[Larry Cole]

The interesting thing here is that the video played from the actual DVD looks great when played on my monitor. When my previous poor quality DVD imported a poor quality file, I was not surprised. When this one did, I was surprised. If I could just keep the level of quality I see when playing the actual DVD on my monitor I would be happy.

I did not consider the subtleties of making sure the imported video matches up with the settings in the preview window and how one source’s video can look good while another will look poor. I’m hopping that your suggestions in your first response will make the muddy video look clean again.

I’ll try your suggestions and make a test rendering to see if I really have a problem.

Again, thanks for the suggestions.

Larry Cole

[Larry Cole]

I’m looking in the preview window and comparing the import from the DVD with the import from my raw tapes. My raw tape import looks crisp and clean while the DVD import looks muddied.

Would you expect this difference in quality to correct itself upon rendering?

Thanks for the quick response and by the way, I really enjoy your articles.