Pixilated GoPro Hero4 Video when DVD Created

[lata]

Jan

Can you go to F6 Preferences Edit Tab and set Best for the Resample Quality

That may should improve quality a little when rendering the HD to Mpeg2

Once you have rendered the project creating a new video file, assuming you have created a DVD Mpeg2 file.

To burn a DVD disc............

Start a new project - Share - Create disc - DVD opens the burner module
Top left is Insert Media, Insert video, browse for the new video file created above.

that is what wee mean by manually inserting the video file.

You are now using a compliant Video file suitable for burning a DVD.

Your older process used the VSP Project file that needs converting within the burner process,.

Workflow
1 / edit project
2 / share create that video file , for DVD choose mpeg2, play to check quality
3 / start a new project
4 / add video created in 2 above
5 / burn the disc, process will start with create Menu.

[Jan1954]

I will follow Lata's and Ken's instructions since I have not done any video editing, creating video files, and then burning discs since last summer on ProX5. My husband is back to editing the file with the goal of keeping it to one hour (we loaded the original video clips onto the timeline and named it as one file, where we had two before). The problem we are having now is he periodically gets kicked out of ProX8. I have 334 GB free space and 578 GB used space on the hard drive, so I am not sure what is going on.

[Jan1954]

By the way. We have another problem. When the entire video is playing in the edit mode, it is choppy, it does not run smoothly. But if just a clip is selected to play, it runs smoothly. I did a search on that just now and could not come up with any information in the Forum database. Not sure how to phrase the problem for the search criteria. What I have tried has not brought up any subjects for me to look at. Oh well.

[lata]

Hi
Project Playback
It may be that you need to enable Smart Proxy, this creates additional files and does improve playback especially in project.
Go to Settings – Smart Proxy Manager – tick Enable Smart Proxy.

Sorry just read the PDF provided earlier.
Please tick auto Generate Proxy template (Recommended)
Creating a Proxy file same as originals is not going to help.
Settings - Smart Proxy Manager – File Manager – select all – delete selected
Right click the clips on the timeline and choose Create Smart Proxy Files
They do take a while to render, you can view the progress via Smart Proxy Manager – Queue Manager.
A small icon will show on the thumbnail / clip in the timeline / library.

Your movie is 71 minutes I assume that has not changed?
A standard DVD will hold about 75 minutes (Max) using 8000kbps data rate and using Digital Dolby audio
If it shows a little oversized when burning the disc, change the menu to Thumbnails, Smart Scene menus do use a lot more memory.
At 6000kbps you will fit 90 minutes to the disc, quality will be reduced a little.


Usb memory stick, you say the tv does not have the correct USB
Does your DVD player have a usb connection?

[Jan1954]

Hello everyone. I have had a great weekend (Ha Ha). At least I know now why having a high definition recording device (GoPro, etc.) can test my limits. All my video editing before was not high def (I did not understand before why I needed to make the media files, so I was just burning the DVDs with the edited file, but will now create the media files). I know about blue versus red (wide) rays now too. Attached you will see the size of the Mp2 and Mp4 files and you will see they are about an hour and 4 minutes long. Luckily, the Mp2 fit on the DVD, but I was warned that it may not fit and I can see on the DVD how close we came to the max. I believe the Mp2 was 4.38 GB. Yes Ken, I can definitely see the difference in quality between the Mp2 and Mp4. Now to answer the questions in the last post. In Settings, the Enable Smart Proxy was marked. Right now, in Settings - Smart Proxy Manager – File Manager, there is nothing there even though I have the last version of the video (before making the video media) open to edit. In the first round of creating the Mp4 and Mp2 files, we decided to not add titles and music, and see what the difference in quality was between the Mp4 versus Mp2. I will right click the clips on the timeline and choose Create Smart Proxy Files before we start adding the written titles and music. Our DVD player does NOT have a USB port, according to the manual diagram. I'll take another look.

So we will add titles and music, delete a little more video to compensate for the size of the Mp2 file. Once that is all done (following everyone's instructions) I will recreate the Mp4 and Mp2 media files. Now I plan to buy a laptop (been putting that off forever since my 2010 desktop is Windows 7) and get those USB sticks so we can load the Mp4 onto the laptop and then plug it into the back of the high def TV to see the better quality video. I plan to buy USB3 sticks or whatever they are called so we can get the most out of our High Def video. I am not seeing any benefit to getting a Blue Ray Burner and Blue Ray DVD player if I go the laptop, and USB route. Maybe I am missing something about that. Oh to be young again! THANKS EVERYONE! I have to run an errand and then it is back to finishing this project. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.

On one more thing, our High Def camcorder, bought in 2012 was stolen (with all the video) in the Galapagos not long after we bought it (long story, but interesting) and I never got around to replacing it. So I went back to using my old Canon camcorder which was not high def. So that dang GoPro has made me realize how video dumb I am...

[canuck]

Is your TV able to play video on a USB stick? In an earlier post you state that it cannot without some special adapter but now state " get those USB sticks so we can load the Mp4 onto the laptop and then plug it into the back of the high def TV to see the better quality video".
Why a new laptop? Does your present system not have any USB ports?
USB3 sticks will not give you better video quality as they only increase the reading/writing speed from/to the stick.

In my opinion W7 is a much better OS then W8 and especially W10. I consider W8 and W10 downgrades

[Ken Berry]

Maybe it's because the new laptop will have an HDMI output port which can connect it to the HDTV. I have a 46" Samsung HDTV which is not a "smart" HDTV but works excellently otherwise and has a great picture... So I see no need to replace it. It has one USB port, but that will not play video, only photos or music from a USB stick drive. Although I have a couple of computers (a laptop and a Win 10 tablet) with HDMI ports which could do a similar job to what I imagine Jan1954 wants to do, I already have a couple of Blu-Ray players with a couple of USB ports each and which connect to the HDTV via HDMI. So my needs are covered and I have less reason to splash out on a "better" HDTV...

Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks.

Jan -- don't let age put you off trying new things. Some of us here are probably as old as you or even older! I for instance am 66 but love trying out new technology, even though I am a lawyer by training... And as long as you are willing to give something a go, there will be people here to try to help you. In fact that's exactly how I got started here on this very forum about 12 or so years ago!!

[Jan1954]

According to the TV manual (that is scary) the High Def TV can be used as a monitor for a computer by connecting a HD15 to HD15 cable and also an audio cable. It goes on to show supported signals which includes HDTV. But it has a bunch of technical jargon about the TV and PC (Sync, Composite Sync, VGA input). The diagram shows that you hook those computer cables to the rear of the TV. It goes on to say "The 1080p timing when applied to the HDMI input will be treated as a video timing and not PC timing." Hmm. There are several HDMI "ports" including one for a Blue Ray player. I mentioned the other day that the manual says that the TV USB port is for service only, which I have used to update the software on the TV. So that is why I thought I would get a laptop, load that Mp4 movie on it and plug it into the back of the TV to view it. I would have the Mp2 version for use on a regular DVD player (to show relatives on their TV's). My plan is to make move Mp4 movies and see the better quality on our TV. I hope I am able to do this.

Oh, one more thing, the HDTV is 2011, but the hubby wants to replace it with a 55 inch TV (42 inch isn't good enough!). I am in no hurry to buy another TV. Anyway it is 4:30 PM out here and I have to get back into ProX8 so the hubby can add his titles and music. I will do more research on the HDTV/computer thing. I do need a laptop anyway because the smart phone doesn't always cut it when we both want to use the desktop. How did we survive without computers and yellow stick-um notes?!

[lata]

Hi Jan
We mentioned a USB connection to play the video in HD, unfortunately you don’t seem to have that.
Another input option would be a SD Card slot, certainly my tv or bd player does not have SD only USB.

Just a thought……….

[Jan1954]

I am in the HDTV manual and don't see any reference to a SD slot. I did see that as an option in ProX8 when in the Share section. The section in the manual on adjusting the TV Picture Mode for video, photos, includes PC Timings (that states it is to enhance the video shown on the screen, which I will look into).

I mistakenly said I saved the video as an AVI file at the beginning of this chat, which brought up the issue of whether I was using the ProX8 demo, which was not the case. I should have said it was saved as a VSP file. Hey, I still have the 3D glasses in the wrapper that came with the Corel ProX4.

I went into ProX8 and created Smart Proxy Files of all the clips.

This statement from the chat is new to me: "If it shows a little oversized when burning the disc, change the menu to Thumbnails, Smart Scene menus do use a lot more memory." I need to research this Thumbnails/Smart Scene option.

My desktop is upstairs in the "office" which I guess a retired couple can have. The HDTV is downstairs. I have never owned a laptop since I did not see a need for one. We somehow were smart enough to set up a SONOS sound system with WIFI and the smart phones and have a lot of our music stored on my private Cloud sitting next to my desktop, so I don't need to have the computer on all the time. Now my goal is to get this video media part of our entertainment system figured out, including buying a laptop.

[Jan1954]

I just found out that the clips that I put into the Smart Proxy File, and still show up there when I right mouse select them, do not show up when I select Smart Proxy Manager. Is that supposed to be that way?

[canuck]

I mistakenly said I saved the video as an AVI file at the beginning of this chat, which brought up the issue of whether I was using the ProX8 demo, which was not the case. I should have said it was saved as a VSP file. Hey, I still have the 3D glasses in the wrapper that came with the Corel ProX4.

A VSP file is not a video file, all it is is a file that contains the "instructions" on how to create your project, a list of all the resources used, effect applied, etc. It contains no video whatsoever. It is created when you select Save As or Save from the file menu.

A video file is only created when you are under the Share tab.

[canuck]

Jan1954,

what is the make/model of your HDTV? You may have posted it already but I didn't find it.

[Jan1954]

The HDTV is a Sony Bravia, purchased in 2011. Model KDL-37XBR6

Since the project playback is still too choppy, I reloaded ProX8. I opened the video file and tried to make sure all the settings were what they were before I removed the program. I also loaded the upgrades/fixes and noted that a couple of the old ones were not successful in uploading into ProX8, so I posted a question to Corel about that. We wish the playback was not so choppy. Also the music does not play while running the project in the edit mode. So I have to do some more research...

[lata]

Hi Jan

There seems to be a lot going on here, so much I have to confess in getting a bit confused.

Two things……………….

Smart Proxy, make sure you use “Auto Generate proxy template” Recommended settings, do not create your own profile. Clear the Smart Proxy File Manager and create new proxy files for your clips.

Sound
Music not playing is a new one, don’t think you have mentioned before.
Does problem occur in Project Playback or Clip Playback
Clip playback will only play the selected clip, that is normal.
Select a clip in the timeline, double click to open the Options Panel – Edit tab or Video tab – Change the 100% volume to 99%
Does that allow the audio to play?