From: "Bruce Tovsky" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Subject: Re: [AE] Compensating for temporal artifacts from subtle color shifts
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Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:02:25 -0400
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fading a black solid on and off sometimes cures these kind of things for =
me -  works in both avid and ae
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On Jul 22, 2015, at 3:45 PM, Byron Nash <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:

> We have a shot here that is stuttering when it fades up and down. I am =
tasked to find a solution. The issue is that the object is dark gray =
fading up and then down over a black screen. The final RGB value is =
[28,28,28], completed over about 60 frames. There aren't enough pixel =
values in 8bit to make the fade happen without duplicating values and =
having an odd cadence. The result is that the logo appears to strobe as =
it fades up. Rendering in 16 bit theoretically removes the stuttering, =
but we are unable to see the difference due to the displays being 8bit. =
Dithering wouldn't work on a solid color without introducing noise, =
right? This needs to end up in Premiere Pro.=20
>=20
> Can anyone think of any other way to get this to fade up smoothly? I =
doubt they will change the color.=20
>=20
> Thanks