On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:05:43 -0500, "Steve S." wrote:

>I am using an image matt to key a blurred oval area over a person's face.
>It's working except when played on the timeline, the blurred area flickers
>and is about at "half-strength". I'm using a Gaussian blur effect on the
>lower clip, and the image matt selected in the upper clip. I've tried (and
>am still trying) various combinations of flicker removal, field dominance,
>etc., no luck so far. I could swear I had this working okay earlier.
>
>I need to dissolve it in and out. I'm trying both methods of dissolve (i.e.,
>rubber-band and transition). Anybody know right off what I'm doing wrong?
>Thanks,
>Steve S.

Sounds like a field issue - it is working properly
for alternate fields, with the matt not showing on
the other fields... You should not need to change field
order for anything you do once it has been properly set
in the program for editing in general...