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Jack Banatoni
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November 30, 2010
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Shadow/Highlight flickering

  • November 30, 2010
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When I use the shadow/highlight effect, my image flickers.  I'm using manual settings.  Someone suggested changing black clip to 0%, but that did not help.  Is there another way to use this effect without flicker?

Thanks,

JB

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      Correct answer Kevin-Monahan

      Hi Jack and others on this thread,

      It seems that if the Shadow/Highlight effect (and/or others in the "Adjust" category) are added to your clips or adjustment layers with the default setting, you can have the problem with flicker in both playback and output. Although some users have great tips on this thread, I would use these effects at your own risk.

      The design of the effects probably need to be redesigned or at least refined so that the default application of these effects do not cause the "flicker" issue in playback and exports. For that, please file a feature request: http://adobe.ly/feature_request

      Thanks,

      Kevin

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      Timmy123
      Participant
      April 5, 2013

      I'm here reporting the same bug. For me, what worked was making sure I only had one video element active at a time, so no layers stacked on top of each other. A little annoying but it can be fixed by pre-rendering elements. Not sure if this will work for anyone else.

      I'd also like to note that reading this thread made me physically sick. All the old video pros coming in and chipping in their two cents without reading what people wrote before... "easy fix, just enable temporal smoothing." C'mon, pay attention.

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      Anonymous
      April 6, 2013

      mde.tv wrote:

      I'd also like to note that reading this thread made me physically sick. All the old video pros coming in and chipping in their two cents without reading what people wrote before... "easy fix, just enable temporal smoothing." C'mon, pay attention.

      Exactly.  It's a big problem here; they'll ban you for mentioning the names of the old veterans with thousands of posts, but it's totally true.

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      shuenwang
      Participant
      April 14, 2013

      has anyone been able to find an alternative to highlights/shadow?

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      jessechandler
      Participant
      March 22, 2013

      I figured it out.

      Make sure there is no video BELOW the clip being effected, and the flicker magically disapears.  You can also just "de-enable" all the clips below, or insert a slug.  BOOM!

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        dsfsdsdfsdffdsf
        Inspiring
        March 27, 2013

        I'm afraid to report I still get flickering no matter what, if anything, is sitting below the clip in question - I've had a few instances this morning on the timeline I'm working on. But I'm glad it's working for you Jesse!

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        Inspiring
        March 16, 2013

        I'll chime in to and confirm Shadow/Highlight causes a visible and unacceptable flickering on at least half of the shots I apply it to. That is common across AE CS5/6 and PR CS5/6, in both Auto+Temporal Smoothing and full manual modes. I've found flickering across a range of sources (Red, AVCHD, HDSLR, Uncompressed digibeta, MiniDV) at range of resolutions. All clips that flicker were shot on full manual with no adjustment in exposure settings. I can't work out what causes the flickering - I haven't been able to find any pattern amongst the clips that do. It's a real shame because when it works the filter does some truly wonderful things to perceived dynamic range.

        Also, the bug/feature request form links to an error page whenever I submit an entry.

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        quiche_me_quick
        Participant
        November 28, 2012

        I have exactly the same issue but ONLY with DSLR footage, it's almost as if the rolling shutter affects the flicker...very strange. There are quite a few posts about this but no solution, so i presume it must be a bug.

        The quickest way i found to work around with the problem was delete the H/S effect on all the clips and use the Brightness/Contrast tool instead, which seems to work well with exposure issues.

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          SEPP
          Participant
          December 18, 2012

          Hello, I came as well into that issue, we are using a high quality highspeed camera with high quality images. Whenever I try to apply shadow & highlight with "Automatic" OFF it always creates dramatic flickering in the preview as well as in the exported material. It doesn't matter which setting.

          Is there any further solution than cutting the clip into very small parts?

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          Jack BanatoniAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          December 19, 2012

          Since I started this thread two years ago, I still haven't found a solution.  I gave up on the shadow/highlight effect and started using a luma curve effect to achieve similar results (with less ease, to be sure).  I'd recommend that route.

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          rodney_ray
          Participant
          April 30, 2011

          Jack,

          Did you ever find a workable solution?  Runing into the same problem.  First time I have tried S/H since I upgraded from CS4.

          thanks,

          rod

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          Anonymous
          August 29, 2011

          This is absolutely disgusting.  I'm getting intense flickering with manual Shadow & Highlight settings on Export.  Adobe hasn't done anything to resolve this.  It is thus an amateurish piece of toy software.  This is happening without any other effects applied to a simple clip but Shadow & Highlight.

          Jeff Bellune
          Jeff Bellune
          Legend
          August 29, 2011

          The information you need about using the Shadow/Highlight effect is here, as Todd mentioned previously:

          Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 & CS5.5 * Shadow/Highlight effect

          If you would like a different behavior, then please file a feature request here:

          Adobe - Feature Request/Bug Report Form

          -Jeff

          the_wine_snob
          the_wine_snob
          Inspiring
          December 2, 2010

          JB,

          Are you leaving the Auto box checked? I find that it will likely introduce flickering, or strobing. I never use that, and will manually adjust S & H accordingly.

          Good luck,

          Hunt

          Todd_Kopriva
          Todd_Kopriva
          Inspiring
          December 1, 2010

          Make sure that Temporal Smoothing is enabled. See this page for details:

          "Shadow/Highlight effect"

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          Jack BanatoniAuthor
          Participating Frequently
          December 5, 2010

          To clarify, I am not using auto amounts.  Temporal smoothing is unavailable for manual control.  Any other ideas on what I have to do to keep my footage from flickering?  This has happened on several different clips.  Thanks! JB

          shooternz
          shooternz
          Legend
          December 5, 2010

          Did you try using 'Levels' instead.

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