Dear Friends,
I normally shoot the films in my full HD sony camcorder where the files are .mts.
Now the problem is that when I finish editing the movie and export it in WMV format, the pictures are not that clear. I mean they seem to be bit faded and pixallate.
I do use lots of MAGIX Bullet Looks, proDAD, sharpen and also use gama (Under Brightness / Contrast). Are they the reasons for the faded look?
Please suggest something.
Regards.
Anirban
Hi Anirban,
What product are you using to convert the video to wmv and are you sure that the settings on the converter are actually set to convert to AVCHD and why are you not just using the .mts files directly. Whenever you convert one format to another you are likely to get some loss especially if you have an older codec..
George
Dear Geroge,
Dear George,
Thanks for the answer. Perhaps I have not been able to communicate properly. Aplogies.
Anyways, I shoot with .mts format and while editing do the same in the .mts file because MAGIX accepts and is compatible with .mts.
But when I am done the editing and export the film through MAGIX (with the option called Export which is at the right corner of the project), I opt for the DVD and wmv. And here lies the problem where I lose some quality.
Also I want to add does having too many effects and gama effect kill the quality.
Thanks,
Anirban
Hey Anirban,
OK now I get it. Instead of using the Export tab on the top left of the screen, try going to "file", "export movie" and choose something like "DV Avi" or "Uncompressed Video". You will get very large files but you should be able to preserve the digital video quality. You could also try "Mpeg" and if you go to the advaned tab you can change the quality setting to make the bit rate etc as good as the original .mts file.
George
Wow George thanks man for the help. But one question again.
You said: "You could also try "Mpeg" and if you go to the advanced tab you can change the quality setting to make the bit rate etc as good as the original .mts file"
Will be thankful if you show by a screen shot.
Regards.
HI, It was faster for me to just make a video to show how to use the advanced tab.
George
Hi Anirban
George is perfectly correct to say avoid using the Export tab.
The problem with exporting to WMV format is that this format has a very high comression rate which reduces the quality of the video.
You can do as George says and export in a different format - my personal preference would be mp4 as this is very good at achieving high compression while retaining quality.
However if must have wmv then use the File, Export movie option, as George has suggested, selecting Windows Media export and change the Advanced settings - the images below show the dialog
Default settings showing options to change - an example is below.
Try various setings on a short movie to find which is best for you.
John
Anirban,
John has a really good point about MP4. That is what I almost always export to as well and have been very pleased with the results. You should try that first as the files it produces are very good.
George