Letterbox flicker on tv.

[jgastelb]

I know this has been discussed before but I just wanted to double check. I know that the computer is progressive and therefore you won't see the interlace flicker when viewing 24pa footage on a computer monitor. The issue I'm having is that I'm seeing the letterbox frame flicker when viewing it on a dvd with a plasma tv. If I check the reduce interlace flicker properties on those clips would that take care of the problem? I shot with thin and detail level -3.

I'm not home right now and won't be able to test it out for a while. Also, I noticed that the letterbox flickers only on those clips that have been doubled with bezier masks. The single video tracks are fine. Thanks for any help!!!
Jgastelb

EDIT:
I was thinking about this a little more and I just realized that it's probably not flicker but a blur. I was using the top track to follow a person in focus with the mask and the bottom with a blur to create a shallow depth. I think that the blur is making the letterbox bleed out into the frame thus creating unusual flickering onto the footage.
How can I solve this? I really like the blur effect but. I wonder if I change the order of the filter or apply the filter onto the whole track rather than the individual clip itself if this would make a difference. I know I'm wondering out loud.
Jgastelb

 

[David Jimerson]

How are you creating the letterbox? Sounded like you're using a Bezier mask for it? Is there a feather activated in the Bezier maske?

In any case, the Bezier mask isn't the approrpiate way to achieve it. Use the normal pan/crop tool for that. There are several presets available, or it's pretty easy to work it out yourself.

 

[jgastelb]

How are you creating the letterbox? Sounded like you're using a Bezier mask for it? Is there a feather activated in the Bezier maske?

In any case, the Bezier mask isn't the approrpiate way to achieve it. Use the normal pan/crop tool for that. There are several presets available, or it's pretty easy to work it out yourself.

David,
Thanks! I'm creating the letterbox with the regular preset on the pan/crop tool. I usually create a mask to track the suibject then on the second duplicate I put a slight blur to create the shallow depth. I figured out what the problem was. I had the blur plug in arrow on the second track facing to the right where as the other filters were facing left. Once I checked it then the problem went away on the tv. Thanks!
Jgastelb


Q. One problem that I keep having with the masks is that sometimes when I press the control key to move the anchors it acts randomly. At least to me it does. Sometimes the control key highlights the whole mask and sometimes just that one point and sometimes two points. What am I missing besides reading the whole help feature?

 

[David Jimerson]

What it does depends on where you touch it, and which tool (cursor) you have active at the time -- and also (sometimes) on which/how many anchor points you already have active.