Return-Path: Received: from [67.18.94.11] (HELO gateway11.websitewelcome.com) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4969448 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 06 Feb 2013 22:20:44 +0100 Received: by gateway11.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5011) id 5E1413CD24079; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:26:32 -0600 (CST) Received: from alpina.websitewelcome.com (alpina.websitewelcome.com [74.54.176.2]) by gateway11.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49F583CD2402C for ; Wed, 6 Feb 2013 15:26:32 -0600 (CST) Received: from [199.21.106.72] (port=55112 helo=[192.168.0.25]) by alpina.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1U3CVq-0007If-SB for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:26:38 -0600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1283) Subject: Re: [AE] SD pixel blur? From: Chris Meyer In-Reply-To: Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:26:38 -0700 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <58E9CF05-5687-463C-A057-D6B1114E758F@crishdesign.com> References: To: "After Effects Mail List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1283) X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - alpina.websitewelcome.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crishdesign.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.0.25]) [199.21.106.72]:55112 X-Source-Auth: chris@crishdesign.com X-Email-Count: 4 X-Source-Cap: Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7Y3Jpc2h3ZWI7YWxwaW5hLndlYnNpdGV3ZWxjb21lLmNvbQ== On Feb 6, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Chris Zwar wrote: > On 07/02/2013, at 3:51 AM, Chris Meyer wrote: >> Reduce Interlace Flicker behaves just like Fast Blur set to Vertical. >=20 > I have always wondered about this. =20 Awhile back, Trish made two copies of layers, one using Reduce Interlace = Flicker and the other using Fast Blur, and put the one on top in = Difference mode. This technique is always instructive to see what the = pixel differences actually are (it can be used to settle the old = Gaussian vs. Fast Blur debate as well). No difference back then; = admittedly haven't re-tested it for awhile.=20 > It would be nice if the AE reduce interlace flicker was a bit more = intelligent and didn't simply blur everything Agreed; when I have time (and the image isn't moving - hah!), I use = masks and blur just the problematic areas. > , but it would be nicer still if I never had to work with fields ever = again. Agreed. I still grumble to this day that we didn't use HDTV (aka = "Advanced Television") to get rid of both interlacing and non-integer = frame rates once and for all. But legacy gear and working practices = provide a huge amount of momentum to overcome - a healthy reminder for = anyone who predicts the premature demise of otherwise outdated = technologies. - Chris