Removing flicker in FCP?

Hi -
How is this?

[Click Here|http://www.spotsbeforeyoureyes.com/Output_1Mb.mp4]

It needs some color correction but has helped with the flicker.
This was done by downloading your reference clip, then exporting the video as a still image sequence.
In Photoshop, an Action was set up to open each frame, and apply automatic level adjustment, then resave the frame.
This Action was then run on all the frames.
After this was complete, the frames were re-assembled into a video file by using Quicktime Pro and opening the frames as an image sequence.
Then this new movie was saved and then imported into FCP where it require rendering.

I learned this from a tip from from frequent poster Mr. Bogiesan about this same issue a while ago.

Hope this helps.

Hello Meg

That technique using Photoshop was actually pretty good. Did you get your Xmas present from Bitmap?

I wonder if I could use that process regarding a few pieces of archival footage that has really bad flicker,(worse than the sample you just corrected)? Can't hurt to try ...

May I send you a few seconds of what I'm talking about?

In the meantime, here's a trailer I posted on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/7340608

Merry Xmas to you Meg

Hi -
If you'd like to post a link to some footage, I'll be happy to do a test for you . . . although if you have Photoshop, it would probably be just as easy to for you to set up the Action and do the test locally. There really is no mystery to it - you just create a Photoshop macro ("Action") that:
opens the frame, applies the menu item Image>Adjustment>Levels and clicks "Auto"
then saves that frame.
Post a link to some footage, and I'll run the macro on it, and let you see the result.

Hope this helps.

Thanx Meg I appreciate that

Give me a little time - digging out of snow storm here in Philly

I'll search my archival footage and find a piece

BTW - I use Photoshop 7, and After Effects 7

Merry Xmas
Mike

Try VirtualDub and the Deflicker filter. Here's a link: http://www.jakeludington.com/virtualdub/20071203how_to_deflicker_8mmmovies.html