http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: quality - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:42:38 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-dvd-video#post-74691 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:28 +0000 billhansen1934 74691@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Nowcomer to video editing - How can I produce and burn the best possible quality DVDs (not AVHCDs or BDs). I can produce and burn excellent quality short videos to DVD when burning in AVCHD format, and that plays well on my desktop computer and on the flat screen TV, but it won't play on my lower powered laptop computer, which is probably similar to what friends and family have. Videos which I burn using the DVD format will play on the laptop, but they're horrible - extremely noisy, even somewhat pixelated. Adding video denoise suppresses some noise, but destroys most details. I'm using Cybelink Power Director 10 as the editing program - very happy with it.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hoping-to-start-recording-football-matches#post-74091 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:35:37 +0000 Lee Stacey 74091@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello, </p> <p>Thought that this forum seemed the place to ask my question,</p> <p>I'm a trainee Sports Journalist at University at the moment and for part of my TV Production module I've been asked to make a Newsworthy TV Package,</p> <p>I was hoping to be able to record my local team Harrogate Town FC during a game but I don't have a camera so was just wondering what the best camera would be for recording the match and able to catch the goals that are scored in good quality. </p> <p>I am willing to pay upto around £150 but may go upto £350 if pushed to my limit,</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Lee</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-best-to-convert-avi-into-quicktime-dv-or-mov#post-37381 Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:20:56 +0000 waywardmuse 37381@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I just licensed some wildlife footage to an educational production company.  The footage was shot with a Canon ZR200 camcorder and captured via firewire into.avi.  They want the raw uncompressed footage so they can edit it themselves.  But they don't like .avi.  I am not willing to release the original tape and cannot duplicate it so they said Quicktime format on CD or DVD would do.  How do I do this in Premiere Elements 2 with as little compression as possible?  When I choose to export to Quicktime, the multiple codecs to choose from under the advance tab and all the possible setting variables confuse me.  Someone said I would need to download Quicktime Pro to do this properly.  Is this true?  Why wouldn't a free shareware converter like Apex work just as well?   What is the best way to do this?   Can someone suggest an optimal setting in Premiere 2?  Computer is desktop Sony dual processor.  OS = Windows XP Media Center edition.  Thanks, Judy</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/final-cut-pro-exporting-in-terrible-quality-regardless-of-settingsformat#post-68824 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:06:05 +0000 Joey Studio 68824@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm having a problem which may or may not have been plaguing my small studio since day one. Every video that we edit in Final Cut Pro exports in MUCH lower quality than it was when it was imported, not only that, the file size of the newly exported video is several times the size of the original. What I end up getting is a file too large for our clients to email around. We recently had a client come into our studio with a flash drive full of 15 second avi's no larger than 900 KB, he wanted a few of them edited together with simple cross fade transitions, and even a few seconds of dead space cut out. He needed them to be the highest quality possible for a powerpoint presentation he may now be unable to give. At first I exported them as Uncompressed avi's, best quality, thousands of colors, and no sound. The resulting file was not only blurrier, but now 260.5 MB!! And that one was with zero edits! The original was 803 KB and crystal clear. So after that I decided to try a few tests. We also produce a bi-weekly hour-long local television show, which looks fine on television but now I'm wondering how much better it could and should look. I've been exporting that out as a Quicktime, Apple ProRes 442 HQ, Interlaced bottom-field-first, zero filters, both compressor native and NTSC 720 X 480. I attempted this method on the client's original 803 KB with zero edits and not only did it export a completely unusable video compared to the original, but it was now 57.1 MB. What is going on here? Is Final Cut conspiring against me?</p> <p><a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/87/screenshotofavis.png/" rel="nofollow">http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/87/screenshotofavis.png/</a></p> <p>This was after I created a new project, made the sequence settings into Apple ProRes lt 30p under the audio/video settings in Final Cut, and exported it as the same with 'current' dimensions (it was listed as 850X637, maybe that was the original?) Although I did have to render the original avi itself once it was placed in the timeline which you shouldn't have to do if the setting is the same as the clip. I guess there's no way to know exactly what sort of avi my original file is so I can match my sequence to it? The 'more info' (to be fair im sort of used to 'properties') leaves something to be desired..</p> <p>Thanks everyone. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdc-tm700-artifacts#post-62148 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:36:11 +0000 XTR-91 62148@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've been looking at the Panasonic HDC-TM700 camcorder.  I've heard one thing about it is that it showed artifacting (mostly in motion).  In terms of professional work, how bad is it?</p> <p> </p> <p>Could someone who's used this camcorder point me in the right direction?</p> <p> </p> <p>Does it add more artifacts than I'm trying to take out in post edits (like this one)? Trailing?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/is-good-enough-killing-the-film-and-video-biz#post-65918 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:46:59 +0000 composite1 65918@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Here's a really good audio discussion from the 'Terrance and Phillip Show' Podcast. (no southpark relation and no fart jokes) T&amp;P discuss the topic of how the quality level offered by trained film &amp; video professionals is becoming unnecessary because of lower expectations of 'quality' in digital media these days. From film to Mpeg4 and from Vinyl LP's to MP3's and more what is determined as a quality product has changed considerably. </p> <p>As those who are working pros, Intermediates looking to go pro or Hobbyists or Novices what do you think a 'quality' looking/sounding film or video is and what level of quality would you be willing to produce or buy? Should you make your final product high quality as possible or just get it to where it's good enough? What do you think good enough is? Do you think low quality films and video are ruining the film and video business by just being good enough?</p> <p><a href="http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/editingpost/video/is_good_enough_killing_our_industry/">Is Good Enough, good enough?</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/jvc-18x-tele-conversion-lens-gl-v1846u#post-64583 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:21:11 +0000 mermaidsista 64583@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello, Please help a newby here needing advice. Ã? I am buying the JVC HM 100 camcorder, to shoot Australian Wildlife (tree-kangaroos and platypus etc). Ã? The camera sounds perfect for what I need - lightweight, ease of use, post production, professional, etc etc, but as it only has a 10x optical zoom, I am wondering if the 1.8 tele-converter keeps up with the quality. Ã? I need it to be broadcast quality and as I'm quite new to video I need advice from those in the know. Ã? I have tried google to get any more info on this tele-converter, but can't find a thing. Ã? Please help...</p> <p>Cheers......Sandy (mermadsista)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-size-compared-to-quality#post-63469 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:29:07 +0000 linefly11 63469@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello. This question applies to all video editing software. I am looking to buy an HD Gopro Helmet camera, and I already have a Canon Vixia HF10. Coming up in this winter, I am going to be filming and editing a very big video in my community of Extreme Pogoers (sounds lame, I know, haha) and we are going to have an additional 2 HD cameras and another HD Gopro. Editing will be done in Vegas 8, with some additional shots composed in After Effects for things Vegas can't do.</p> <p>All of the HD Video cams look crisp and clean, while the Gopro shots are sort of blurry and softer. I decided to render in 720P, rather then 1080. Will rendering in a lower resolution make the Gopro footage look any better, or is there any way to make it look better, Rather then just having it as blurry as it is, but smaller? (If that makes any since)</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/how-to-export-to-dvd-for-top-quality-video#post-63254 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:13:32 +0000 Stuart 63254@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>G'day Guys,</p> <p>I guess using current vernacular I would be considered a newbie. I'd like to give a brief description of my gear and then pose my question. Here goes; Canon XH A1s and shooting HD (PAL). Avid media composer 5 and that's about it.</p> <p>I am fumbling my way through the AVID but so far have had what I consider reasonable results. Results from the camera viewed on TV (component out) the results are awesome. Viewing on my 24'' computer monitor in the AVID is also top quality. BUT... when I export/send to - it all falls apart. The results I get when I try to burn a DVD are poor I don't really know what format or whatever else to do/use to get good results. I would appreciate your comments and suggestions, mean time I'll continue happily fumbling.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-should-i-buy#post-61130 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:15:54 +0000 dujubber 61130@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all</p> <p> </p> <p>I am looking to go on a kayaking trip for 3 months with no access to power. I am looking for a camera that will be capable of production quality audio and video. The necessities are:</p> <p>Must be compact cause Id rather like to pack some food too</p> <p>Must have alot of storage space with option of recording to sd card</p> <p>Must have the option of purchasing larger batteries.</p> <p>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/not-impressed-with-blu-ray#post-60960 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:16:27 +0000 composite1 60960@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My Co.' recently picked up a high-end laptop that handles HD footage with relative ease both with playback and the viewing itself. It has a Blu-Ray player and to test it out I picked up some Blu-Ray movies. Two things really 'torqued me' about what I've seen so far. The so-called 'higher resolution' on these touted discs aren't any better than what I've seen on remastered 'uprezzed' DVD's. Especially for the money. On top of that, what happened to putting 'Special Features' on Discs? Used to be you couldn't get a DVD without them. Blu-Ray was supposed to have so much more informational space available, that the special features would go beyond anything you saw on DVD. Have you seen the SF's on the LOTR basic discs let alone the 'Director's Cuts'? What about the Director's cut for "Kingdom of Heaven" (2 whole DVD's packed with more info than you would have ever asked for!) What special feature's came with James Cameron's "AVATAR"? Zip. Not even on the Blu-Ray disc did you get so much as a 'Director's Commentary'. </p> <p>Now in fairness, I paid $20 bucks for the "Master and Commander"/"Castaway" pack and barely got two trailers between them (okay on MC there were some minor SF's but I could have seen that on DVD. Still didn't get any featurettes.) So despite having all of the new 'whiz bang' tech Blu-Ray is supposed to have, it only looks marginally better on a HD capable screen, no real special features to speak of and it costs more than traditional DVD's? Oh, if you actually want to see the 'real power' of Blu-Ray Discs that's gonna' cost $40 bucks or more for a disc. Why didn't you say so?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-video-mixerdvr-setup-for-church#post-60032 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 11:25:28 +0000 XTR-91 60032@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am looking for a simple method of live editing for switching between a video stream coming from the camcorder and a presentation output from the projection system and channeling it to a DVR or small video recorder that stores video in full quality (non-web) format.  I am looking for at least 2 channels as well as a fader in the mixer. HD capability is highly preferable, so composite inputs would not be the best. What are the best, cheapest opions for a good, stable setup without quality degradation along the line of production - <strong>basic video mixer and DVR recorder</strong>?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/viewers-say-videos-choppyslowhalt#post-55164 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:11:31 +0000 skoegler 55164@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I've posted videos to a number of hosting sites. When I view the videos from ALL the sites, they play perfectly. However, in an informal poll, everyone who attempts to view the videos says that they play poorly in some fashion. Either they stop, go very slowly, play only the audio, etc. Since I cannot duplicate the problem from my location, it's tough to troubleshoot. I'm happy to try different output formats (I'm using PremierePro CS4) but I can't even validate that they work or don't work properly.</p> <p>I would appreciate some experienced looks at this video in particular. I can only assume that my other videos suffer from the same problem, but I can't confirm. Here are the links to the same video on several hosts. My questions are:</p> <p>- do the videos play properly?</p> <p>- what formats/settings should I be using for best results? (not necessarliy video quality, but compatibility)</p> <p>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"&gt; </p> <p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYGLGCBm_j4&amp;feature=youtube_gdata">http://www.youtube.com/watch?&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;v=CYGLGCBm_j4&amp;feature=youtube_&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;gdata</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/20444146">http://www.dailymotion.com/&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;video/20444146</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6947479/18056324">http://video.yahoo.com/watch/&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;6947479/18056324</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=102861751">http://vids.myspace.com/index.&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;cfm?fuseaction=vids.&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;individual&amp;videoid=102861751</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.veoh.com/videos/v19794478NEFyNfXq">http://www.veoh.com/videos/&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;v19794478NEFyNfXq</a></p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/scottkoegler/videos/5/">http://www.viddler.com/&#038;lt;wbr&#038;gt;&#038;lt;/wbr&#038;gt;explore/scottkoegler/videos/5/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.semanticweb.com/interviews/web30_interview_with_tom_gruber_siricom_151568.asp" rel="nofollow">http://www.semanticweb.com/interviews/web30_interview_with_tom_gruber_siricom_151568.asp</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-camera-choice-for-amateur-filmmaker#post-53689 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:00:48 +0000 OldBullLee 53689@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I recently decided that as long as I spend so many hours on my couch watching movies, I should get up and try making some. I'm a sophmore in High School, so my budget is pretty low. I'm looking for a solid camera for 500, at most 600 dollars, so any advice on that would be awesome</p> <p>Here's the thing though, there's so many different formats and choices like - mp4 or avi - HDD or miniDV - that i'm completely overwhelmed! If someone could outline or suggest a camera and why, thatd be awesome. I want the footage to be able to be edited, and though i know nothing about editing or software i'm willing to study hard to learn so editing difficulty is not an issue. I'm looking for video quality, and editing capabilities first and foremost.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/agc-or-compression#post-53315 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:16:06 +0000 mroy 53315@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>In my school's auditorium we shoot most shows with our built-in 3 camera video system. For audio, we have four 1/4" cables feeding outputs from our house sound mixer. Our problem is that the house mix is always focused on what the name implies, the sound for the house. This causes issues with the balance of the inputs when we feed our video system. In an ideal situation, we would take a direct output from each channel on the house mixer and run a seperate video mix upstairs, but with our budget and staffing limitations, this alternative isn't possible.</p> <p>As much as I would like to convince myself, the students running this system won't always have audio on their minds, (one person runs 3 robotic cameras as well as the switcher and audio levels) meaning at times the audio will be too low, and other times it will distort. Also the performers on stage don't always have the best mic handling/vocal technique, causing sudden dips and peaks. From my experience these dips and peaks are almost impossible to correct fast enough by just riding the fader on the mixer</p> <p>I have been looking at the different options out there, and to me at least, compressors look like the best solution. All I'm really looking for is an "auto gain control," but all I have seen in rackmount units are compressors that only lower the loud parts, instead of doing that AND raising the quiet parts. Is this what a "compander" would do?</p> <p>My biggest concern is maintaining the integrity of the sound. I don't want to over-compress the choir, but that doesn't even matter if we can't hear them, or if the sound is distorted.</p> <p>With our mics and wiring being so out dated, we tend to end up with a "muddy" or "weak" sound. The school band sounds bland, the drums have no punch, and the dynamics are just all over the place. There is no changing our house sound system with our current budget, so I'm looking at other ways to improve clarity, without breaking the bank.</p> <p>My thought was to take two of the outputs from the house mixer, and run a stereo feed to our small mackie mixer upstairs. From here I will run the feed to a stereo compressor-enhancer-noise reduction combo unit (if one exists). I need something that will level the mix, reduce room noise, and enhance the clarity of the overall sound.</p> <p>I should mention that I need this for as cheap as possible, and still produce a pretty natural sound... A lot to ask for a unit that would do so much.</p> <p>Thanks in advance for any suggestions, I really do appreciate all the time and knowledge people put in their comments.</p> <p>-Mike Roy</p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-quality-goes-down#post-52342 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:04:11 +0000 billy250 52342@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/portable-wireless-audio-equipment#post-51943 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:41:39 +0000 realjmccoy 51943@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/film-camera-quality#post-51402 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:01:21 +0000 naish54 51402@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/fuzzy-video-due-to-pink-walls-and-flourescent-lights-please-help#post-48317 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:12:32 +0000 CORNUCOPIA 48317@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-for-dvd#post-47751 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:05:34 +0000 heavy harris 47751@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/creating-dvds-with-jvc-everio-source-questions#post-47527 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:14:12 +0000 torumsie 47527@http://www.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://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hdd-vs-dv-is-quality-compromised#post-46242 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:12:25 +0000 HighKalibur 46242@http://www.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> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/what-is-the-best-quality-save-option-with-corel-video-studio-pro-x2#post-46186 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:33:26 +0000 SidneyMyers 46186@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I got to know a previous version of uleads video studio prior to getting pro X2.  I always saved my videos using the DV format.  I assumed this was the best quality file out of all the options.</p> <p>Now with Pro X2 there are so many other choices I got to wondering, What is the best quality choice for rendering videos so I can save the finished product on a portable Hard Drive?</p> <p>Thanks</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/quality-questionscanon-camcorders#post-45999 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:08:00 +0000 Richie1742 45999@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Im in the market of buying a HD camcorder and have narrowed it down to 2 models in my budget, The canon HF20 or the HV30.  My question is which model will capture better quality? (minii DV or SD card).....</p> <p> </p> <p>I was told from a tech that the Mini DV's perform better in low light setting in noticeable quality vs SD card based. is that true?</p> <p> </p> <p>Although i know SD Cards may be faster to upload and more efficient than the Older Tape Technology, im looking for the best quality to play home videos on my HDTV.</p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks in Advance. -Richard</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/minidv-quality-to-dvd#post-41380 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:41:20 +0000 RockstarRider 41380@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Is the quality of a consumer miniDV camcorder going to look bad when burned to a DVD?.......</p> <p>What are the best settings to render the miniDV video footage and burn it to DVD and have the greatest possible quality?....</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/highest-picture-quality#post-41216 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:04:21 +0000 virgil 41216@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I need a new camera that has great image quality. The camera is going to be on a tripod in the some local in a well lit room. So I don't need features like dealing well with motion or even great zooms all I need is really good image quality. The camera would need to be 5,000 or less, but I want good image quality no matter how cheap (I know from past experience that often the pricer models offer more features but not usually the best quality image). Any and all help would be most appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/length-of-typical-wedding-dvd#post-36116 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:06:03 +0000 fairpaul 36116@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I am curious to know what is the average length of a Wedding DVD. Mine are normally between 45mins to 60mins dependant on the package and I have had no complaints up to today. Which leads me to this question and a follow-up. If the finished DVD is longer (and I have seen them advertised at 2hrs.) what about quality issues? </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/encore-quality-issueshelp-me#post-39363 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:10:15 +0000 dfxoutlaw 39363@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> So I am authoring this DVD for an online education community who sells DVD's to aspiring VFX and Game artists....So a mass majority of these DVD's will be played on the Computer.  I have everything ready to go and Encore gives me no errors.....All my video is exported at 640 X 480 to maintain proper aspect ratio of the tutorials on the DVD...the pixel aspects of everything including the Menus are square pixels..... When I play this project on the using any of the DVD player software on the computer I get very bad pixelation....is this because of the Burning process itself? The dvd plays good on the regular DVD player with the exception of the video getting cut off in the safe areas... What do I need to do to have these play at a high quality on the computer?? Has anyone else had this issue? All responses are greatly appreciated...</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/if-you-are-considering-buying-a-camera-that-shoots-avchd-you-need-to-see-this#post-37444 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:47:50 +0000 whoismatt 37444@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Note:  You can either read what I typed here or just see this handy video that I uploaded to Youtube that explains in detail what I have done.</p> <p>Video:  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clQWfa4fUwo" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clQWfa4fUwo</a></p> <p>When I was searching for an HD video camera to purchase, I did some very thorough research.  The one difficulty that I had when doing this research though, was the need to know what video quality an AVCHD video camera would produce.  After scouring the internet I ended up with no videos that showed what the camera had to offer in terms of video quality.  I eventually ended up taking a leap of faith and purchased the HDR-UX1 from Sony's AVCHD lineup of cameras.  It ended up being a very solid camera.</p> <p>In my desire to fix the difficulties that I faced when buying an HD video camera, I have created several (18 to be precise) test videos with my new<br /> camera.  Each of these will showcase the various quality settings of the camera.</p> <p>The Sony HDR-UX1 came with four quality settings:</p> <p>-HDHQ+: 12 Megabits-per-second recording quality.<br /> -HDHQ: 9 Megabits-per-second recording quality.<br /> -HDSP: 7 Megabits-per-second recording quality.<br /> -HDLP: 5 Megabits-per-second recording quality.</p> <p>The camera records at a native 1080p 1440x1080i but with Sony Vegas it can be re-rendered to any quality that you prefer.</p> <p>I recorded 8 clips outside my house, each of varying quality from the HDHQ+ to HDLP and rendered them in both AVI and WMV for quality and size purposes. There are also two clips that I resized to 720p and uploaded to Vimeo for HD streaming.<br /> Overall the shooting for the clips only took 30 minutes, but the editing itself took hours because it required constant rendering of each video.  Its<br /> finally finished though, I hope you like it!</p> <p> You can find all 18 of the various video clips taken with my HDR-UX1 at: <a href="http://whoismatt.com/index.php/Videos/The-Sony-AVCHD-Quality-Test.html" rel="nofollow">http://whoismatt.com/index.php/Videos/The-Sony-AVCHD-Quality-Test.html</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/our-second-movie-25-min-comedy#post-36596 Sat, 17 May 2008 18:24:17 +0000 LowCostVideos 36596@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Check out our second movie. The web version does no justice to it's video quality, but I would be honored if you (yes, YOU) saw it. It's split into two parts to fit online.</p> <p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5019623420795672727&amp;hl=en">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5019623420795672727&amp;hl=en</a> - part 1</p> <p><a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1868338509519774342&amp;q=&amp;hl=en">http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1868338509519774342&amp;q=&amp;hl=en</a> - part2</p> <p> Enjoy!</p>