[Dan Heflin]

This was well said and very helpful Walter. Thank you for the comment. Especially the high floor, low ceiling analogy used for Motion. I started using AE first with some compositing projects, but then later wanted to just get some quick and dirty effects in the timeline that I am exploring with Motion. However, when it comes to keyframing and compositing work, there is nothing like AE. I tried another plug-in, SliceX, to use in FCPX, but it does not come close to working like AE.

[Dan Heflin]

Thanks for the response Tim. The sequence is in 1440×1080 and the title is in 1440×1080 as well so that is not it. I do the shortcut key to create my titles, Command-T, but it remains in the same format as the sequence I am editing in. Maybe there is some other reason.

[Dan Heflin]

Thank you for your detailed process to resolve the issue. Before I got your response, I got some advice to change the text which seemed to do the trick.

That being said, the other contributor and yourself made me take a second look at de-interlacing my footage. I was doing that because I felt I was getting a smoother playback (no interlacing) after I exported, but didn’t realize it was at the cost of reducing the resolution by half.

The record format on my Sony V1U is HDV 1080i and I have been using these settings in my sequence for editing and post-production.

I will try your recommendation of exporting as a MPEG SD NTSC Upper Field First for DVD production in Encore.

Thanks again for your feedback.

[Dan Heflin]

Thank you for your help Jeff. The answer was using a different text.

I was already using a Sans-Serif, Helvetica, and Arial didn’t work well either. But “Poor Richard” did the trick. I can still see some slight flicker but changing the text alone improved my problem by 95%.

Thanks again.

[Dan Heflin]

Some more info: The text and image end credit scroll are being superimposed over the last scene of the movie before it fades to black. I also noticed that it is flickering in the Project Window when I playback in Premiere before exporting to Encore.

[Dan Heflin]

Thanks for your response Jeff.

I edited the film using the following sequence settings: HDV 1080i, 29:97, 1440×1080, 16:9, Pixel Aspect Ratio: HD Anamorphic 1080 (1.333), Fields: Upper Field First.

I used a Progressive sequence because that was the only settings I could export from and fix the flickering. However, burning to DVD in Encore re-introduced the flickering. Just so you know, the text also flickers during playback when I view in Premiere before the export.

I tried your advice and did the following export settings from Premiere:

1. Format: Quicktime, Video Codec: H.264, Field Type: Lower First
2. Format: Quicktime, Video Codec: H.264, Field Type: Upper First
3. Format: MPEG2, Preset: 1440x1080i 29.97 High Quality, Field Type: Upper
4. Format: MPEG2, Preset: Custom, Field Type: Lower

These did not work. Text and images still flicker.

Can you please recommend an appropriate export setting based on my sequence settings in Premiere for preparation to burn in Encore?

Thank you.