Brad Coulter
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Ok. This is really, really weird.
I took one of the original files and uploaded it. Then, for comparison, I exported the same cut from Premiere so we could see the difference. The Premiere exported file now looks just like the original, no banding.
Then, to really put it to the test, I re-exported the exact clip that I posted to YouTube earlier in this thread. It looks great too. I don’t think I changed anything in Premiere, but I’m not going to argue with success.
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Just to test things out, I downloaded the free version of Davinci Resolve and it does the same thing. It still looks great in the generic Windows player, though. I’m stumped.
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Hi Peter – Yes, I’m on the latest version. I tried it without the GPU acceleration and got the same result. Something I have noticed is that in all my footage, it only appears in that gray/silver part of the building with the black vertical and horizontal lines.
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That’s right, Dave. If you get a minute, check it on a desktop and see if you see it. It’s in the vertical and horizontal lines on the dealership.
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I struggled with this for a couple of hours this afternoon. I finally did something super simple that actually worked. Depending on what you’re trying to do, it might work for you as well. I had a comic book twisting around in a 3d layer and needed it to look a little thicker.
I added a drop shadow to the layer, set the opacity to 100%, messed around with the distance and softness until I liked it pretty well, and voila. It’s not perfect, but it takes 2 minutes to do and worked fine for me.
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Thanks Keith. Yeah, I’d be interested in hearing your experience. I’m a couple of weeks out from buying a machine, so I’m still looking at all my options.
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Awesome. Thanks!
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Thanks Pat. I wondered about the hard drive. I suppose running media on an external drive is a no-no?
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I follow what you’re saying Michael. A Jaguar looks great and gets you somewhere in style, but when you’re hauling a load of 2X4’s across town, you better have a pickup.
Premiere is really easy to use, by the way!
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Transcoding makes a huge improvement. The process is still pretty time consuming, but it’s really the only way to work with my setup.
I have a Creative Cloud membership and never even thought about using Premiere, but I went ahead and downloaded it and it’s a great tool for the project I’m working on right now. I’ve got several footage sources, different file types, different fps, etc.
Premiere slurped it all up and I was making edits and sequences in no time. I’m not leaving Avid, but it’s really nice to have some options for when Avid is too time consuming.
I’m checking my external drive speed and my T3i settings to try to maximize what I’ve got until I can afford that new $5k Mac. 🙂
Thanks again to everyone who chimed in. I’m in an immensely better position to get my work out now.