Exporting to HD video file

[Aperture_Star]

Hello All,

So like many new videographers is am shooting with the 5d markII which obviously shoots in HD.

However i cant seem to export my HD file out of VideoStudio.

When i drag the clip onto the timeline and right click on the clip and go to properties it says it is in 1920x1080. However when i go to create a video file ans click same as video settings it exports it to 720x480 at 29.97 frames per second. And the video was shot at 24fps.

So..
a) i don't understand why it is exporting it to totally different specs that what the project really is?
b) how to i export to an mpeg file that is 1920x1080 from VideoStudio.

Thanks so much for your responses.

[Ken Berry]

same as video settings

There is no such setting in VS. You can either go to Share > Create Video File and then choose "Same as Project Properties" (which will certainly NOT give you 1920 x 1080 output since you can't set Project Properties to have that frame size) or else Share > Create Video File > Same as First Clip (if you are using that size/format video) or Custom and set the output properties you want... or even Share > Create Video File > AVCHD, since this is apparently the format of video you are using.

However, in the latter case, I would be careful since VS sometimes sets a lower variable bitrate than your camera might have used. For instance, your camcorder might use the latest AVCHD maximum bitrate of 24 mbps, but VS might only have a max VBR of 18 mbps... And a lower bitrate inevitably means a lower quality output.

[Aperture_Star]

Hey Ken and Community,

Thank you very much for your reply.

I tried to do Share > Create Video File > Same as First Clip, However the Same as first Clip field was greyed out and could not be selected. Why is that?

I then went ahead and tried the AVCHD output however i could not play the outputted file on any of my players. Quicktime, Window media player, etc. So i don't know how to play that file.

Just so you understand what exact clips i am working with. I am pulling in a 55mb quicktime movie directly from my 5dmarkII and exporting it directly without any editing.

I think the Custom setting is the best option for me. With the Custom export under the options i did the below settings

Under General Tab:

Encoder: Ulead Mpeg Now Encoder
Data Track: Audio and Video
Frame Rate: 24 frames/second
Frame Type: Lower field First -- Can someone explain what this is
Frame size: standard (1920x1080)

Under Compression Tab:

Media Type: Mpeg-2
Quality: 100
Video Data rate: Constant at 60,000 -- i just put the highest, is this right, how do i find out the video data rate of the original file.
Does putting the video data rate at the max give it better quality?
Audio type: Stereo
Audio Frequency: 48000
Audio Bit Rate: 384 (max setting, again does the max help)

I know this is a little bit of a detailed question. However i think it will help a lot of new users who are trying to figure out the best way to export their HD files.

Thanks so much to any assistance you can offer.