Reduce flickering with Avid Xp Pro with Thin mode?

[Tom_Borg]

There have been a lon thread about the possibility of using thin mode in 25p or (25padvance / default scene 6) to get the best quality possible with the agdvx100a and have the possibility of going to a filmout but in order to get also a result that could be shown on TV one should blur little it.
Brry uses Vegas and ther is a special option that automatically fix this.

But in Avid Xpress pro???? as it is supposed to be a more profesional product i hope there is also a similar solution (which i haven 't be able to find). Maybe some extern pluggin?


here is the link to the thread on the technical section if anyone wonders:
http://www.dvxuser.com/cgi-bin/DVX/YaBB.cgi?board=Events;action=display;num=108123845 8

[MichaelP]

You can use a the smallest amount of Gaussien blur or other similar type (median filter as well) to do this.

Michael

[Tom_Borg]

Thanks Michael,

but i just wonder: why does should be the thick option be good for? The thin mode's flickering can be corrected with the gaussian filter. And its recomended to shoot with 25pA (thin) to get high dvd progressive quality! So...why is the thick mode just an unnecessary option?

I have work at the same time with 3 documentary projects (one big and two little) but i have already begun working with
25P normal (thick mode). So i am just so pissed off with myself because I began with thick mode because in thought that it was just intended to filmout.i have just concidered for this 3 projects national broadcast and progressive dvd. But now everybody tells me that if i want a real nice dvd i should have started with 25pA (thin).
For example dvfilmaker site says that "the number one rule" is to shoot with Advance (thin) mode. In the future i may do tests for myself but its just that the time schedule was to tight and i had to decide if doing the shooting in progressive or interlaced and the thin mode was never considered for the already mentioned reasons.

Anybody having any comments about this thoughts of mine ?

[MichaelP]

For video distribution only - it may not be that big of an issue. The THICK mode is more a matter of convenience and much less render time in post. THICK always makes sure that there is no detail that is one line or less thick. If there is, it can flicker because of the interlace nature of television. THIN will allow these one line details to be captured and when going back to film will allow the fullest quality possible. But since your DVD will be playing back on an interlace monitor (TV) the issue still remains. By shooting THICK you’re always covered for better or for worse. Using THIN allows you to control when and where you want to apply the filter. More work for you, but with more control. Also, the render will put you through a decompress/recompress generation. In most cases not noticeable, but nothing is free!

Michael