Kevin Monahan
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I have a technique from my book.
1. zoom way in on the bezier handle in the Canvas.
2. look for the purple “dot” on the handle, located about halfway down the handle. That’s the acceleration handle.
3. stay zoomed in the canvas and then launch Quick View
4. Mark in 1 second before the animation starts. Mark out 1 second after the animation stops.
5. Press Play in QuickView.
6. Tweak the bezier handle’s acceleration handle as it loops in QuickTime.
7. tweak to taste.The “jerks” are there likely because either you are not fully rendered or are not previewing on a video monitor (the Canvas only shows 1/4 of the res). You must do these two things to really see what is going on.
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Are you previewing through a DVCPro 50 deck?
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I totally agree with Chris.
David, your images are way too large. Sure they work and look good, but you can reduce your render time and get more RT with optimized images (this is something I learned way back in Avid Boot Camp: a very extensive training program and many of the techniques are precisely the same in FCP. Digital video is digital video).
The CPU doesn’t need to work as hard as you are demanding it to do. You see, there is a “target” resolution for every scanned or imported image. A “sweet spot” so to speak.
General ROT: Make your scanned or imported image only 2-3x the native frame size (if you want to do moves) at 72 DPI – any more and you’re overkilling it. Many have trouble with interlace flicker and moire, others like you are simply paying the price with increased render times and less RT.
Hey, if you can live with the fact that render times are keeping you from getting to Miller time sooner (rendering is a time bandit!), then you can keep your head buried in the sand. Have fun down there. 😉
Pol:
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We see this a lot and the biggest problem with most people is that they are confused by judging graphics on the computer display. A complete FCP “System” includes a video monitor in the chain.
Read on:
First of all, rendering in versions 4-4.5 is pretty terrible. I suggest upgrading to 5.0 when their rendering engine was markedly improved.
The other thing is to make sure that your graphics lie on whole even integers in the Motion Tab and that you are rendering at Full Quality. Make sure the dark green bars are checked in the Seq>Render menus.
Also make sure that you are in Safe RT at Full Frame Rate (not dynamic) in the RT pop up menu.
Finally, always judge rendered graphics on a pro video monitor. A TV set is better than nothing because you can never trust the Canvas for judging the quality of your graphics.
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Once again the image optimization devils come to visit.
Resize the photo in photoshop to be no more than twice the native frame size of DV at 72 DPI (1440 x 960). 1 pixel of vertical blur in PS will also help.
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[JeremyG] ” I always always always render all in all of my programs no matter if the rt is at full quality or not, it’s a good practice to get into.”
Amen to that brother.Kevin Monahan
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[JeremyG] “Put a slug on the topmost video track (above all others) and dissolve to it, what’s hard about that?”
That’s exactly the way I do it.Kevin Monahan
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Three Words For You:
Obsessive
Compulsive
Disorder
🙂
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Again, I would recommend a second computer for your situation. You may have to accept the fact that this will not change any time soon.
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