[Mike Smith]

I think I got most from a very old but I think outstanding book, The Technique of Film Editing by Reisz and Millar. This takes a ground-up, conceptual approach, and takes us from the very beginnings through to modern technique.
https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/technique-of-film/9780240521855/
https://wordery.com/technique-of-film-editing-reissue-of-2nd-edition-karel-reisz-9780240521855?cTrk=MTUyNzg1Mzc0fDVjY2M1NzhhYWY3Mzk6MTo1OjVjY2M1NzgzN2Q4NDgyLjMyNzA5OTY1OjUyOTkyYTM4

[Mike Smith]

A pan that fast is never going to look smooth and clear. You don’t mention whether you are using progressive scan or interlaced video (at 24fps). Interlaced will allow you to push your pan a little faster before this kind of effect shows up – though it may have other effects which are unwelome for you. Obviously slowing your shutter speed a little and allowing a little more motion blur will also help a breath. Going for a very high framerate would help – but only if that is followed thorugh with a high framerate in playback, and supported on the viewers’ monitors. But there is always a limit to how fast you can pan before this kind of effect shows up. The speed you have tried to pan at looks way too fast, to me, for you to have any chance of an attractive result, It’s not really the particular camera – it’s that each little part of the scene is moving too far in each frame for a smooth and attractive look. But you are right : what you have does look horrible, sadly.
https://www.projectorcentral.com/judder_24p.htm
https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4158078

[Mike Smith]

Isn’t BlackMagic still in that market …?
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/uk/products/decklink
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/intensitypro4k
https://no-trouble.com/broadcast-video/143-intensity-shuttle-for-usb-30.html
https://no-trouble.com/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=decklink&submit_search=Search

[Mike Smith]

If you’re planning to do a decent amount of 2D animation, you might want to investigate Moho (Anime Studio)
https://my.smithmicro.com/anime-studio-pro.html or ToonBoom
https://www.toonboom.com/products/harmony

[Mike Smith]

It’s not really background only. That looks like oveall exposure fluctuation. Maybe there was a fluctuating light source out of frame…?
You could try using manual exposure, and making sure auto ISO is off?

[Mike Smith]

Stereo and mono …?

[Mike Smith]

Me neither ☹ I guess talking to the client will be a good way to find out what s/he wants. For many businesses, good enough so that people watch the story and don’t get distracted by tech aspects is all that’s needed – specially when people are viewing highly compressed versions via web video hosting, viewing on tiny screens, viewing on screens with who-knows-what colour calibration. Though it could be nice to have a decent version at a high data rate in case the trade show team can use it.
Still missing the Movieola or Steenbeck …?

[Mike Smith]

I think what Chris may be hinting at is that “absolutely highest quality” is rarely needed, and will involve very large files sizes. My guess would be that your client, if it had such a quality requirement, would have spelled that out to you. Perhaps it might be appropriate to ask them what backups they might like – or follow Chris’s advice, and simply keep copies for yourself of whatever you supply them. You may want to make an archivable copy of your project, too …

Of course “MP4 and MOV”delivery leaves open a lot of options. It would be good to talk over with client its intended use of your material, and supply MP4 at an appropriate data rate, and MOV in an appropriate codec and data rate.

I’m guessing again, but perhaps one of these guides might be informative for you?

https://vimeo.com/help/compression
https://wolfcrow.com/blog/the-adobe-premiere-pro-export-guide-part-one-codecs/
https://helpx.adobe.com/media-encoder/using/export-settings-reference.html
https://whoismatt.com/hdexportsettings/

[Mike Smith]

Probably Flash is not a good choice for you for animating anything much: its life expectancy is short now.
After Effects will allow good animated graphics production. There are better tools for cartoon animation, though. It may be worth your while to study possible tools before picking one to develop skills with. Toon Boom Harmony or Moho / Anime Studio Pro might offer something you like.

[Mike Smith]

Is this legal – cleared with rights holders? It reads like the source has quiet audio ☺