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March 21, 2009
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Flicker removal for slideshows

  • March 21, 2009
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I'm using Premiere Elements 7. I discovered after burning my slideshow that the photos flicker on the TV screen, which looks horrible.

The FAQ says you can try and reduce this using flicker removal, but when I right-click on the pictures, "Field Options" is grayed out. Does anyone know why this is, and/or how to make it a selectable option? And do I really have to do this with every individual photograph?

Also, the menu flickers as well (it's a still photo)... is there any way to address that?

If it matters, the TV being used is standard def.

I'm shocked that this is even an issue... I just assumed that any half-decent slideshow software should be able to correct this sort of problem automatically.
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    Robert J. Johnston
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2009
    Here's the FAQ: http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.3bbdfeb0
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    Robert J. Johnston
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2009
    Keep trying. I just did it in Premiere Elements 7. There's even a FAQ or tip on it somewhere on this forum.
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    _m_j_r_Author
    Participating Frequently
    March 22, 2009
    I saw your note, but I wasn't able to select all of the photos and paste the effect (in Timeline mode, anyway... I don't remember if I tried switching to Storyboard). Perhaps it's different with PE7, or perhaps I missed something.
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    Robert J. Johnston
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2009
    You don't have to do each one individually.

    You must have missed my previous post about how to copy and paste to all photos.

    The paste attributes works on all selected photos as well, but all effects applied to the source clip are pasted to the other photos.
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    _m_j_r_Author
    Participating Frequently
    March 22, 2009
    Robert - It worked. Thank you very much. I found no way to paste the effect onto all the photos at once, but it didn't take too long to right-click each photo, hit P to paste attributes, rinse and repeat.
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    Robert J. Johnston
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2009
    See my previous post in this thread for the settings to use. I wrote the instructions for Pre 4, but still should work the same for pre 7.

    What you do is copy the fast blur effect in the properties panel for the first photo. After selecting the Fast Blur effect in the properties panel, go to the main menu and select Edit > Copy. Then select all the other photos on the timeline, and then do an Edit > Paste. That's about the only way it will work. And it works that way for all effects.
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    _m_j_r_Author
    Participating Frequently
    March 22, 2009
    I didn't realize you could apply the fast blur to all photos at the same time... I'll give it a shot. Thanks. :)
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    Robert J. Johnston
    Inspiring
    March 22, 2009
    I take it your not going to try using the fast blur effect? It gives the exact same results as the flicker removal and can be applied to all photos at the same time.
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    _m_j_r_Author
    Participating Frequently
    March 21, 2009
    ProShow Gold looks good; thanks for the suggestions. Two things that I really like about Premiere Elements are the menus (especially the motion menus), and it also accepts video. I'm not sure if ProShow Gold does either of those, but if it can produce a decent looking slideshow without flickering, it'll have to do.
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    Steve Grisetti
    Legend
    March 21, 2009
    If all you want to do is create a slideshow, there are a dozen programs that do it better. ProShow Gold is an excellent example.
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