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Marius Boruch · July 9th, 2009, 02:52 PM

I am using 1920x1080 files from EX1 and when I am changing my project properties to SD widescreen my slow motion is strobe like; in HD everything is OK. Why and what to do to produce SD widescreen file for customers who don't have BluRay's yet.
thanks in advance

Edward Troxel · July 10th, 2009, 07:48 AM

I would leave the project properties as HD and simply do the final render to SD MPEG2 (leaving the project properties as HD). The "strobe like" effect you are seeing sounds like it could be interlacing issues.

Marius Boruch · July 10th, 2009, 08:07 AM

if I leave it as HD but final render to SD it is still strobe like;
when I work in HD properties and apply slow motion to the clip, render it to HD and then import to SD widescreen properties project then there is no strobe but it is pain going back and forth

Edward Troxel · July 10th, 2009, 08:36 AM

I think I'd live with the pain to get the look I wanted.

Have you tried nesting the VEG file of your project into a new SD project and then rendering that way? Might be easier than going through the intermediate render.

Jim Snow · July 11th, 2009, 10:44 AM

For the best slow motion appearance shoot in 60i. For the worst, shoot in 24P.

July 9th, 2009, 02:52 PM	#1
Marius Boruch Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 421	strobe like slow motion I am using 1920x1080 files from EX1 and when I am changing my project properties to SD widescreen my slow motion is strobe like; in HD everything is OK. Why and what to do to produce SD widescreen file for customers who don't have BluRay's yet. thanks in advance

July 10th, 2009, 07:48 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I would leave the project properties as HD and simply do the final render to SD MPEG2 (leaving the project properties as HD). The "strobe like" effect you are seeing sounds like it could be interlacing issues. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 10th, 2009, 08:36 AM	#4
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	I think I'd live with the pain to get the look I wanted. Have you tried nesting the VEG file of your project into a new SD project and then rendering that way? Might be easier than going through the intermediate render. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

July 10th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#3
Marius Boruch Major Player Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 421	if I leave it as HD but final render to SD it is still strobe like; when I work in HD properties and apply slow motion to the clip, render it to HD and then import to SD widescreen properties project then there is no strobe but it is pain going back and forth

July 11th, 2009, 10:44 AM	#5
Jim Snow Trustee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 1,104	For the best slow motion appearance shoot in 60i. For the worst, shoot in 24P.