Poor viewing/image quality after video rendering

sahlsari · Post by **sahlsari** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:00 pm

256 MB of RAM
2.66 GHz
Pentium 4
Windows XP

Hi,
I'm making a 68 sec short promo video. After I render the video, the images come out very pixelated (when you view it at full screen, otherwise, it's not too bad when viewed on a small screen).

Do you know how I can make the images more clear and not fuzzy (I get a headache viewing it now)? I followed the tips from the sticky post, and set my settings exactly the same, should I change something?

Any response would be sooooo appreciated!! THANK YOU!!

sahlsari · Post by **sahlsari** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:00 pm

Oh, I forgot to mention that I'm using Video Studio 9!

sahlsari · Post by **sahlsari** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:06 pm

Further info:
Saving mpeg
Using regular USB cable to upload from Sony Digital Camcorder
I've played the video on Windows Media & Real Player - both come out unclear and very pixelated when viewing on full screen.

Hope that's enough info (sorry to not include this all in one post).

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 8:36 pm

How does the captured video look before you render it to your output file? I suspect that because you are using a USB connection, you aren't transferring at the full resolution that the camcorder recorded at -- in many cases USB is only good for 320x240 video resolution transfers, and a Firewire connection must be used to get the best quality.

sahlsari · Post by **sahlsari** » Tue Aug 16, 2005 11:04 pm

It looks (just) okay (at least presentable)...I figured that might've been the problem. I'll look into getting one.

Thanks very much!!

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Wed Aug 24, 2005 4:24 am

I'm a newbie in video editing, and VideoStudio 9 is my first time using video editing software. I'm well into the production of my video, and I want to export the file onto my PC to share on the web (and later burn onto a DVD for my family). However, I've been doing much searching on this forum and it seems that rendering settings differs for everyone depending on your circumstances and I just can't get decent quality out of my render.

Here is my computer setup:
Pentium 4 CPU 3GHz
1GB RAM
Windows XP Professional

Here are my capture settings:
Format: AVI
Capture Frame Rate: 30 frames/sec
Input Source: S-Video
NTSC
Compression: I420
Frame Size: 320x240

My camcorder is connected to a device, which is connected to my computer via USB. The video so far is about 1min 52sec long (not done yet). The quality prior to rendering is good, it's just the rendered product that is a bit blurry, jittery and not smooth. I've tried a number of different combinations with my Project Settings and Create Video File dropdown, none of which seem to be near the quality before rendering. What is the problem?

Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks. If I left any info out, please let me know as I will be checking these forums often. I'm excited to get this video done before leaving for college so I can share with you people who helped me make it

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:15 am

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THoff · Post by **THoff** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:29 am

Your video only gets captured at 320x240, it will always look pixelated when viewed full-screen on your PC or if you burn a DVD.

In order to get better quality, you need a capture device that supports higher resolutions. The normal resolution of standard NTSC and PAL DVDs are 720x480 and 720x576 pixels, respectively.

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:18 am

CRAP

. Does that mean I have to re-capture ALL of my shots??? I have all the original captures saved (in .avi) but can I use those even if I get a higher resolution capture device???

Any suggestions for a good capture device?

THoff · Post by **THoff** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:34 am

You can mix and match video of different sources and with different attributes within a single Videostudio property, but in all likelyhood, you will want to recapture what you have to take advantage of the better capture quality. The AVI files you have won't help you much if they are all using 320x240 resolution, the resulting video would only be useful for viewing on the web where people don't expect high-resolution full-motion video (yet).

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:40 am

I want to cry

I've busted my bum these past few days capturing video from 11 different tapes for this video of my life so I want the best quality possible. Arg, I guess I will go back and re-capture. Thanks again THoff, you saved the day.

sahlsari · Post by **sahlsari** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:43 pm

Just to follow up, I did end up recapturing my video footage, using a firewire link and now I'm totally ecstatic about the picture quality! It's so much better, so much more presentable now! THANKS VERY MUCH THOFF!! You've been so extremely helpful!

jchunter · Post by **jchunter** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:21 pm

You are not out of the woods yet. Read the top sticky post to avoid a whole succession of problems as you progress toward a high quality DVD.
John

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 3:56 am

Yeah I read that too, and after several redo's and errors I think I'm ready to roll now. I bought myself a quality new capture device (TurtleBeach Video Advantage USB) and turns out I had to upgrade to USB 2.0 too so I did that as well. So I just tested some stuff out in VideoStudio 9 and both the capture and final product was SO much better than what I had before. However, although the capture picture quality is excellent, it captures all choppy and theres a good 5 second delay from when I press the capture button to when it actually starts capturing, is that normal? Any suggestions?

My capture settings are as suggested in the sticky thread for a DVD (MPEG, not AVI).

Thanks!

JoOWiTHaU · Post by **JoOWiTHaU** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 7:53 pm

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