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Still image STILL aliasing in FCP
Hey All,
Have just scoured this forum and found many helpful pieces of advice regarding my problem… None of which ended up fixing it. So, here goes:
I’m using several JPEGs in a sequence. They all look great, EXCEPT when rotated. Then they alias like crazy — and not just the edges, either. I’ve tried a bunch of effects tricks — blurs, etc — to no avail, and would like to find a solid fix for this.
My specs:
FCP Studio 7
Sequence Settings: NTSC, no field dominance, QT Compressor DV/DVCPRO NTSC; Quality 100%. 29.97 fps.These match my overall A/V settings.
What to do?
Thanks,
Rosa -
4 Replies
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The DV codec is not your friend in this case, it only serves to exacerbate the problems, because it’s limited lines of resolution and color space issues combine to both jag-up and horribly erode the edges of graphics and text.
Try changing the compressor in Sequence>>Settings to ProRes 422 and see if that helps. If not, you may need to animate in Motion or After Effects, both of which have better sub-pixel motion and rendering than FCP.
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
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Thanks so much! This did help a little. FCP’s image handling is maddening. Never have this problem when working with Premiere. URG.
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The version of Premiere you’re using is most likely newer than the ancient code underlying FCP, so it’s no wonder Premiere does a few things better now. Hopefully that will soon change…
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Colorist
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles
https://www.drwfilms.comPOST-PRODUCTION WITHOUT THE USUAL INSANITY ™
A forum host of Creative COW’s Business & Marketing and Apple Final Cut Pro forums. Formerly host of the Apple Final Cut Basics, Indie Film & Documentary, and Film History & Appreciations forums.
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I’ve sometime had better luck applying a Basic 3D effect to the photo and rotate that way. Depending on your size you may need to nest the photo in it’s own sequence and then do a rotation. It’s worked for me and the quality isn’t too bad. However, you’re still better off going into motion like Dave suggested.
Cody Walters
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