Flicker Problem

I recently upgraded from SD to HD with a Panasonic HDC-TM700 AvCHD camera. I like the quality of the picture but I ran into a quirky problem that I need help. I have an iMac 2 GHz Intel Core Duo processor with 2 GB of Ram running OS X 10.6.7. My video drive is a Maxtor formatted Mac OS Extended, connected with Firewire 400 with 85 GB available. I am using FCE 4.01.
The input to FCE using Log and Transfer is very easy and intuitive. The camera basicly shoots in 1080i and I set up my sequence as shown by screen shot:
I believe this is correct as I do not have to render anything after Log and Transfer.
Here's my problem: The videos shown in the Canvas and Viewer are clear and steady while I am editing, but when I export to Quicktime movie the output has an annoying flicker in it. When I convert it for use on TouTube or H264 the flickering goes away in the conversion. If I place a flicker Filter in each clip and export to Quicktime movie that also fixes the flicker. My question is: Why does the unfiltered output to Quicktime movie have the flicker. Is it the conversion by FCE to QT, or is it some quirk of my hard drive, or the Data Rate, or whatever.
By the way, I sure do not like the new format of the forum. I haven't figured it out yet.

It sounds as if the you're seeing interlace flicker. You're shooting in an interlaced format designed for television display. If you export to QuickTime Movie your video is interlaced. It's designed to be seen on a computer monitor.

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[svn:fx-trunk] 8452: - Fix flicker problem with constraint bound text that is being autoSized.

Revision: 8452
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2009-07-08 08:38:32 -0700 (Wed, 08 Jul 2009)
Log Message:
- Fix flicker problem with constraint bound text that is being autoSized. If the remeasure is done in a 2nd pass you will see a flicker as all the objects are moved to accommodate the reflowed text.
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Doc Notes:SDK-22014, SDK-21837
Reviewers: Gordon
Ticket Links:
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    http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/SDK-21837
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I bought this 15 inches Macbook pro back in Nov, 2012. And I have the screen flicking problem in Dec.
The problem is the same here listed on youtube. You can find hundres of them just by searching "retina flicker" on youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko6WCqw20ZE
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3. Close the lid put the sytem into sleep and re-open the lid
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5. It could be caused by CDMA cellphones including US Verizon brand cellphones and many others. GSM cellphones are OK. Try to turn off your cellphone or drive to a empty plaza and try to see your laptop still flickering at your car. Turn off your cellphone when You do this.
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reinstall OS
go to Apple Store and change Logic Board (Someone reported that after logic board change, the problem came back after a while)
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Did you buy it from an Apple Store or online? Either way, you need to get tough with Apple. Tell them you need to keep your computer and, when they deliver a replacement to your local Apple Store, you'll bring it in for exchange. That's what they've been doing with most people that have had MBP-R problems - I've never heard of them requesting that you send your computer back before they will exchange. Did you contact your local Apple Store or was this response from an AppleCare phone conversation. If the latter, take it into the Apple Store, explain what you want to do, and I'm sure that they will work with you.
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as above thanks.
(i am starting to get irritated of the flicking screen)

finally got my computer back with more problems than I sent it in with I think. They put in a new logic board, battery, and super drive. I no longer can see my serial number in the about this mac window. also, the battery is loose and sometimes the meter reads 0% and sometimes it will not turn on. I dont know what the deal is. The people that fixed it are in the middle of selling the store so I dont feel like deeling with them for a while until they get all moved. I might just call applecare in the morning or something. I hate this, I am having the worst luck with all my electronics lately.

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I hope you found my suggestions somewhat useful, kjm.
You don't say which project settings you used when you set up your project, but it's pretty unlikely your output is going to be high enough resolution to play full-screen on your computer monitor. With DV settings, after all, you're only outputting essentially a 640x480 image! Most likely your computer monitor is at least twice that resolution wide and twice that resolution tall.
I don't know what the thick horizontal stripes are you're seeing. Have you rendered your timeline (press Enter) before previewing it on your timeline? Unless you've got green lines along the top of your entire timeline, your playback is going to look pretty bad.
As for your output -- again, it doesn't matter how large the file is you're outputting if your original file was only set up for standard resolution DV. You'll just get a large version of a small file -- which won't look good.
You say you've tried de-interlacing. Does that mean you applied Flicker Removal to each photo?
All that said, you can only go so far working with video resolution. If you're really looking to create slideshows that will look good on your computer, you might better consider a program called Pro Show Gold. Check it out online. It's a dedicated slideshow creator.
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I've just bought a new T420s and installed Debian GNU/Linux on it. Had no screen problems the first few days.
This morning when I turned it on, the screen was flickering -- like it was doing a very slow refresh rate or something. Extremely noticeable, and quite annoying :-). Interestingly, the flicker started from the moment the screen came alive, when I turned the power on. It persists through the boot loader sequence and into the operating system, etc. I have powered the machine off and back on several times since then, but the flicker is still here.
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By the way, this is a T420s with the stock video card, not the fancier Nvidia card.
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hey kfogel,
welcome to the forums.
could you remove your Nix and place back the original OS ? I would like to know if the flicker occurs when your unit is on Windows or if it occurs while it is on Debian.
if the flicker doesn't occur when you have windows installed; i would suggest heading over to http://support.lenovo.com and update your whole unit before attempting to use Debian.
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Any Blue Flicker Problems?

I have been experiencing with frustrating blue flickers after upgrading to IMovie 09 and am about to give up. Looks like Express 4 will be the way I go and LEARN how to use it.
Has anyone experiencing any "technical" or "blue flickers" problems with Express 4 AFTER upgrading to IMovie '09 and experiencing the "blue flicker"?
Is this the way I should go? The movie project I am working on is way too important to risk any "experimenting"
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I have never heard of a "blue flicker" and why you should be experiencing one, whatever it may be, could only be guessed at after you give precise details of what you mean and under what circumstances it occurs.
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I'm having a problem that I was hoping someone out there might have an idea about, or at the very least, help me brainstorm possible things to check.
I'm very nearly finished writing a game demo for a space-based game using Java3D, and I just imported our spaceship models, and for some reason whenever they move (or the view moves) various polygons on them flicker in and out of existence. I replaced them with non-textured (ColoringAttributes only) Spheres, and get the same thing. When a spaceship (or Sphere) passes in front of a planet, you can sort of see both flickering through each other, as though Java3D doesn't know what order to render polygons in.
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alright, well lets see. My guess is that it has something to do with how you move your view or the objects. Cause you said it occurs when you move. I have a similar problem, which occurs only when I move, but it's only the edge of the model that flickers unsteadily. (I dont' know the solution to mine either lol) In any case, I suggest you re-examine the method in which you move things.
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