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1. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
JSS1138 Jan 1, 2012 6:27 PM (in response to Saad Khan)Given the rescaling and the reduced frame rate from the original footage, this is not unexpected.
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2. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Saad Khan Jan 2, 2012 6:31 AM (in response to JSS1138)Hi Jim,
Thanks for the reply. If my output is DVD, how can I best export without rescaling and changing the frame rate? Can you suggest ways to minimise hat flickering?
I've seen editors edit footage from the same camera and it comes out perfect. However they use final cut pro and can't really advise me.
Thank you
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3. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Ann Bens Jan 2, 2012 8:50 AM (in response to Saad Khan)You are not changing framerate just the scaling: hdv to sd.
However reducing the speed of a clip could be the cause. Try even numbers like 50% or 25%.
Have you tried a different tv?
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4. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
JSS1138 Jan 2, 2012 1:44 PM (in response to Ann Bens)reducing the speed of a clip
Sorry. That's what I should have said instead of changing frame rate.
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5. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Saad Khan Jan 3, 2012 5:31 AM (in response to Ann Bens)Hi Ann,
I've tried a different TV (2 different TVs) and the results are a a little less flickering but the flickering is still there. I also checked the speed and it was at 45%. I then went ahead and changed the speed duration to 25% and then did another export at 50% speed duration as well. I found that the picture was a little steadier but the flickering in high contrast areas were still the same.
I also did another export with the same settings, 'speed duration' - 45%, 25%, 50% with Flicker Removal in the field options and in the steady shots it was great but if the camera or objects were moving then the picture jumps. Would you have any more suggestions I could try?
Was 45% speeed duration then the wrong speed to choose?
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6. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Saad Khan Jan 3, 2012 6:06 AM (in response to Ann Bens)Actually,
I just tried another project and I checked the speed duration and it was 35%. After I changed it to 25% the video looked a lot smoother. Does this sound like I'm on the right track? However, flicker in high contrast areas was still there. The exact same footage was edited by another company and there was no flicker, however, I will say that they used another system entirely. They wouldn't give me too much info other than they were'nt using Premiere.
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7. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Saad Khan Jan 26, 2012 5:48 PM (in response to Saad Khan)Someone has suggested to export to h.264 first and then to Mpeg DVD.
when exporting from a timeline with HDV footage 1440 x 1080 (1.333) 25fps, to Mpeg DVD 720 x 576 25fps, then it's compressing the video heaps and it would be better to export to h.264 first.
This is what a friend suggested and I'm just posting it to see what you guys think.
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8. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Saad Khan Jan 26, 2012 5:55 PM (in response to Saad Khan)Also, Ann suggested I use even numbers when I slow motion.. e.g. 25%, 50%. So would using 35% and 45% be incorrect?
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9. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Harm Millaard Jan 27, 2012 12:33 AM (in response to Saad Khan)Someone has suggested to export to h.264 first and then to Mpeg DVD.
Bad idea. By encoding to H.264 you lose quality. Then encoding to MPEG2-DVD you lose quality again, so you have lost much more quality than by encoding only once. In addition, you lose time.
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10. Re: FLICKER IN HIGH CONTRAST AREAS Premiere CS5.5
Ann Bens Jan 27, 2012 3:31 AM (in response to Saad Khan)Agree, bad idea.
Try Premiere's CC on the slomo's instead of BCC.





