[Gary Dumbill]

Posterize time works perfectly, I had no idea this preset existed and now i feel stupid!!
Thank you!

[Gary Dumbill]

Hi, Sorry but i’m still havent a bit of an issue with this and want to make its 100% right before i send it back off.
i noticed a few shots had scan lines.
Would this be the part which is switching fields?
In the nle there wasnt an option to separate the fields, but if i de-interlaced the clips it sorted it out. I then rendered it out upper field, imported into AE, did the motion graphics and exported that final file as upper first.
In your opinion would this have solved the problem.
Thanks

[Gary Dumbill]

I will go back to the original footage then- thanks

How can i check that the fields dont switch on the movie file i produce? Sorry if this is a pretty basic question- i’m a creative motion graphics guy who usually has techinical people on hand to point me in the right direction in work, but the first time ive freelanced using footage.

Thanks

[Gary Dumbill]

i think i understand. I will try to explain a little better-

The project was exported from Adobe premiere as a .mov file. Then i imported that into After Effects- added the graphics then rendered that as a .mov file also without separating the fields. This was the finished file i sent off and found out the it had different fields.

Would it work- taking the completed .mov file i have (with mixed fields) back into After effects- separating the upper field and rendering it as upper field field first. Creating a file which is upper field first.

Or would i have to go back from the start into premiere and change the original source files there?

Basically can i take a .mov that has different fields- separate them in ae, render it out of ae upper first and have that file come out all all upper first.

Thanks so much for this advice

gary

[Gary Dumbill]

Well ive imported the single .mov file to after effects- separated the fields and rendered out a new .mov file upper field first using after effects. When i import the .mov file back into after effects it is showing as upper field first under – interpret footage. So i guess this has done the trick.
Unfortunately most of my knowledge is more creative and almost exclusive to after effects, which is where problems may have arisen in editing and the more technical things, so i can’t really help you work it out anymore I’m afraid. But will know the importance of determining fields in the future….
thanks

[Gary Dumbill]

Thanks Kevin.
The whole thing is a single .mov file. 25fps, pal.
Should this simply work if i separate the fields for the single clip in the interpret footage or will i need scan through the whole .mov at 50fps would you say?

Gary