Devhux

I've normally had no problems in terms of editing video, but this one's got me totally confused.

I'm using Adobe Premiere to capture & edit some video from DV tape. When capturing the video to the Microsoft DV format and viewing it in Windows Media Player (or even Premiere itself), the video plays fine.... but after adding a title graphic and transition, then exporting the video to any other format, I get severe combing effects wherever there is motion (that is not evident in the source file).

I'd post a screenshot comparing this, but Print-Screen doesn't work (since the video images are overlays).

jermscentral

You might try changing the MS DV format to regular AVI or MPG to play it. Sometimes the quality is easily compromised with Microsoft DV.

Devhux

The Microsoft DV format plays perfectly -- that's what I meant by the "source file." It's when I try converting it to another format that the combing effects become apparent.

spigidygak

did you forget the drop frame setting? That could be yoru problem and the combing is from the interlacing of the video becoming off sync.

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Devhux

I knew I could trust somebody here to figure it out. Sure enough, that's what the problem was...... almost.

Setting this properly helped with the problem for sure, but a little deinterlacing command really fixed things up.

Thanks again.

spigidygak

no problem, just keep in mind also that what you see on your computer monitor is no where near to what shoes up on the boobtube. Thats why its always advised if possible to have a tv for monitoring the work. Since the tv is interlaced and a 'puter monitor isn't.