Freeze Frame in Final Cut -- artifacts! at DVinfo.net

John Snoddy · May 9th, 2005, 07:03 AM

I created several freeze frame in FCE and they looked great in Canvass. After exporting to QT, they still looked great. But after creating a DVD, I get major interlace artifacts in all but one still frame.

I tried applying a deinterlace filter. Saw no effect. Any suggestions?

Boyd Ostroff · May 9th, 2005, 09:04 AM

Not completely sure what's happening there... try using an adaptive deinterlacer on the footage before making the freeze frame. Joe's Filters offers a good one.

How did you create the freeze frame? Did you export a still and then drop it back into the timeline, or did you use FCP's freeze frame command?

John Snoddy · May 9th, 2005, 10:42 AM

I used FC's freeze frame & then applied Joe's deinterlace filter to it. Perhaps I need to apply the filter to full motion clip and then create the freeze frame. I can see where that might make a difference. I'm still surprized it looked so good in all the preview modes. Even within iDVD. Everything except the DVD final product.

May 9th, 2005, 07:03 AM	#1
John Snoddy Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Camp Hill, PA Posts: 41	Freeze Frame in Final Cut -- artifacts! I created several freeze frame in FCE and they looked great in Canvass. After exporting to QT, they still looked great. But after creating a DVD, I get major interlace artifacts in all but one still frame. I tried applying a deinterlace filter. Saw no effect. Any suggestions?

May 9th, 2005, 09:04 AM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Not completely sure what's happening there... try using an adaptive deinterlacer on the footage before making the freeze frame. Joe's Filters offers a good one. How did you create the freeze frame? Did you export a still and then drop it back into the timeline, or did you use FCP's freeze frame command?

May 9th, 2005, 10:42 AM	#3
John Snoddy Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Camp Hill, PA Posts: 41	I used FC's freeze frame & then applied Joe's deinterlace filter to it. Perhaps I need to apply the filter to full motion clip and then create the freeze frame. I can see where that might make a difference. I'm still surprized it looked so good in all the preview modes. Even within iDVD. Everything except the DVD final product.