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Topic: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

I have always had a serious problem with light flicker. So, I watched Zoot101's lighting tutorial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3dwXGaU … ure=g-hist). I did everything he mentioned in my lighting test (http://youtu.be/Z7HeETgEhyU), but there was still light flicker. Please help me, because if I don't solve this problem, I will never be able to make high quality Brickfilms.

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

Can we see a picture of your set up? That would help a lot.

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

What camera are you using?

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

How do you upload a picture?
Also, my camera is a Logitech Quickcam 9000.

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

Set the options to manual, whatever camera do you have, 'cause if the settings are auto, it has light flicking. I think the lighting is pretty good, but maybe little more light and white balance to up little, then you have perfect lighting. mini/wink I haden't never see that video, but now I watched that video and all that I can say is wow. Zoot101 is amazing. Good lighting tutorial. But yeah, what I said, so, do what I recommended to do. mini/smile

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

First and foremost, make sure your own reflections aren't messing with the different exposures. You want to be as far away from the set as you possibly can. I usually rig enough USB extension cords for my computer to be well out of the light.

Secondly, you want all your lighting settings to be on manual, though you can use the automatic function to adjust them to the appropriate levels. If the settings are on automatic, then they'll constantly be changing in order to adapt to what the camera thinks is the best lighting, which will be different for each exposure.

As for uploading a picture, you first need to upload it to a media hosting site (ex. MediaFire). Then, copy the given URL, and place between these tags: .

Lastly, the flickering that you had, while I myself would want to fix it, wasn't nearly as bad as you're making it out to be. A little light flicker is fine, it's when the flickering is drastic that it becomes distracting.

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

Have frame averaging on, have exposure just less than halfway, have gain about a quarter of the way, and have brightness about halfway.

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Re: My Baffling Light Flicker Problem

Thanks for all the tips.

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