Flicker on DVD
Everything is great until I make the DVD. I still get a slight flicker on movement.
My settings on compressors inspector are as follows.
File Format Mpeg-2
Ext M2v
Video Format NTSC
Rate 29.97
Aspect 16:9 (material is shot HDV 1080I60 16X9)
Field Dominance Bottom First
Do you see anything wrong?
Thank you so much for your help.
15' macbookpro Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 gig ram 2 external drives, 1 USB and 1 Firewire 23 inch monitor
it could be the FIELD ORDER.
i'm not sure what the filed order is for HDV.
if you already haven't done so: check field order of your HDV clip and set compressor to that setting.
hope this helps!
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Anyone get their Pre-Order that was scheduled for Next Day Delivery?
I'm just curious since a good amount shipped out yesterday and then they had the typhoon in Shanghi where the Fed Ex Depot is at.
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Made No Changes, But Podcast Feed Stopped Updated
My podcast feed has not updated for a month or so now and I cannot figure out why. I use feedburner and have used the same procedure every episode no problem but it just started doing this. What other info can I provide in order to troubleshoot? http