http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Forums » Tag: quality - Recent Posts en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:58:01 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52481 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:27:45 +0000 brinks315 52481@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Ã? you can try <strong>Pavtube <a href="http://www.pavtube.com/hd-converter/">HD Converter</a></strong><a href="http://www.pavtube.com/hd-converter/"> </a>to help u . i t really works very well without many quality losses.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52381 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:12:41 +0000 billy250 52381@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> which AVCHD converter do you recomend, is VoltaicHD any good? </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52376 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:58:07 +0000 NeilRussell 52376@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I use the SD100 too and edit with Sony Vegas, the MTS files from the camera go right onto the timeline and are editable and exportable into any format I require.</p> <p>You can also simply rename the extension on the files from MTS to MPG and they should open in any editing program with no loss to the video quality. </p> <p>There's a suggestion above to switch the camera to SD mode, but unfortunately the 100 only does HD formats.</p> <p> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52375 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:35:30 +0000 hans 52375@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I use a Sony FX1000 so my footage (on tape) is *.m2t. My NLE is Sony Vegas Pro 9c. I have the same loss of quality when I am rendering to PAL (I live in the Netherlands) SD widescreen. Taking video footage in SD is no option for me. I didn't by a new HD camera to shoot in SD. But when you want to share your video with your friends, you will mostly have to burn it on a DVD. What I do is render the project to a *.wmv format. Then it is still HD. I import the *.wmv file in DVD Architect (comes with VEGAS) and burn it on a DVD. Before the burning of the DVD starts, DVD Architect will render the file again to PAL SD Widescreen format. The quality of that DVD is as it should be, but it takes a long time rendering. So if anyone knows a shorter method?  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52373 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:57 +0000 birdcat 52373@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I record in HD all the time and render out to SD most of the time - My NLE (Sony Vegas) does a superb job of downconverting to SD and what I view on my DVD player looks great.</p> <p>I do convert the MTS files to M2T using VASST/New Blue FX's AVCHD Upshift first so maybe that is an option for you.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52364 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:49:42 +0000 geraldprost 52364@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>You are going from HD to SD. The encoding process is trashing your video. If you are publishing to DVD, switch your camera to wide screen SD. This way the camera does the downsizing. The encoder doesn't have to compress as hard so your results will look better. I know it sound odd but unless you are publishing to blue ray, it makes no sense to shoot HD. You're still getting the value of the HD. I had to do a test myself before I would believe it. I took some video in HD then burned it to DVD. Then I took some the same footage in SD footage and burned it to DVD. The SD footage looks better. Until we get better encoders this is what we are up against. Gerry in Calgary.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52349 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:02:40 +0000 Johnboy 52349@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> you can purchase an AVCHD converter for $35.00  check out VoltaicHD, it will probably help you out greatly.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52342 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:04:11 +0000 billy250 52342@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Basically ive got a panasonic hdc sd100 and when i put my hd footage on to my PC using the software it came with, panasonic hd writer, the quality is brilliant. But i can't edit this footage with adobe premiere pro cs3 or pinnacle studio 11 because i need to save it as an mpeg2 file first. But when i save it as a mepg2 file the quality is rubbish compared to what it looked like on the hd writer software. Plus it only gives me the option on the software to save it as a mpeg2 file.</p> <p>Im getting really annoyed because the picture quality is fantastic when it is on the camcorder and the hd writer but when i edit it after ive saved it as a mpeg2 file(which is the only option on the hd writer), the quality is quite frankly crap. </p> <p>Just wondering how i can get the footage off of my hd camera and edit it in the best possible quality, i want it to look like the footage on the camera, is this possible?!Do you have to save the footage in a different file format and how do you do this. Im just getting in to filming and am a bit thick on things like this as you can probably tell. please speek terms i can understand, cheers</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/portable-wireless-audio-equipment#post-51948 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:06:15 +0000 lucifer2a 51948@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I have the Sennsenheiser EW100 G2 ENG... It is a wireless lav system... However, you can get a hand held option too... They are now up to G3 (G2 was last years model... )... I love it... Great sounds.. Battery operated...  You can get it at B&amp;H or on Ebay.... </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/portable-wireless-audio-equipment#post-51945 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:49:10 +0000 grinner 51945@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> BandH has plenty of wireless lavs to choose from. It's where I got mine. Your local camera stores will have em as well.</p> <p>I've never had a use for handhelds. Some reporters still like them becuase they don't know what to do with their hands but I find them to be limiting and distracting. They also create deer in the headlights vibe for those not use to being on camera.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/portable-wireless-audio-equipment#post-51943 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:41:39 +0000 realjmccoy 51943@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am trying to find a quality hand held &amp;/or lav WIRELESS microphone that I can plug into my camera, WHILE IN THE FIELD (battery operated...)</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/film-camera-quality#post-51416 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:54:39 +0000 composite1 51416@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Naish,</p> <p>Having shot with film cameras  a while ago, I can say it all comes down to 'you get what you pay for'. Yeah, more often than not your 'paying for the name' but film cameras just like video cameras you're also paying for the features and quality that comes with the name. How often if ever, does the film jam in transport? How reliable are the seals that keep out dust and light? How durable are the film holders? How heavy is the camera fully loaded? Do you have a VTR feed so you can monitor your shots as you shoot? There are dozens of other questions that could be asked concerning a film camera in question. I can say that the more of those questions a single camera is capable of addressing positively adds to the cost of the unit. Bell and Howell makes some great rigs, but Arri makes the cameras that most films get made with. There's a big difference between journeyman gear and top of the line gear whether it's film or video related. The best way to learn the difference is to use both.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/film-camera-quality#post-51402 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:01:21 +0000 naish54 51402@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Im not sure if this is the place for this question, seeing as how all the questions i see are video related, but ill ask anyway.</p> <p>what makes a film camera good? why do the arri's cost 10's of thousands of dollars when i can get a bell and howell for a few hundred. obviously the settings on the camera have to be precise and the lens has to be up to par. isnt film stock...film, if you get the high quailtiy stuff?</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/fuzzy-video-due-to-pink-walls-and-flourescent-lights-please-help#post-48324 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:38:15 +0000 cfulton 48324@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What are your white balance settings? Some camcorders have a florescent preset for white balance, but others would require you to set white balance manually with a white card. Sounds like this is not a good venue to use a camcorder that only has automatic white balance.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/fuzzy-video-due-to-pink-walls-and-flourescent-lights-please-help#post-48317 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:12:32 +0000 CORNUCOPIA 48317@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I produce the video at a church live to tape on Sundays. I have an issue with the fluorescent lighting which floods the entire sanctuary and I suppose the color of the area which also is some kind of baby pink. The picture looks washed out &amp; fuzzy on playback . What can be done??? change to tungsten light, get the darker backgrounds. help anyone!!!! </p> <p>&lt;!-- / message --&gt; </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47783 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:10:12 +0000 jimcvideo 47783@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I tend to deinterlace my footage, mainly because I like the look better (okay, I actually shoot with cameras that allow me to record deinterlaced, which is the best way to go in my mind).</p> <p>If you're seeing these stripes only on your TV, then you may be encoding something improperly. You say that you're in Europe. If you're shooting or editing footage in NTSC, then playing back the footage on a PAL device might be causing some of your issues. Make sure that you render everything in PAL format.</p> <p>Can you send a screenshot or photo of what it's doing on the screen. Stripes can be a lot of things, from misformatting as I mentioned, to dirty heads on your camera. IF we could see it, it might help to diagnose the issue.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47774 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:51:46 +0000 heavy harris 47774@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>thank you for prompt answers!!!</p> <p>i from east europe</p> <p>i shoot in SD while by us hd technology is not  very spreadet</p> <p>in our country exists only 5 sony hvr z7 camcorder</p> <p>you now that the tv is interlace and the pc monitors noninterlace</p> <p>when i make a dvd a see some horizontal lines when the subject are in move</p> <p>what is came of settings sould i do ??</p> <p>can you send me a saved template or tell me what came of project setting and rendering settings to use to have the best quality???</p> <p>thx</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47760 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:45:50 +0000 jimcvideo 47760@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Sarge,</p> <p>I laughed when you mentioned colors being off. I remember a mentor of mine jokingly referring to NTSC as standing for "Never The Same Colors". </p> <p>On the bright side, with NTSC forever being banned from US airwaves in just a couple days here, We're ready to move into the world of ATSC, which of course stands for "Almost The Same Colors"!</p> <p> </p> <p>:-D</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47759 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:38:28 +0000 XTR-91 47759@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm not very familiar with Sony Camcorders, but from a little bit of research, I figured out that yours is an HDV (High Definition Video) camcorder shooting in standard definition. What SD quality are you shooting in? Depending on the length of your video, you'd probably want to export in HQ (high quality) with Dolby Digital audio if these settings are available. This is what my editing software uses.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47758 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:30:28 +0000 SargeHero 47758@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>When I make my DVD I render in Main Concept MPEG-2 with the template in DVD NTSC Video Stream. I had never had any problems with the rendering, besides the ridiculous long time it takes (because of my computer) but  the quality of the DVD is pretty good. Since you record in PAL you will need to set the template to DVD PAL or DVD PAL separate stream. Don't forget to do this because if you choose NTSC as a template your frames and video resolution will not be the same and it will damage the quality. Then go to a DVD creation software and make an awesome DVD menu.</p> <p>Another thing, the quality will look good on a computer, but not necessarily in a DVD player. It depends on the television that its used. I had this problem in a previous shortfilm I make, I edit it in a 1920X1080 HDMI monitor and it look good and all, but when the movie was shown in projector WOW...... some of the colors look bad and some scenes had excesive brightness... well what can we do, all movies will look different in TV and projectors. Keep this in mind, but you should have a good quality of DVD in general.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47751 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:05:34 +0000 heavy harris 47751@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>hy </p> <p>thos is my first post !! its a great forum!!!!!</p> <p>i have a urgent question</p> <p>i have a sony hvr z7 camcorder</p> <p>a shot in PAL SD 720X576 25 fps</p> <p>what is the best quality setting and rendering settings in vegas8???</p> <p>what i can i do to make the best quality when i play in dvd player and PC monitors</p> <p>pls help me!!!</p> <p>thank you</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47731 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:56:40 +0000 torumsie 47731@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Thanks for the replies, guys.</p> <p>cfulton:  Well, to tell the truth I don't think it's fully preprocessing it in Streamclip.  One huge problem I'm having right now is that I record in 16:9, but the bit isn't present in the video file so any player I use thinks it's a 4:3 source unless I tell it different... and I've not had the best of luck so far, probably because I'm a neophyte at video editing so am not as familiar with terminology and such as I should probably be.  When I process the video in Streamclip I make cuts and set the 16:9 flag, it only takes a few minutes to process when I do that after I save it to an *(edit).mpg file.  At that point I take into TMPGEnc and work with it there.</p> <p>XTR-91:  Thanks for the advice, and that information is something I needed.  I do dislike having to do re-encodes for no reason into MPEG-2 format, because of the level of encoding that is already in the format.  That's one reason I was so disappointed in Premier when I used it.  I've got the MPEG-2 plugin for it, but even when I just made cuts it would want to re-encode the ful thing instead of just assemble the cuts.  I always make sure to cut on a keyframe too, and I have a couple of tools which can retime the clip if needed but I normally don't need that.  So with Premier I was getting successively lower quality clips unless I did all my work without saving, which ate alot of memory and would eventually crash the program.  :-(</p> <p>Thanks for both, and I hope I'm not being too confusing.  I'm truly not trying to be obtuse, just getting a grip on things.  I'll probably see about transcoding it to DV-AVI and work with that file for edits, then finalize the work into MPEG-2 and author from there, I just have to get a handle on how large the files are going to be when doing that.  :-)</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47582 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 03:02:22 +0000 XTR-91 47582@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>It looks like you are importing MPEG-2 video and exporting it in MPEG which is a lossier format. To preserve quality, you are better off exporting in MPEG-2. If your editor can't produce MPEG-2, I would use the virtually lossless DV-AVI format.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47543 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:32:43 +0000 cfulton 47543@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm a little surprised that you're having to preprocess the video with MPEG Streamclip before you put it through TMPGEnc. I've had very good luck with TMPGEnc, though I have to find a little quality time to spend with the new CyberLink tools before I can comment further on them. But yeah, from my experience, TMPGEnc's tools are very solid.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47532 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:58:16 +0000 torumsie 47532@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> <blockquote>Is there any way I can make my edits any easier, without having to<br /> re-encode and lose quality from an already finicky source?  I'm mainly<br /> either cutting a full performance video into individual songs, taking<br /> out camera shifts and such between songs during the cutting process, or<br /> combining multiple song footage into 1 file so that I then can create<br /> the chapter breaks in the authoring software.</blockquote></p> <p>Hmm... looks like the above would be my question, quoted from the original post for clarity...</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47529 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:32:23 +0000 XTR-91 47529@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>So what exactly is your question? Looks like you are only telling a story of your experience.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47527 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:14:12 +0000 torumsie 47527@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have some questions about source editing for DVD creation using Everio .mod files as the source.  I currently film for a halau in my area using a JVC GZ-MG330 camcorder.  Now, I realize that the source I'm pulling from the Everio, even on highest settings, are not going to be of the best quality but as of this time it's all I've got to work with.</p> <p>Onto my questions -&gt;  I've tried various different programs and techniques for editing my videos and authoring them to DVD and I keep coming back to the TMPGEnc suite of programs as coming out with the best quality, for me at least.  I've worked with the videos using PowerDirector and PowerCinema which come with it, and I've also tried Sony Vegas and Adobe Premier.  Believe it or not, the Cyberlink solutions came out with some decent looking video output to the DVDs.  At this time what I'm doing is using MPEG Streamclip to convert the video to a compliant MPEG format and make my cuts then using the TMPGEnc tools to tweak and then finally author the DVD.</p> <p><strong>Is there any way I can make my edits any easier, without having to re-encode and lose quality from an already finicky source?  I'm mainly either cutting a full performance video into individual songs, taking out camera shifts and such between songs during the cutting process, or combining multiple song footage into 1 file so that I then can create the chapter breaks in the authoring software.</strong></p> <p>TMPGEnc has so far given me the best results, and it's somewhat frustrating because I will spend an unbelievably long time working with a new piece of software, because I'm stubborn and just 'KNOW' there has to be an easier/faster way, and then the result comes out of such low quality that I am unwilling to let it out of my hands so I go back with TMPGEnc and make short work of it to finish it out for production.</p> <p>Now, I do this work for the halau for free, my wife dances and teaches hula for them and I video performances for their teaching purposes and for the families of some of the dancers.  But even though I perform this service gratis, I still have some pride.  I am going to be upgrading to a better camera, but for now this is the only one I have.</p> <p>Thanks for any assistance that you can provide.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdd-vs-dv-is-quality-compromised#post-46282 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:08:14 +0000 Eventvideoguy 46282@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;"If you are recording video as the DV codec to a HDD camcorder, the image quality will be the same as recording to miniDV. There should not be a difference in image quality between HHD and tape when they are both recording the same video codec."&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p> </p> <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;I don't think I have ever seen a HDD camcorder that recorded to any codec other than MPEG.  It would be nice if they were available with  other codecs though. With these 60/80/120 GB HDD camcorders they have out now, there is plenty of space to record for quality DV instead of this MPEG crap.&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"&gt;The problem with MPEG is that it is difficult to edit and you loose stuff while you do.&lt;/span&gt;</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdd-vs-dv-is-quality-compromised#post-46252 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:49:17 +0000 robgrauert 46252@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>"I plan on spending a nice chunk of savings on a one- or three-chip video camera."</p> <p>Don't waste your money on a one-chip camera. Buy a three-chip camera.</p> <p>To answer your question, the image quality of your video IS NOT determined by what you are recording to. If you are recording video as the DV codec to a HDD camcorder, the image quality will be the same as recording to miniDV. There should not be a difference in image quality between HHD and tape when they are both recording the same video codec.</p> <p>As for suggesting a camera...what is your budget? Simply saying you don't want "unnecessary luxuries" and that you want a "deal" is meaningless because everyone has their own opinion on what is an unnecessary luxury and a deal. So, what's your budget. Even better, visit <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com</a> and search for cameras you may be interested in and come back with specific questions rather than the most broad question anyone interested in video could ask.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdd-vs-dv-is-quality-compromised#post-46242 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:12:25 +0000 HighKalibur 46242@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> </p> <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Hi, I know little about the technical aspects of cameras. I plan on spending a nice chunk of savings on a one- or three-chip video camera. I love the convenience of direct-to-hard drive storage. However, I have never been able to get a definite answer as to whether or not I am losing picture quality by not recording it to a DV Tape. Is this the case?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;What is the difference in quality when recording on a HDD or DV tape? Is there one? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p>&lt;span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: Verdana;"&gt;Also, as far as filmmaking goes, can anyone suggest a great starter camera (until now I have used camcorders) for an independent filmmaker that produces good picture without unnecessary luxury accessories. In other words I’m looking for a great ‘deal’ camera. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p> </p>