTERNAL will show you what your edit will look like after export to tape or DVD.

Assuming normal operation, if you play the DVD on a stand-alone player it will look virtually identical to image on the external monitor (not accounting for “blowing the image UP too far”).

For highest quality, its best that you NOT attempt to play a “standard video DVD” (one that plays on a standard DVD player) on a PC connected to a “beamer” (“projector” for us Yanks) or other external video monitor.
That’s because the computer will “worsen” the DVD image as it attempts to convert it to a “computer-scan-rate” image from PAL (or NTSC).