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Annoying Lines w/AVCHD Processing
This is a sample video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzYjWJVJfOw
You can see these annoying horizontal lines that show up in the video. What is this and how do I get rid of it in Vegas?
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Let me rephrase my question. The “lines” that I’m talking about are not actually physical lines. But the video seems kind of choppy, it’s not smooth. How do I make the smooth?
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Maybe the question I should be asking is what everyone uses for post video editing/processing? Does anyone here work with AVCHD? If so, what settings are best? Should I render the final cut in NTSC Widescreen format? The software I use is Sony Vegas Pro 9.0.
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I’ll go ahead and answer my own question. I went into Properties and changed the setting to HDV 1280 X 720 30 fps. That did the trick! Now no more crazy lines! Yay! I guess it was rendering in NTSC which I figured was the way to go because my tv is NTSC right? Unless HDTV’s are not considered NTSC and considered HDV? This is all new to me so forgive me if I sound newbish. I wonder how Blu-Ray will complicate matters?
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Does anyone here work with AVCHD? If so, what settings are best? Should I render the final cut in NTSC Widescreen format?
I have an AVCHD “vacation” camera (Sony HDR-CX12) and it is difficult to edit because it requires so much processing power but it is small and does well with good light. The important thing is to keep your project at the same properties as your source video. If you shoot 1920×1080-60i AVCHD then make your project properties 1920-1080-60i. This will give the smoothest playback.
As for rendering, that depends on your delivery format. For DVD’s render to MPEG2 NTSC Widescreen. For Blu-ray render to 1920×1080-60i AVCHD, for YouTube render to 1280×720-30p. The render should match the delivery device.
~jr
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I was going to suggest that something was not right in the downsizing of the video. I guess you figured that out. Good work.
If you don’t mind a little critique (and I mean this only to help you get better video) I would also recommend that you be more conscious to steady your camera work. When you got to the park you didn’t stand still for a second. This makes it hard to watch. When you reach a new location, get an establishing shot. Stand still and do a slow pan from your waist (i.e., move your entire body from the waist to be sure it is slow and steady) and don’t zoom. This will allow the viewer time to absorb what they are seeing around them. It may seem too slow when you shoot it but when you watch it, it will be just right or may even still be too fast. Also, try not to walk and shoot so much and try not to zoom so much. Use the zoom to establish the framing of your subject and then shoot without zooming. I know it’s tough when your walking with people to capture everything but stopping to shoot is always a good idea.
~jr
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Thanks John for your help. I’ll try to keep the tip in mind when shooting. I just bought this little camera (Pan ZR-1) and I was testing it. I usually shoot a little better than that. 🙂
In Sony Vegas 8 there was an option to click “Make DVD” on the top toolbar, or the tool bar just below the main toolbar. Anyways, it gave option. I had the option to output to DVD, Save to Hard drive, Burn to CD ROM, Save to Web, or Email it. I usually choose “Email It” and then it would output a very small file size that I could upload to Youtube.
Why can’t I find this option in Sony Vegas Pro 9.0?
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“In Sony Vegas 8 there was an option to click “Make DVD” on the top toolbar, or the tool bar just below the main toolbar”
You must be referring to Movie Studio as Pro 8 never had that option.
In Pro 9, it’s found by going “Tools – Burn Disc” and then choosing the appropriate option.
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