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  • Rendering – Motion Blur and Field

    Posted by Tornike Gelashvili on March 14, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Hello,

    I would like to know if there are some rules on when should I use Motion blur when rendering and when should I turn on field rendering.

    As far ar I’ve experimented, eve though TV displaces image in interalces mode, it’s not necessary to render in field for TV. I use Motion blur on moving layers (sometimes on all of them) and the image gets nice and smooth, but a little blurred, compared to when rendering without motion blur and with fields.

    What if I render with both on?

    Could anyone please explain the technical part of it.

    Should I always render in field when making a video for TV?
    When should I and when should I not use motion blur or both together (MB and Fields)?

    Thank you.

    Jill Kennedy replied 17 years ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Tornike Gelashvili

    March 14, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    I see.

    But what about field rendering? Is it recommended, required or again a metter of taste? Because field rendering makes animation more live and technical than progressive scan rendering.

    As I understand nothing is required. Everything is a matter of taste. But could anyone explain the process of rendering a motion blurred motion with fields. I’m asking this because motion blur creates a progreessive like motion and field makes interlaced motion. So what happens? Is it not recommended?

    Sorry for asking this over and over. I really want to understand the actual process that happens during rendering.

  • Tornike Gelashvili

    March 15, 2008 at 7:45 am

    Thank you Dave, that was exactly what I wanted to know. I experimeted with the animation rendered in different ways. I’ve finally understood on the practice, that motion blur is a matter of taste and Field is a matter of a technical specification.

    I have also noticed, that motion blur does not produce a progressive scan look when rendered witthout fields. In some cases the moving object gets jittery. It might me some problem with my settings or maybe I messed something up, but anyway, thanks a lot.

  • Jill Kennedy

    May 9, 2009 at 1:17 am

    Hi there,

    I am experiencing the same jittering when rendering motion blur with fields off in After Effects CS4. It is possible to render smooth motion with Fields off?

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