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CS5.5 low quality video compared to CS5
Hello,
I just upgraded to CS5.5 and noticed a abrupt loss in quality. I can’t figure out if it’s a setting somwhere, I’ve ticked on and off most of them, but to no avail. CS5 works great, the image is sharp.
Here’s what I’m talking about: Left is the original source, right is the timeline preview(if exported, it saves it like in the preview window).
Any ideas?
Thanks a lot,
Bogdan -
8 Replies
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What have you tried or not tried? Mercury Playback Engine settings (assuming compatible GPU)? Are your export settings the same as they were before the upgrade? etc, etc?
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MPE is disabled (ATI HD4850), and the export settings are identical.
The problem starts as soon as I place the file on the timeline. As the photo shows, the source is a lot sharper, while the timeline footage looks like it has been downsized then upscaled back to 720p.
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Maks sure the program viewer resolution is set to full (little triangle button in upper right of viewer)
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Both Playback Resolution and Paused Resolution are set to Full. It’s not a viewer problem, as the low quality appears on the exported video.
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Are you exporting interlaced material as progressive?
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It’s progressive footage, 720p @23.976 fps (shot with Nikon D3s).
Even if I tick off “Use Previews” when exporting, the same low quality appears. It’s driving me nuts, I can’t understand why the source isn’t identical with the one in the timeline… The Sequence is HDV 720p @ 24fps.
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What happens when you drag the clip onto the new item icon in the browser to automatically create a matched sequence?
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This sorts it. The image is sharp again compared to the previous sequence.
The strange thing is that I created another simple “HDV 720p 24fps” sequence, and this is sharp also. I can’t understand what went wrong with the first one.
Now I’ll have to check my image when I start new projects, to see that it’s identical with the source.
Thanks a lot!
Bogdan Boeru
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