[George Dean]

Hi Rick,

Could you use Mediainfo to display your drone footage specs, as the media properties from Vegas do not provide the info I was interested in. Mediainfo is free to download and free to use application. It is readily available from multiple source via a web search. One caution, when downloading it will try to get you to also download other stuff, which you can option out from, so you get a clean download only Mediainfo. After loading your drone file, display the information in ‘text’ mode, then make the screen shot or copy and paste the information in COW.

Also, how long in minutes and seconds is the drone source media for this project and what is the file size?

Thank You…..

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Hi Rick,

I’m still puzzled!

First about the stills. In your original post I followed your direction exactly and never even looked at the top for the option “Download Original Image”. Now that you pointed that out, I have your original hi res photos to include in the test, and as before I have no problems with pixelating, using the exact settings you provided in your Project Settings, and Render Format Custom Settings.

You are using some setting in your Custom Template which are a bit unusual, although do not make a difference. However I would suggest making the following changes:

“allow source to adjust frame rate”, uncheck this.
“Variable bit rate”, if you wan the best I would check “Two-pass”, it takes longer to render because it is making two passes, and considering that Youtube is going to convert your video anyway I have never found this to be a big advantage, but it will not hurt, only take more time. However, you have the “Maximum (bps):” set to “20,000,000” and the ‘Average (bps):” also set to “20,000,000”. If you are going to do this, it would probably be better to select “Constant bit rate (bps):” and set it for “20,000,000”. However I would recommend the Variable set for maximum “28,000,000” and the Average for “14,000,000”. This should provide lots of quality for Youtube and save a bit on the files size and upload times.

Although I now have downloaded your original still, there remains some differences between your system and mine, and anyone of them could be the difference in our results.

– You are on Win8, I’m on Win7
– You are using a GTX 670, I’m using a AMD Radeon R9 390
– You are on VP12 and I have tested using VP13 and VP15
– I’m holding my tongue to the left while rendering, you are probably holding your to the right!! (just trying to find some humor)

Because you do not get the pixelating when you use a simple fade transition, but do get it when you use the 3D Blinds when doing 4K, yet the 3D Blinds work fine when you to 1080p, it sure points to something in the transition or some to do with your GPU and or GPU driver version that does like the 3D Blinds in 4K.

Have you tried other transitions in 4K to see if they act like the 3D Blinds? Can you change the settings in the 3D Blinds to determine if that will make a difference. Do you by any chance have any NewBlue transitions? They come with some Vegas Pro packages, but not all, I have them but you may not.

Have you ever been successful at 4K using the 3D Blinds transition or is this the first time. Perhaps rolling back the driver version on your GPU would help.

Also, I don’t have a problem downscaling 4K to 1080p, which I always do with any of my Youtube posted videos, or those that I view at home. The fact that you are, may also point to a misbehaving GPU driver, although it could be something in your drone source media.

Can you provide a screen shot of your drone source media specs using Mediainfo in text mode, or at least check to see if it is variable frame rate or constant frame rate, it appears to be constant in the screen shots of your desktop, but just to make sure. I think you are using a DJI and they produce some pretty stunning video.

I’m still scratching my head!

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Thanks for the info Rick.

Here is another test, and I get the same results, no pixelation! I can’t find any transition labelled “spin”. I on Magix Vegas Pro 15 latest build and also have Sony Vegas Pro 13 latest build. So I used NewBlue MSPPS 3D Flip – OpenFX, with a few adjustments to look similar to your spin transition.

This latest test starts with a set of the 3 stills using the NewBlue MSPPS 3D Flip transition, and the 2nd set of 3 stills is using a simple fade transition created by overlapping the still photo events on the track. They both look fine to me.

I would like to make a test with the exact transition if I have it, depending you providing the name later when you have time. Also, would it be possible for you to put the full resolution stills up in your photo library for me to download as a test. There really should not be a difference, but the closer I can duplicate your source, the better chance I will have at duplicating yout issue.

By the way, can you check to see if your Sony Vegas Pro 12 is on the latest build?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAYrgZ17NGw&feature=youtu.be

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Oops! I forgot the other import info, the spin transition. What is the exact transition you are using to get the spin you like?

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Hi Rick,

I think you already have tried to turn off GPU acceleration, is that correct? Also, please add into the information what make, model, and driver version of your GPU. This may be related to the GPU driver. Also what is your OS? If you are on Windows 10, it has been known to force updating drivers, which means if you have a misbehaving driver update and need to roll it back, Win 10 will just come back and automatically update to the bad driver……this can make a mess, but if this is the case there may still be a work around. So to review, please add the following to the information previously requested when you have the time later after work:

The spin transition you are using, is that Sony/Vegas internal or a add-on?

This probably explains why I could not get the pixelating, because all I used in my test was the fade transition.

GPU make, model and driver version
Operating System and build/version number

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Rafal, I sent you a PM via Facebook, not sure that is you, but if you reply, maybe we can workout another form of communications.

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Rafal,

If you want to remake your graphics (pictures) in the color, shape, etc. that you wish them to appear in your intro, zip them up, I will put them in a project and send you the veg file. But I cannot make anything out of what you sent me last, as I actually did that and you didn’t like it.

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Hi Rick,

While waiting for some more information I made several test, here is another sample render Youtube. Please don’t pay attention to the lead-in 4K video, I just threw it in to see if I could trip up the still, it didn’t, the stills again, in this example are not pixalated like you issue. I still cannot duplicate your issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPCF_gPMqT4&feature=youtu.be

Best Regards……George

[George Dean]

Sometimes that reset is like magic, other times, not so much!! Glad it worked out this time.

Best Regards…..George

[George Dean]

Hi Rafal,

After looking at what you included in this last zip file, it appears to be pretty much the same media that you had made previous available. I’m not sure why you are doing it the way you are, but here are my two suggestions:

1st, if you want to continue to do it your current way, use the intermediate codec I previously suggested for your multiple renders to avoid losing resolution until the final render. On the final render use whatever delivery format codec you like for uploading to Youtube.

2nd, change your workflow to make it a bit simpler so you only have to render once – – – –

a. Produce your diamond shape still (pictures) graphics using the color of your choice that you wish to appear in your final results, be it red or whatever. Use any other contrasting color as the background which you can then pass through, to see the background video, in Vegas by using the Vegas Chroma Keyer FX. Or create you graphics (pictures) in PNG format and make the background transparent and then you will not the Chroma keyer FX, as your background video will pass through the transparent background of the graphic (picture).

b. Add your graphic stills (pictures) into track 1 in Vegas in the sequence you want for the animation and for the display time required to achieve the elapsed motion time you prefer. Assign the Vegas Chroma Keyer FX, if that is what you need to use at this step, so the background video (you will add to track 2) will pass through.

c. Add your video background clips as events on track 2.

d. Adjust the position of both tracks and the time so they appear as you like them and include whatever fade-ins, fade-outs you would like.

e. Render in the delivery format you prefer. DONE.

The trick to one render is to put in the Vegas Project, the animated graphics as you prefer them to appear, without having to manipulate them in Vegas…….do your creative work on the graphics when you create them in the photo application of choice (PhotoShop, PaintShopPro, Affinity Photo).

I hope this helps.

Best Regards……George