[Gary Dick]

I tried changing field dominance and it did not change the outcome.

I also exported the sequence using both dv/dvcpro-NTSC and H264 ad got the same result. The clips look OK in the timeline but once exported, even on my computer screen, I can see lines everywhere. I would begin to wonder if it was looking OK inside FC because its not full resolution on the canvas, and the lines show up because of more detail in the final product except for the fact that the original DVD material looks great.

I thought of analog capture of the DVD thru my camcorder but for some reason the aspect ratio gets distorted so I can’t try that. I think I am going to try going back to the original 8mm film and having it converted to DV directly – I am having it sent FedEx to me.

Meantime, here is a particularly ugly example of what I am talking about – its a fast motion frame showing a wingtip tank coming into shot as a small tower in the Colorado river goes by below – you can see all the lines. In the original, there is just a grainy film look and blurred motion.

…..Gary

[Gary Dick]

Thanks – I’ll try changing fields when I get home this evening. I looked more closely and found that the original DVD plays perfectly on the TV – perfectly blended and no lines anywhere. If I watch the DVD file with MPEG stream clip on my computer, there are thin lines in the dark areas where motion occurs in some places (I assume between frames of the original 8mm film). When it has been through Final Cut/IDVD and played on the TV from the new disc the lines are much more evident, spread wider apart and over more of the image and more of the footage.

………………Gary

[Gary Dick]

I have the same problem – I am using distort settings in the motion tab to create a perspective of a movie screen slightly angled away from you with a slide on it (as in Steve Jobs MacWorld presentation). The layout is great, and the whole effect works well for what I need to do – but the outline of the screen at top and bottom, where the edge is now angled to create perspective rather than horizontal now has the same jagged edges you describe. Did you ever solve the problem? And if so what was the cure?

If not – does anyone else know what I need to do? I am using Final Cut Express (first time user learning as I go on a perhaps overly ambitious project!)

Thanks for any suggestions ……… Gary