Batch changing clips to Flicker removal

[robbie410]

Is is possible to Batch clips together to change Field Option "Flicker Removal" from a selction of clips?
Robbie

[Steve Grisetti]

Not really. But here's an almost.

Select a clip or still on your timeline that has no effects or motion paths added to it. Click Applied Effects and, in the Applied Effects panel, open the Motion properties. Set Anti-Flicker Filter to 1.0.

Right-click on the clip on the timeline and select Copy -- then select all of the other clips on the timeline, right-click and select Paste Effects and Adjustments. It should apply the Anti-Flicker Filter to all of the clips or stills.

[robbie410]

Thanks for your reply and suggestion.
First may I say that I have now got the results, which are certainly acceptable, when making a slide show, compared to my first trials. Having viewed some of the Tutorials on your site I came across comments about Flicker Removal. Following this on a slideshow already made, by highlighting a clip on the Timeline, then right clicking on that clip, entering Field Options and then Flicker removal to click Flicker Removal, the images thus changed have improved substantially when shared, eg DVD burn. I was getting a shimmer/ flicker effect in my first burns and thus took an interest in the comment in the Tutorial. Now I need to do this as I produce slideshows in the future to all clips, which stimulated my question.
Really appreciate all your help and your colleagues, great site and forum. Will tell my friends.

Thanks
Robbie

[Steve Grisetti]

>Will tell my friends.

Always the highest compliment, Robbie! Happy moviemaking.

[momoffduty]

I usually set the Anti-Flicker in the Motion Properties box to .50 and sometimes up to .70 Keep in mind when you use the Copy & Paste Attributes that it will change ALL adjustments EX: Scale, Position, Etc.

[Steve Grisetti]

Ouch! That's an important caveat, Cheryl! That's why it's important that you, if you're adding flicker removal this way, that it's the first effect you add and that you do it before you begin any pan and zoom keyframing.

[momoffduty]

Ouch! That's an important caveat, Cheryl! That's why it's important that you, if you're adding flicker removal this way, that it's the first effect you add and that you do it before you begin any pan and zoom keyframing.

Yes, there is always a 'catch'. My workflow: drag the folder of photos to the timeline (they are already in order when I processed them in PS or PSE), add the anti flicker to one and copy & paste. Make any adjustments to length of photos to time with the music or if I want to rearrange photos to match with the song. Add the pans & zooms for each photo, add transitions, move the scale & position keyframes to accommodate the transition for continuous movement. Adjust the anti flicker if needed on some photos...ex: if they have a lot of lines, striped shirts, fences.

[RJ Johnston]

You can use the Fast Blur effect and set it to "Vertical Only" with extremely low values. That way you can copy and paste the effect to other clips without clobbering other settings.