09-27-2006, 11:22 AM

The subject line says it all, I have been working on a 24 Advanced project in Final Cut Pro 5 virtually forever now. The timebase is set at 23.98, and it was captured with the "Advanced Pulldown Removal" option. Now that the project is done, I did a QuickTime export, pulled it into DVD Studio Pro and burned it. When previewing the new disc after it burned there is a lot of flicker/stuttery movements in the video. Audio is fine, but there is something wrong with the vide. Can anybody suggest any potential settings I may have overlooked, perhaps in user preferences or in the QT settings? Maybe I should do a "QT Conversion," perhaps the "Self Contained Movie" checkbox should be chosen, maybe in combination with the "recompress all frames" options. I just don't know. It would be so greatly appreciated if anybody who has had similar experiences, or knows of a potential solution, could let me know.

Thanks,
Pat

09-27-2006, 11:35 AM

when editing, I am assuming you used external monitor?

09-27-2006, 06:41 PM

Originally Posted by PowerBookG4

when editing, I am assuming you used external monitor?

Absolutely, and it looks fine while editing, it is just when I burn it to DVD and then watch the DVD on TV through a DVD player that the interlace flickering occurs.

09-27-2006, 06:43 PM

ok, because first i thought you might have to de-interlace it, but if it did no show up on an external monitory you are fine in that regard. Is this HD footage, 16x9 or standard 4x3

09-28-2006, 02:43 AM

Standard 4x3. What is odd, is that this is the only time I have ever used 24 Advanced, and as luck would have it, it's the only time I have ever had problems. I am not used to settings for advanced mode, so knowing how FCP has a zillion settings for everything, my hope is that I simply overlooked something that I have taken for granted in the past.

09-29-2006, 08:28 AM

Have you tried burning a second DVD? Have you tried viewing the DVD on different DVD players and TV's/monitors?
Most of the projects I've done have been in 24p Advance, 4x3. When you export it, what type of file do you export it as? Mpeg, Mpeg2, etc?
I usually export mine as a straight DV stream. However, this takes up lots of space (30 minutes can easily = 8-10gigs). However, iDVD or DVD studio automatically comprsses the footage to fit on a DVD. I found this method the easiest way while creating the best picture quality.