Kpsl100
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Q: Horizonal lines while watching footage from capture viewer

Hello

 

I see small horizonal lines while I watch videofootage from viewer of Final cut express 4. This happens before I start capturing. Is this normal? After capturing lines have disappeared.

 

- Footage seem to be okay when I watch it from camera's window

- I tried capturing with different firewire cable

- I tried to do this with different camera

Final Cut Express 4, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Oct 14, 2014 2:15 PM

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Q: Horizonal lines while watching footage from capture viewer

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  • by Meg The Dog,

    Meg The Dog Meg The Dog Oct 14, 2014 3:04 PM in response to Kpsl100
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    Oct 14, 2014 3:04 PM in response to Kpsl100

    Is your footage interlaced?

    If you load the ingested clip to the viewer or canvas and set the display size to 100%, do you see the lines return?

    Final Cut ProScreenSnapz001.png

    This is normal if you are dealing with interlaced footage. FC suppresses one field in displaying media within FC - unless you are set to display 100%. Computer monitors (as you have discovered) do not display interlaced material correctly.

     

    MtD

  • by Kpsl100,

    Kpsl100 Kpsl100 Oct 20, 2014 5:35 AM in response to Meg The Dog
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    Oct 20, 2014 5:35 AM in response to Meg The Dog

    I think that my footage is interlaced because its format is pal dv. I can see small horizonal lines when I set the display 100%. In this case lines are not so strong (easy to notice) as in capture viewer.