Help...fuzzy secondary display at DVinfo.net

Jason Boyette · October 19th, 2007, 08:15 AM

Here's the problem

Using SD in Pro 8 and I can't get the secondary display to be clear, I can't view it at Full Best and get the proper frame rate, only Full Auto, which makes it very fuzzy.

Running HD in Pro 8 I can get a nice sharp picture on the secondary display running Full Best, and Full Auto is almost just as clear

I use a HVR-V1U camera, a Mac Pro running Bootcamp with plenty of juice (I also use an older Sony Viao with clear pictures from SD and HD)

I'm sure there is one setting I just haven't hit the check box for, does anybody have any suggestions.

I do change the project properties to switch between SD and HD, but I'm sure i'm forgetting something!

Thanks for any help

Marc Salvatore · October 19th, 2007, 09:38 AM

If you go into your monitor pref. see if you have unclick "scale output to display" checked. If you do you are upscaling your SD footage to the resolution of your monitor. If your monitor resolution is more than 720x480 that is probably the reason your SD fuzzy and your HD is not.

Regards,

Marc

Sean Seah · October 19th, 2007, 11:10 AM

hmm... so if we are editing m2t we need to have a secondary monitor with 1440x1080 and beyond? My screen is a little fuzzy too even with "scale to screen" option. a 24" LCD would fulfil the limit i think

Jason Boyette · October 19th, 2007, 12:08 PM

I tried that suggestion and no go...
However if I change it to "Preview, Full" I get a cleaner picture with the 29 fps!
I guess I'll keep trying...
To be Continued, any more suggestions would be great!

Edward Troxel · October 19th, 2007, 12:10 PM

You could also try pre-rendering or RAM rendering.

Jason Boyette · October 19th, 2007, 12:29 PM

pre-rendering does not help...it takes up too much time (we edit daily announcements for school) (it worked...but not useful for what I'm doing with it)

I usually keep my dynamic ram at 64...so I bumped it up to 512 then to 1024...looks exactly the same at all 3 steps...about 7 fps

October 19th, 2007, 08:15 AM	#1
Jason Boyette Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 145	Help...fuzzy secondary display Here's the problem Using SD in Pro 8 and I can't get the secondary display to be clear, I can't view it at Full Best and get the proper frame rate, only Full Auto, which makes it very fuzzy. Running HD in Pro 8 I can get a nice sharp picture on the secondary display running Full Best, and Full Auto is almost just as clear I use a HVR-V1U camera, a Mac Pro running Bootcamp with plenty of juice (I also use an older Sony Viao with clear pictures from SD and HD) I'm sure there is one setting I just haven't hit the check box for, does anybody have any suggestions. I do change the project properties to switch between SD and HD, but I'm sure i'm forgetting something! Thanks for any help

October 19th, 2007, 12:10 PM	#5
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	You could also try pre-rendering or RAM rendering. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

October 19th, 2007, 09:38 AM	#2
Marc Salvatore Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Medford, OR Posts: 351	If you go into your monitor pref. see if you have unclick "scale output to display" checked. If you do you are upscaling your SD footage to the resolution of your monitor. If your monitor resolution is more than 720x480 that is probably the reason your SD fuzzy and your HD is not. Regards, Marc

October 19th, 2007, 11:10 AM	#3
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	hmm... so if we are editing m2t we need to have a secondary monitor with 1440x1080 and beyond? My screen is a little fuzzy too even with "scale to screen" option. a 24" LCD would fulfil the limit i think

October 19th, 2007, 12:08 PM	#4
Jason Boyette Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 145	I tried that suggestion and no go... However if I change it to "Preview, Full" I get a cleaner picture with the 29 fps! I guess I'll keep trying... To be Continued, any more suggestions would be great!

October 19th, 2007, 12:29 PM	#6
Jason Boyette Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Garner, NC Posts: 145	pre-rendering does not help...it takes up too much time (we edit daily announcements for school) (it worked...but not useful for what I'm doing with it) I usually keep my dynamic ram at 64...so I bumped it up to 512 then to 1024...looks exactly the same at all 3 steps...about 7 fps