Re: [Avid-L2] banding on gradient fade

Have you tried not doing a fade on the gradient, but rather placing a black slug or plain-black solid on the layer above the gradient, and fading THAT slug out to reveal the layer below?

On Feb 7, 2013, at 3:30 PM, Benjamin Hershleder <Ben@ContactBen.com> wrote:

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> On Feb 7, 2013, at 12:18 PM, Lou Wirth wrote:
> > I have to fade into a gradient (made in AE) with title tool date. Fade is from black. During the fade I see significant banding and producer is calling it out as well. Even when viewing at best resolution. Project is 1080/60. Is there anything else I can check to try and get a smooth fade in from black?
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> Is the banding appearing on the computer monitor or on the ntsc/hd monitor?
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> Possible solution:
> Import the title, but in the Import settings select the RGB dither option and see if that has any positive effect.
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> HTH,
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