Hi there,
Well I've been making a few DVDs now and I've noticed a slight haze after a disc image has been exported and the image written to DVD. Nothing in the actual capturing or writing has changed and I am still using the same software, DVDs and even DVD Re-Writer to write my discs. I am also using the exact same piece of software to write my disc images to DVD.
When exporting individual video files it seems to be clear of "hazyness" but when viewing an exported DVD on my LCD Monitor, HDTV or SDTV downstairs, it seems to have a slight haze when playing back, as if the video is trying desperately to catch up with the audio, even though they both seem to be matching up.
This has happened on a number of occasions with any sort of video, indoors or out and has only happened when exporting out "HD". Is this something to do with Ulead VideoStudio being uncapable of having the power to properly downgrade from HD to SD? As I said, this only seems to be happening with any high quality footage taken, and not necessarily taken with HD DV Tapes and only appears when exporting to an actual DVD disc...something up with my settings?
VideoStudio10 Plus - Slight haze on DVD outputs?
Moderator: Ken Berry
VideoStudio10 Plus - Slight haze on DVD outputs?
[b]Computer:[/b] Windows Media Edition, P4 3.0Ghz Processor, 2.5GB RAM, USB 2, Composite, FireWire 1394, SVideo, External HDD 150GB, External HDD 2 - 500GB, Internal HDD 250GB, Ati Radeon X600 256MB Graphics.
[b]Cameras:[/b] Sony HDR-HC1, Sony DCR-HC85E
[b]Cameras:[/b] Sony HDR-HC1, Sony DCR-HC85E
I guess it has to something like that. Of course you are going to loose some quality when you recode, and especially when you recode to lower resolution...VideoStudio being uncapable of having the power to properly downgrade from HD to SD?
What bitrate are you using for the DVDs? If you are used to HD, you probably need to use a bitrate of at least 6000kbps. And, somewhere... Maybe an Advanced tab under Project Settings.... There is an MPEG quality setting. Make sure that is set to 100%. It makes the MPEG encoder "work harder". (Lower settings speed-up the encoding at a cost of lower quality.)
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No time to think.
It's like the whole world's
Out of... sync.[/i]
- Head Over Heels, The Go-Gos.[/size]
Thanks for your help with this - wasn't expecting an answer so fast! 
I've taken a quick look over my settings and changed it to 100% Quality, although I have left the Video data rate at Variable Bitrate 8000, which seemed to be the default.
I'll give this a try and report back if something still isn't right. Thanks again.
Andy.
I've taken a quick look over my settings and changed it to 100% Quality, although I have left the Video data rate at Variable Bitrate 8000, which seemed to be the default.I'll give this a try and report back if something still isn't right. Thanks again.
Andy.
[b]Computer:[/b] Windows Media Edition, P4 3.0Ghz Processor, 2.5GB RAM, USB 2, Composite, FireWire 1394, SVideo, External HDD 150GB, External HDD 2 - 500GB, Internal HDD 250GB, Ati Radeon X600 256MB Graphics.
[b]Cameras:[/b] Sony HDR-HC1, Sony DCR-HC85E
[b]Cameras:[/b] Sony HDR-HC1, Sony DCR-HC85E