[Michael Duff]

I’m not sure exactly what camera it is … but I can find out if it is the PDW-530 …

any other ideas what could be causing this?

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

i’ve just uploaded a couple seconds of the source video where the shimmering is visible. It is mostly noticeable in the lower right corner of the screen.

The video is interlaced and should be interpretted upper field first.

https://www.bearcage.dreamhosters.com/sample.mov

thanks!

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

Hi,
it is visible on all monitors (computer monitor, broadcast CRT, broadcast LCD, plasma)

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

Hi dave, thanks for the reply … we don’t have the sequence set on “no fields” .. although we have tried all sorts of variations to the sequence settings all without any success … the shimmering is still visible when we import the source clip directly into AE and interpret UFF.

Have you shot XD before? Maybe there are some settings on the camera that need tweaking?

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

if you go New Composition and select the preset NTSC D1 widescreen you will have the correct setting. It should be 720×486 with a pixel aspect ratio at 16:9. This is fine and will look fine on the tv monitor, but will looked squished on the computer monitor. So there is a different preset which is NTSC D1 Widescreen Square pixels… the comp size is 864×486 and this will look correct on the computer monitor.

Both presets will get you what you are after…

If none of this makes any sense to you do a google/wiki on square pixels vs non-square pixels and I assure you it will all come together …

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

Just choose the correct composition pre-set when you go New Composition… either PAL or NTSC widescreen. An anamorphic composition will look squished on your computer monitor so you can choose one of the square pixel alternatives if you prefer.

Render it out as normal using the render queue and then import into FCP and edit onto the start of your film.

As for filling the widescreen TV, you just need to make sure it is mastered correctly. So if you are making a DVD you choose 16:9. In DVDSP I usually pick 16×9 letterbox so it will scale down on a non-widescreen TV.

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

maybe it would be easier to just do this effect for real? i think a half day shoot should be fine, just have a bucket of water handy….

ummmm, just kidding…

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

you need to render with an alpha channel … check out the post at the top of the forum called “Read Me First” … and if you are still having problems post again ..

good luck

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

it sounds like you are running a demo version of the plug-in… you need to pay for it and enter a serial number to remove the dots

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au

[Michael Duff]

also, if you do have a quicktime h.264 with a .mp4 extension, just open it in quicktime and then select Save As … it will save with a .mov extension…

Michael Duff –
Bearcage Productions, Australia
http://www.bearcage.com.au