[Eric Pensenstadler]

Some additional info: I took some HD test footage (1920×1080, 60i) I filmed when I first got the camera, exported right out of FCP, burned SD disc in iDVD and it plays back very nice on both SD and HD tvs. So it appears my problem is only with SD footage.

[Eric Pensenstadler]

John, I tried downloading Filezilla but couldn’t get it to open properly. When I copy and paste 002bb65.netsolhost.com it just opens your website.

Is there another way? I can email you the file or send it via yousendit.com. I’ve chosen a short 5 second clip that is 27MB. Hmm, now that I see that that seems pretty high (27MB) for a 5 second SD clip.

Also, something to know, I do not have the original camera card files, only the ProRes 422 that it has been converted to via Final Cut Pro. I don’t know if that matters for your test.

[Eric Pensenstadler]

John, you’re very kind.

Let’s do it.

Eric

[Eric Pensenstadler]

John, I was hoping you would reply – you seem very knowledgeable in your posts.

I can’t imagine what’s going on. When you edit do you have a preview monitor? I am currently using an HD monitor connected via an HDMI card. The footage is very interlaced on the preview monitor but all this time I’ve just been hoping that was because it was an HD monitor with SD footage. I’m sure that’s part of it, but I was hoping it would work itself out when creating a DVD. I’m even more surprised at the flickering on a regular SD tv. Don’t know what to do.

Thanks for your post.
Eric

[Eric Pensenstadler]

Thank you for your reply Ken.

What you said seems to make perfect sense, and if I hadn’t already tried that I’d be feeling pretty good with your answer.

I did a test using the deinterlace filter and I tried both upper and lower with the filter settings. Unfortunately I saw the same results when viewing on the SD tv and the HD tv.

Right now I’m going to try burning to DVD the same clip with two more options:

1. applying flicker filter
2. applying both flicker filter and deinterlace filter.

I will report back.

Eric

[Eric Pensenstadler]

Hello, I’m sorry I don’t have an answer but I do have the same question, so I’m posting in hopes of resurrecting this thread.

Footage filmed with the NX5u set to SD 720×480 60i looks fine on computer monitor (editing with Final Cut Pro). When I export a clip and burn it to DVD using iDVD I get two things:

1. When viewing the SD DVD on a regular SD TV the footage is very jittery, or, flickers. It looks like it was filmed with 1/30 shutter speed or even 24p. The footage flickers very bad on movement, and even still flickers on static shots too. When viewing footage this way I do not notice interlacing, only the flicker.

2. When viewing the same DVD on a flatscreen HD TV it plays smooth in that the jitter, or flicker, is gone, but then the interlacing is severe.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would like to at least narrow down whether it’s coming from the camera (settings) or from the editing program (FCP).

Thank you,
Eric