.mp4 quality issue

[Mike Kujbida]

Where did the file originally come from?
How large (in pixels) is it?

[Julie Cohen]

I just jing screen capture software to take a video of a software program on my computer. Like I said, the quality is fine when I play it back in QuickTime before bringing it into Vegas.

It’s 2.13 MB and I’m not sure how to find out the pixel size.

[Mike Kujbida]

What screen capture program is it?
Can you save it another format besides mp4?
To find out what size it is, right-click on the file while it’s in the Project Media tab in Vegas and select Properties.
About 1/2 way down this window is “Attributes”.
What does it say there?

[Julie Cohen]

Thanks – here is what attributes said: 22,050 Hz, 16 Bit, Mono, 00:00:58;28

I can’t save it in another format. I was using the free version which created .smf files but Vegas didn’t support them so I bought the pro version which has .mp4 files. I think something must be happening when I bring the file into the project media folder in Vegas.

[Mike Kujbida]

Those are the audio attributes, not video.
Where the mouse is pointing is what I mean.

[Julie Cohen]

Mike,

Thank you for all of your patience and help. These should be the attributes you’re looking for: 1438x868x24, 00:00:58;28

Thanks!

[Mike Kujbida]

Julie, that should look OK.
Is your Preview window set to Best/Full when you’re judging quality?