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Video becomes out of focus when adding new layers in FCP
Hi there,
I’m doing a green screen film. I’ve stacked 2 layers (the green screen image on top of the background)and used the chroma key effect. This video is fine but when I add another layer (a photograph) on top of these the green screen image goes out of focus. Its really annoying. I’ve had it before and somehow rectified it by stacking an opaque slug layer on top of everything but this isn’t working this time.Any ideas why this happens or how to stop it would be massively appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Tim -
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Is it completely rendered at 100%? Blend settings? Sequence settings? Codecs? I’m confused as to why a slug layer would actually fix this problem. More info please.
Mac 2.66 GHz Quad Intel Xeon
OSX 10.6.8
FCS2
CS5
8GB RAM
ProAvio 8TB RAID 5 Dual Mini-SAS
Blackmagic Intensity Pro
ATI Radeon X1900
RocketRAID 4322 via dual MiniSAS
Panasonic Lumix GH2, Canon 5DMKII, 7D, Panasonic HVX200A, Panasonic DVX100A -
Hey,
So after working on this all day I left my computer for 30min and when i came back it had auto rendered and the image was no longer blurred!!! This hasn’t fixed it in the past though (plus I had rendered it myself).
Its rendering in 8-bit YUV not RGB. would this make a difference?
Other info: its codec is apple intermediatry (sorry don’t really understand codecs).
the video was shot on a panasonic hdc sd60 and using final cut pro 7
Whats Blend Settings?AS its fixed at the moment don’t worry about getting back to me on any of these questions but you’re help is massively appreciated so thanks loads for getting back to me.
Tim -
Glad it is fixed. I wouldn’t use that codec, ProRes is far more efficient and best editing codec for FCP. Doing GS stuff requires as much information as possible, so the highest resolution codec would be optimal. Of course this depends on your system and whether it can handle the throughput. AT the very least, I would transcode from the original acquisition codec, whatever that camera does I don’t know what it is, to Apple ProRes 422. HQ is optimal but requires at least 220 MB/s throughput, so 422 or even 422 LT should be fine.
Mac 2.66 GHz Quad Intel Xeon
OSX 10.6.8
FCS2
CS5
8GB RAM
ProAvio 8TB RAID 5 Dual Mini-SAS
Blackmagic Intensity Pro
ATI Radeon X1900
RocketRAID 4322 via dual MiniSAS
Panasonic Lumix GH2, Canon 5DMKII, 7D, Panasonic HVX200A, Panasonic DVX100A -
[Tim Birtwistle] “So after working on this all day I left my computer for 30min and when i came back it had auto rendered and the image was no longer blurred!!!”
Amazing what rendering can yield. Proper monitoring on a broadcast monitor helps too.
Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Vice President
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group
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