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Mike Phan · November 28th, 2005, 08:00 PM

Hi everyone. I'm an idiot for asking this but I've done this before and i think its just my settings but i don't know what to set it to? I have a footage in FCP i'm working with and incorporating some of the photographer's images. The pictures are about 8mb a piece give or take, and when i put it in my timeline the playback looks a bit out of focus until i pause the frame, the picture will come back to focus. What am i doing wrong? Thanks for all your help in advance.

Zach Mull · November 29th, 2005, 12:17 AM

You aren't doing anything wrong. This just has to do with your playback/RT settings. Try setting the video quality to high or, better yet, just check it on an NTSC monitor (assuming you are working in NTSC). This only happens during playback in the viewer/canvas in FCP and has nothing to do with your output quality.

Greg Boston · November 29th, 2005, 10:49 AM

Thanks for that answer Zach. I was wondering the same thing awhile back when trying to do a still photo slide show to music for someone.

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November 28th, 2005, 08:00 PM	#1
Mike Phan Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Elk Grove, CA Posts: 93	Picture Quality Hi everyone. I'm an idiot for asking this but I've done this before and i think its just my settings but i don't know what to set it to? I have a footage in FCP i'm working with and incorporating some of the photographer's images. The pictures are about 8mb a piece give or take, and when i put it in my timeline the playback looks a bit out of focus until i pause the frame, the picture will come back to focus. What am i doing wrong? Thanks for all your help in advance. __________________ PowerMac G5 Dual 2.5 2.5GB RAM/500GB/9800 256 Radeon/DeckLink Pro FCP HD/AE 6.5/DVD Studio Pro/Motion Canon XL2/Glidecam 4000/SteadyStick Sony PVM-1350 Monitor

November 29th, 2005, 12:17 AM	#2
Zach Mull Major Player Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 273	You aren't doing anything wrong. This just has to do with your playback/RT settings. Try setting the video quality to high or, better yet, just check it on an NTSC monitor (assuming you are working in NTSC). This only happens during playback in the viewer/canvas in FCP and has nothing to do with your output quality.

November 29th, 2005, 10:49 AM	#3
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Thanks for that answer Zach. I was wondering the same thing awhile back when trying to do a still photo slide show to music for someone. -gb-