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Very Poor Quality Video
Greetings:
I purchased an EX-1 a few months ago and I’m still getting familiar with it. I’ve created a few videos, but they all seem to have pretty poor quality. I’m trying to rule out whether it’s the camera settings or software settings, and I’m having zero luck thus far. The video’s I created are really blurry and grainy. They look like the quality of a regular handy cam.
I have a new Mac Pro that’s running CS4. These are my settings that I used with the camera and software:
Camera:
HQ 1080/60i
Shutter speed 1/120
Frame Rec: # of frames: 1Software: DV-NTSC Standard 48khz
I import the .mp4’s directly from the Sony SXS card and Sony HDD.
When I export to media, the export settings are at:
Format: Quicktime
Preset: CustomSummary:
720×480, 29.97 (fps), Lower, Quality 100 (<-- I have no idea how to change the quality) 48000 Hz, Stereo, 16 bit DV/DVCPRO - NTSC Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. -
7 Replies
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You do realize that you are downconverting to standard def with these project settings, right?
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Thank you for responding! I didn’t realize that, because this is all new to me. What do you suggest I do? I’m still at the dummies stage with this, so can you suggest what to select in Premier when I upload it? Thanks for your help.
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Also, here’s a link to my video so you can see the disaster I created – ha! It’s just fuzzy and the quality is very poor. Plus there’s a whole flicker think going on…but that could be from recording next to a window…not sure.
Hopefully this will shed some light on my settings:
https://quincyadamdesign.com/Final_Movie_Comp/ReadMe.html
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Premiere is doing a lousy job of deinterlacing your footage. Try selecting “Use Maximaum Render Quality” from the fly out menu in the Export Settings window.
If your target is computer monitors, shoot/edit/export progressive. Also try having the camera down convert to SD on capture…saves a bunch of time. -
Great thanks! It helped a bit, but I still have some issues.
(1) Can you recommend a shutter speed to use for interviews like this?
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(2) I have some flickering going on – do you know what’s causing that? Any recommendations?
Thanks for all your help.
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Progressive settings look flickery on moving objects compared to interlaced settings. The slower the frame rate (24P), the more the flicker is evident. The advantage of progressive is that it has a more “filmic” look, and can look better when viewed on a computer monitor (which uses progressive scan). Also, frames are easier to work with in graphics programs, like After Effects.
Action footage is typically going to look better interlaced. I would consider using progressive for interviews and lock-down (tripod) shots where you want a filmic look.
Don’t try to deinterlace interlaced footage (by using it in a progressive project, for example) – it cuts the vertical resolution in half. On the other hand, progressive footage will be fine in interlaced projects, albeit with some flicker on moving objects (no different than it would look in a progressive project).
Higher shutter speeds reduce motion blur, and increase flicker, so they are counter-productive if you want less flicker.
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This is probably going to sound like a stupid question – but where are there settings for progressive and interlaced? I honestly didn’t know I was doing either or. I am truly a beginners beginner. I’m going to have to look up some online tutorials to catch me up to speed – if you have any recommendations.
In Premier, I found under Export Media -> Field Type -> Progressive. Is that what it should be set on? I have it set on “Lower” by default.
Also, what am I doing that’s deinterlacing interlaced footage? I just imported the mp4 directly from the EX-1 and started editing it. Is there a setting that should’ve been different at the time of recording, or is it a setting when I export to media?
I’m sorry…I could probably go all day with questions. I really appreciate your help.
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