Weird Quality Loss in the Source File

[Phillip Hughes]

To clarify after reading some posts, it’s not a viewing error. I’m sorry I misunderstood the viewing question: I do view on an external and I’m observing loss and I’m using a GeForce 8600M GT graphics chipset. My editor was dealing with similar loss, but he fixed it, but doing the same thing doesn’t work for me. I’m really scratching my head on this because I know it’s probably something stupid.

[Jeremy Garchow]

[Phillip Hughes] “n: I do view on an external and I’m observing loss and I’m using a GeForce 8600M GT graphics chipset.”

Your graphics card has nothing to do with your external monitor. How are you monitoring your footage?

[Walter Biscardi]

[Phillip Hughes] “To clarify after reading some posts, it’s not a viewing error. I’m sorry I misunderstood the viewing question: I do view on an external and I’m observing loss and I’m using a GeForce 8600M GT graphics chipset. “

Ok, this is a GRAPHICS CARD that feeds your computer monitors. nVidia and ATI cards are GRAPHICS cards that feed your computer screens, not external TV displays. If you truly ARE feeding an LCD TV with a graphics card, you are not feeding that TV correctly.

What VIDEO card or device are you using to feed your external TELEVISION monitor?

This would be something like the Matrox MXO, AJA Io, AJA Io HD, AJA Kona series VIDEO cards, BlackMagic series VIDEO cards.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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[Jeremy Garchow]

Ron, got an email address? I’d like to test something.

Jeremy

[Ron Craig]

Hi Jeremy,

Sure. I use the generic one online: info at bestimageproductions (then the dot and then the c o m)