[Jason Connolly]

Gir-

In FCP, I am capturing at 29.97fps, uncompressed BlackMagic, 10-bit, NTSC, 4:2:2, 720×486(D1). These lines you see occur when I try to work in 16bit space in After Effects. The clips look fine in FCP.

Yes, after I performed the upgrades, I deleted all media, re-captured, but still get those funky lines in 16bit space in After Effects.

Thanks for your response!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

UPDATE:

I also tried re-capturing(both with FCP and Decklink 5.0) footage with the new updates(OS X 10.4.2 & FCP 5.0.2), but I still get the same lines when I work in 16bit space in AE.

Thanks,
JAson

[Jason Connolly]

Hello the COW!

OK, so I did the big no-no…I updated my OS and updated Final Cut Pro in the middle of a project. Ugh. I don’t know what happened, but here are the details:

Yesterday(July 13), I was working with some green screen footage exported from FCP to AE, in 16-bit. I was able to get a great key very easily, and there was a noticeable difference between the 8-bit key, and 16-bit key. The 16-bit was MUCH cleaner.

OK, fast forward to today(July 14)… I updated my Mac OS from 10.4.1 to 10.4.2, and updated to FCP 5.0.2. Why? Because I use Automatic Duck plug-ins to Import/Export ftg between FCP and AE, and the Automatic Duck people said that FCP 5.0.2 fixed the bugs that was disabling video preview when using BlackMagic cards. With me so far?

OK, so now when I open up the same project I was working with yesterday, in 16-bit, the footage has weird vertical lines running thru it, but when I switch to 8-bit, the footage looks fine. Here’s a side-by-side comparison | VIEW IMAGE |

I don’t know if the updates have anything to do with this, but that’s the only thing that’s different from yesterday. I can work in 8-bit, but the comp I’m working on looks much better in 16-bit. I can render out all of the green screen ftg(with keys) at 8-bit, then import the keyed clips back into the project, put them into my comp, and then render the full comp at 16-bit. But, WHY is this happening??

Ugh. Any feedback is welcome!!

Thanks!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

Kyle-

It might help folks here if you posted more details about your configuration: MAC? PC? What version of AVID? Etc.

Rest assured, this has happened to a bunch of folks. Here’s a link at the ADOBE site that probably covers a lot of what you’re facing:

https://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/322898.html

Depending on what system/software you’re working on, you’ll probably need to download the appropriate AVID quicktime codec and render your clips in AFX using that codec, but I could be wrong.

Cheers,
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

Thanks, James. Deinterlacing the footage did help, but I’m still a little hazy on the pixel ratio/frame size situation.

When I open the HDV clips in After Effects, for example, AE tells me the clips are 1920×1080, with a pixel aspect ratio of non-square 1:33:1. The pixel aspect ratio makes sense, since I’m under the assumption that HDV is handled just like its smaller cousin, DV(4:3). But I don’t get the frame size. Why does HDV footage captured at 1920x1080i, play perfectly in a 1440x1080i FCP sequence? It’s got to be because HDV is anamorphic, right?

I’ve got to hit the books again tonight… 🙂

Thanks!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

Many, many thanks!

Cheers!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

Yes, I thought the same thing, but at this point, I’m throwing everything out there!!

Thanks!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

THanks, bear! Yeah, the TGA sequence tip is a good one! Question: How does does one go about allocating more RAM to C4D in MAC OS X? Do you know?

Thanks!
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

I’ve uploaded the scene here if it helps(without video of course):
https://www.brothermeat.com/emeril-tvs-scene1.zip

Thanks,
Jason

[Jason Connolly]

Hello the COW! Just wanted to share the results of the useful tips I received from you guys.

Here’s the fixed logo:
https://www.brothermeat.com/emeril-logo-fix.mov

Thanks again!
Jason