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If I could afford it, I would send you the latest Tesla Model S as a token of my appreciation ????
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Thank you so much!
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Hey Kalleheikki,
Forgive my late reply (I’ve had some pressing personal matters).
That is amazing! The fact that you got rid of the flicker is amazing to say the least, especially when professionals from Re:Vision and BorisFX couldn’t crack it. I don’t really care about the render time, I’ll do what it takes to fix it. Can you please let me know which Re:Vision plugin you’ve used (DEFlicker Auto Levels, High Speed, or Time Lapse)? If you can send me a screenshot of the plugin specs you’ve used I would be forever grateful. -
Thank you for your reply. You’re absolutely right about locking down the edit first. As for FF, it didn’t work for me unfortunately, and I even reached out to Digital Anarchy and they told me that it wouldn’t work in my case specifically (because it’s slow banding and not the typical fast flicker). I also gave BorisFX Flicker Fixer a try, and it didn’t work either. My only option is to create adjustment layers over the area of the flicker and keyframe them to match the movement.
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Thank you for your prompt reply. I will give the trial version a shot and update soon. Thanks again!
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I hear you. I should shoot in 1080p next time. Anyway, the reason I can’t work in 1080i now is because I am scaling some frames up to 125%, or even 150% in some instances. If I do that in 1080i, the scene becomes pixelated, which is why I chose to work with 720p. I didn’t notice any interlacing though, which is weird. Shouldn’t importing a 1080i video into a 720p create that problem?
All this aside though, I noticed that the aforementioned flickering is present even in the 1080i sequence, which is also weird. I’m guessing it is because of the strong fluorescent back light (maybe it’s a frequency thing). I tried all sorts of things like trying different things with the field options, to no avail.
By the way, did you ask about whether I checked the scene on an external video monitor in order to see whether the flickering was present, or whether the bluish glow was still showing?
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Hello Chris, and thanks for replying.
Ok, here’s my case: When I import my .MXF clips to a matching sequence, the sequence setting shows a 1920×1080 and “Upper Field First” under settings, which means it is interlaced, not progressive (as far as I could gather).
The point at which my life becomes complicated is when I need to scale (enlarge) some of the scenes from my clips. If I do that in 1920×1080, I lose quality because I’m enlarging it more than 100%. The only reason I want to go for 720p is because it allows me to enlarge some of the frames without losing a lot of resolution. According to some of the expert advice here, I should stick to interlaced, not jump to progressive, since it matches my clip settings.. So 720p is a bad idea. But how can I enlarge some scenes without losing quality in an interlaced 1920×1080?
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- Ok. My problem is I need to have the preset at 720p since I need to scale some of the scenes in my 1080p film without losing resolution. Problem is, there is no “Upper-Field First” interlacing in 720p and of course there isn’t 720i. What do I do?
- I also want to know what I have to do with the other clips I am using (which include Youtube downloads and other ripped fair-use documentaries, all of which vary in terms of quality). So, do I convert these other clips to .MPEG in order to match my sequence settings? Do I have them interlaced or progressive (my sequence setting is interlaced, upper field first)?
- If I have to convert these internet clips, what is the best converter which allows me to have that kind of control with the conversion options?
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I am working with multiple sequences. In my first sequence (1920×1080) in which I chose to have it match the clip settings, it said “Upper Field First.”
Right now I am working in a new sequence (Canon XF MPEG2 720p), 1290×720 25fps with a “No Field (Progressive Scan)” setting.
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Using this as my reference (https://help.adobe.com/en_US/premierepro/cs/using/WSD69D6B9C-1F89-4c85-BCB3-2C946E26246D.html) I know that I always have it set to “None” under Clip > Field Options. Since I am currently editing in full HD digital .MXF, I don’t need to interlace/de-interlace, or do I? According to the link above, I can set the “Field Order” in Modify > Interpret Footage in the “Project” window when I right click on a video.
.MXF files aside, my other video clips come from multiple sources (some from analog, some from mobile devices).. Does that mean that I need to set the field options for each single clip according to what I think its source is (if it is from a TV then I choose de-interlace and if it is from a mobile then I keep it as is)? This is all a little confusing so bear with me..