50Hz Fluorescent light flicker on 60i footage at DVinfo.net

Colin Pearce · April 19th, 2007, 05:25 AM

We are shooting in HDV 60i while here we have 50Hz power. The footage we captured from two days' filming is showing flickering in areas of the background that were lit by fluorescent tubes (not the areas lit using the incandescent redheads). The flickering happens at a rate of 10 cycles per second (every 3rd frame). Funnily 4 people did not not notice any problem on the monitor while filming was in progress!

Any ideas how to get rid of it, please? We're using Premiere Pro 2.0 and using the settings for HDV 1080i 30 (Sony 60i).

Colin Pearce · April 22nd, 2007, 03:59 PM

On another day's shoot I found the flicker does not show on the LCD monitors we use (the camera's inbuilt screen and the Dell LCD monitor). Only when captured or the tape played back on the camera's monitor does the flicker show!

Alin Avramoni · May 30th, 2008, 12:21 AM

I experienced the same effect, and I don't like it. I red on some threads that says to shoot at 1/100. I will try that.

April 19th, 2007, 05:25 AM	#1
Colin Pearce Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 99	50Hz Fluorescent light flicker on 60i footage We are shooting in HDV 60i while here we have 50Hz power. The footage we captured from two days' filming is showing flickering in areas of the background that were lit by fluorescent tubes (not the areas lit using the incandescent redheads). The flickering happens at a rate of 10 cycles per second (every 3rd frame). Funnily 4 people did not not notice any problem on the monitor while filming was in progress! Any ideas how to get rid of it, please? We're using Premiere Pro 2.0 and using the settings for HDV 1080i 30 (Sony 60i).

May 30th, 2008, 12:21 AM	#3
Alin Avramoni Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Timisoara, RO Posts: 35	I experienced the same effect, and I don't like it. I red on some threads that says to shoot at 1/100. I will try that. __________________ HVR-Z7U, D80

April 22nd, 2007, 03:59 PM	#2
Colin Pearce Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 99	On another day's shoot I found the flicker does not show on the LCD monitors we use (the camera's inbuilt screen and the Dell LCD monitor). Only when captured or the tape played back on the camera's monitor does the flicker show!