having poor results with H.264 at DVinfo.net

Stuart Campbell · April 17th, 2010, 05:11 AM

I am cutting a feature for broadcast on Monday and the broadcaster wants it delivered via a streamer in MainConcept MPEG4 H.264 to be transmitted in PAL widescreen

Now, I'm no pocket of knowledge when it comes to codecs so I thought I'd spend the day by trial and error seeing the best way to render something out and see the results.

Using Vegas 9.0d I have a mixture of SD25p, SD50i, XDCAM and HDV720p material to cut together.

All my variations so far in a 720p project and a 720x576 project have looked absolutely awful when rendered out to MC mpeg4.

Can anyone advise as to the best project settings to cut on and format to render this out? Typically the broadcasters are away for the weekend and I'll need to be half way through the edit by Monday, so I can't call and ask.

The joys of short notice jobs with new requirments!

Thomas Moore · April 17th, 2010, 10:27 AM

Follow the settings here for exporting to Vimeo:

Eugenia's Rants and Thoughts Blog Archive Exporting with Vegas for Vimeo HD

Stuart Campbell · April 17th, 2010, 11:17 AM

thanks for your reply Thomas but glancing at that site I think it relates to domestic interlaced camcorders uploading to Vimeo. I'm producing something from 720p for SD broadcast delivery.

Thomas Moore · April 17th, 2010, 12:26 PM

Well yea, but (hint) you can change the frame rate :)

and it's also for progressive not interlaced...

This was the part from the blog I was specifically referencing

http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/images/mainconcept1.png

April 17th, 2010, 05:11 AM	#1
Stuart Campbell Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 400	having poor results with H.264 I am cutting a feature for broadcast on Monday and the broadcaster wants it delivered via a streamer in MainConcept MPEG4 H.264 to be transmitted in PAL widescreen Now, I'm no pocket of knowledge when it comes to codecs so I thought I'd spend the day by trial and error seeing the best way to render something out and see the results. Using Vegas 9.0d I have a mixture of SD25p, SD50i, XDCAM and HDV720p material to cut together. All my variations so far in a 720p project and a 720x576 project have looked absolutely awful when rendered out to MC mpeg4. Can anyone advise as to the best project settings to cut on and format to render this out? Typically the broadcasters are away for the weekend and I'll need to be half way through the edit by Monday, so I can't call and ask. The joys of short notice jobs with new requirments!

April 17th, 2010, 10:27 AM	#2
Thomas Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ravenna, OH Posts: 198	Follow the settings here for exporting to Vimeo: Eugenia's Rants and Thoughts Blog Archive Exporting with Vegas for Vimeo HD

April 17th, 2010, 11:17 AM	#3
Stuart Campbell Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 400	thanks for your reply Thomas but glancing at that site I think it relates to domestic interlaced camcorders uploading to Vimeo. I'm producing something from 720p for SD broadcast delivery.

April 17th, 2010, 12:26 PM	#4
Thomas Moore Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ravenna, OH Posts: 198	Well yea, but (hint) you can change the frame rate :) and it's also for progressive not interlaced... This was the part from the blog I was specifically referencing http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/images/mainconcept1.png