Why do my rendered crossfades look ugly?
 

Hi there

A bug that Ive had for some time. When I watch a video Ive made on TV (Either a TVC or a DVD). crossfades look noisy and unattractive. Not a smooth transition from one clip to the next.

Doesnt seem to happen when I render for web.

One idea that just came to me is that Im rendering out as progressive even if its for DVD/Television (I film and edit in progressive). Could this be part of the issue?

Im talking about standard crossfades when one clip is moved over another.

Thanks

Jamie

Re: Why do my rendered crossfades look ugly?
 

Perhaps it is a codec issue. What codecs do you use?

Re: Why do my rendered crossfades look ugly?
 

I mainly edit using mxf files. The problem seems to me more obvious when rendering to use on DVD or TVC 720x576 mpeg2 or 1024x576 Mpeg2

Re: Why do my rendered crossfades look ugly?
 

Render to MXF unlikely to have any problems. On MPEG-2 the transition might look noisy and with some blockness, especially if the bitrate is too low and/or picture is too complex. You can try a 2-pass MPEG encoding, where the required bitrate is low.