Thanks for getting back to me Ben.
As it turns out, the anomaly is present in QTs as well, and can be seen on a computer monitor, though it’s harder to see. For tests, yes I did play it through FCP and a DaVinci, all from a 23.976 timeline to an HD broadcast monitor with matching frame rate setting. I also rendered out about 20 tests since that last post with all possible variants in motion blur settings, footage interpretation, interlacing, and the reduce flicker filter- all with the same result :/
This particular project is a the latest volume in a series we’ve done in years past. We wound up putting a similarly animated title from a few years ago in the blu ray player to see if the anomaly was present on much older outputs that made it to the marketplace, and there it was. The conclusion – it’s just the way After Effects renders. ‘normal’ I guess.
It’s not horrible or anything. It’s just something noticed by perfectionists (myself and the room of onlookers all). One of those anomalies that comes up every few years. The last time I saw it was around ’05, and I don’t remember finding a workaround then.
Anyway, you have my thanks.
-J
Motion GFX & VFX
http://www.jasonbaldari.com