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I just got my new BMCC a few weeks ago and finally was able to give it a test after weeks of client work. I recorded in raw and when I came home I imported the DNG's imported them into After Effects Adobe Raw Reader and did a small bit of CC in AE. I realized when playing it back in AE there was a really annoying flicker happening in the footage. Almost like the colors are shifting. In other shots there isnt a flicekr but the exposure seems to drop and come back up. For example the actor exits the elvator and the cameras exposure under exposes for half a second then comes back up to its normal exposure. I dont think this is normal at all. Here is a shot of he flickering. Has anyone had this problem and have a solution? I was using a 50 mm f1.8 and a sandisk extreme 240gig SSD.
I want to post the video on here but I'm not allowed to post URLs it says

It's adobe camera raw. It has a built in auto exposure setting that can't be turned off. Try using the $1000 program that came with it.

happyfoxproductions wrote:I just got my new BMCC a few weeks ago and finally was able to give it a test after weeks of client work. I recorded in raw and when I came home I imported the DNG's imported them into After Effects Adobe Raw Reader and did a small bit of CC in AE. I realized when playing it back in AE there was a really annoying flicker happening in the footage. Almost like the colors are shifting. In other shots there isnt a flicekr but the exposure seems to drop and come back up. For example the actor exits the elvator and the cameras exposure under exposes for half a second then comes back up to its normal exposure. I dont think this is normal at all. Here is a shot of he flickering. Has anyone had this problem and have a solution? I was using a 50 mm f1.8 and a sandisk extreme 240gig SSD.
I want to post the video on here but I'm not allowed to post URLs it says

Welcome to the forum. You can't post links as this is your first post. It to stop spammers. Think you need 5 or so posts...

Regarding your flicker... Adobe CameraRAW was designed for still images rather than moving images. So some of the settings are not optimised for moving images.

I've not tested it extensively myself as I process all my RAW footage in Resolve but I know that using the Clarity slider for instance can introduce flicker.

Try just adjusting the exposure and white balance as a test. Leave all the other "effects" adjustments (clarity, sharpening, etc) at their default.

streetlightmedia wrote:It's adobe camera raw. It has a built in auto exposure setting that can't be turned off. Try using the $1000 program that came with it.

Sadly, my 2010 machine doesnt have cuda acceleration so Davinci Resolve is out of the picture until I invest in a new computer, so for now its adobe raw reader.

adamroberts wrote:Welcome to the forum. You can't post links as this is your first post. It to stop spammers. Think you need 5 or so posts...

Regarding your flicker... Adobe CameraRAW was designed for still images rather than moving images. So some of the settings are not optimised for moving images.

I've not tested it extensively myself as I process all my RAW footage in Resolve but I know that using the Clarity slider for instance can introduce flicker.

Try just adjusting the exposure and white balance as a test. Leave all the other "effects" adjustments (clarity, sharpening, etc) at their default.

Yes that might help, I turn clarity to about 75 percent to try to get a bit more detail out of the picture (I'm a noob with raw recording) I'll see if what you told me helps. I cant use Resolve for now because of system hardware limitations (no cuda acceleration) but eventually my workflow is going to move to Davinci, Thanks Adam. I'll come back and let you guys know if the results have improved!

If I remember correctly (used to do the same thing with 5d raw) you go to the camera profile drop down and switch it from 2010 or 2012 down to 2003 and it shouldn't do it anymore

streetlightmedia wrote:If I remember correctly (used to do the same thing with 5d raw) you go to the camera profile drop down and switch it from 2010 or 2012 down to 2003 and it shouldn't do it anymore

Yeah I've read that too. Apparently the newer profiles have some "auto" correction setting that the earlier profile does not have.

I would still avoid using Clarity and Sharpen in the CameraRAW interface. You can add that inside AE after CameraRAW has processed the DNGs.

Iv'e done a few tests on this tip, switching to the 2003 camera profile in ACR and it bloody works, used Clarity slider to the Max and the Vignette slider and it is rock solid, no flicker or other issues, this is a quality top tip!

Anytime lol

Is Lightroom connected to Adobe RAW because the flicker happens there too?

Lightroom is the exact same program as ACR you need to go to 'Settings' at the top tool bar and select 'Process' from the drop down menu that appears and select '2003'

Awesome, thanks...I'll try it out. In the meantime, I was in the same boat unable to run Resolve on a laptop I always travel with and Lightroom was producing such beautiful results, but all ruined by the flicker/exposure change. In the meantime, I have been using this program: http://pomfort.com/cliphouse/
Amazing for what it does.

Just opened up LR...so is this the process setting in the camera calibration section of the develop settings on the right? I don't see any option anywhere else...

In the Windows version it in the top left hand of the screen, in between 'Photo and Tools'

NorBro wrote:Just opened up LR...so is this the process setting in the camera calibration section of the develop settings on the right? I don't see any option anywhere else...

Correct.

In the "Develop" page, look for the "Camera Calibration" panel on the right. First drop down: "Process" select 2003.