Jumping Graphics

A tricky one, has anyone come across this as yet.
>> In a FCP Timeline with vision on 1 and say a text graphic on 2 and a pict
>> file graphic on three.( there position doesn't really matter). If the
>> starting point are different and there is a fading in on the alternative track, at the
>> point the fade finishes the pict file shift jumps a few pixels. Like it is
>> not fully rendered. Yet when render is selected nothing needs to be
>> rendered.
>> When exported as a quicktime for format conversion it exports fine, no
>> jumping.
>>
>> If there are three or four other graphics as well as text they all move.
>> I cannot seem to find anywhere that causes this. There are no keyframes
>> added other than those of the fade or effect on the relevant track.
>> My system is a Mac pro G5 syst 10.4.10 8Gig Mem 2x3gh quad core Storage Xserve raid 3.5 tb FCP 6 using uncompressed 8 bit pal as settings.
>> through a blackmagic multibridge pro box.What makes it worse it doesnt happen on all sequences
Hope someone can shine some light on this.regads Phil

The jumping you get should only be in your canvas window.
If you have an external monitor look at that instead, the canvas window is only for reference.

The jumping is basically there cause FCP does not display the timeline at full resolution.
If you select "sequence" in the top menu and go to "render all" - "both" FCP will render in high res and the jumping will go away until you change it again.
This is generally unnecessary since the rendered file will not have these problems anyway.
(As you have noticed yourself)

Johan Polhem
Motion Graphics
www.johanpolhem.com

Thanks for your reply. The jumping is still there on an external monitor.It happens at the start of an effect that is applied to the beginning or end of a clip. It still jumps (on the external monitor via sdi and component input)even after render all is selected and rendered.any thoughts? Phil

You need to make sure there is a checkmark next to 'full' in the render all menu, then render all > both. This will render your entire timeline, but only need topups when you change things.

OK Thanks that has fixed it much aooreciated