So why does Powerdirector always make my videos pixelated?!

herp

Newbie Joined: Sep 11, 2012 21:38 Messages: 18 Offline

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Jan 19, 2013 22:21

H264 AVC
1920x1080,
30fps,
top field / progressive doesnt change anything
profile type main / high changes nothing,
CABAC / CAVLC changes nothing.
AVG Bitrate 26300
High Quality.

Yet the videos are very pixelated!?
I also got Reduce video blocky artifacts ticked in the preferences under produce.

Samples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdwer9zQLKE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-BriX2a-1U

Same settings on both in PD, no detail what so ever, its washed out and pixelated thus ugly and awful to look at in any bigger sized windows esp fullscreen.

There are other people on youtube who also upload obviously, but they seem to have little to no pixelation, is that because Powerdirector is just a software to quickly render a video?! Whereas sony vegas or after effects is purely for quality thus slower?!
I cant however use the other two I mentioned, as they do not support mjpg codec.

Example of someone elses video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EGirVcHx34
Basicly no pixelation, its sharp has detail and everything. System Specs: Gigabyte GTX 680 2GB w/ Twin Turbo II | 8GB GSkill RAM 1600MHz | Intel Core i5 2500K @ 4.2GHz | Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H B3 | Corsair TX650W | Define R3 | 1x 1TB WD Blue | 1x 1TB WD Green | 1x 2TB WD Green | 1x 500GB WD Blue | 1x 250GB Samsung | 1x 60GB Corsair Force 3 | 1x BENQ G2220HD | 1x BENQ G2400W | 1x LG IPS277L

James1

Senior Contributor Location: Surrey, B.C., Canada Joined: Jun 10, 2010 16:20 Messages: 1783 Offline

Jan 19, 2013 23:42

Hi,
I just watched your you tube videos they were excellent on my 24" monitor...Love Farcry 3 by the way.
Have you got the preview window on your system to High DEfination (best quality)?
Jim Intel i7-2600@3.4Gz Geforce 560ti-1GB Graphic accelerator, windows 7 Premium 12GB memory

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herp

Newbie Joined: Sep 11, 2012 21:38 Messages: 18 Offline

Jan 20, 2013 00:13

Quote: Hi,
I just watched your you tube videos they were excellent on my 24" monitor...Love Farcry 3 by the way.
Have you got the preview window on your system to High DEfination (best quality)?
Jim

Xerox

Contributor Location: California, USA Joined: Aug 09, 2009 01:36 Messages: 446 Offline

Jan 20, 2013 01:18

herp, are you familiar with the different resolutions settings you can select on the YouTube player for watching video? When I first watched your video on Youtube, the resolution was only 360p by default. You need to click on the cogwheel and select 1080p.

Also, nobody can judge how well a video application produces a video by watching a rehash of it on Youtube.

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herp

Newbie Joined: Sep 11, 2012 21:38 Messages: 18 Offline

Jan 20, 2013 01:39

Quote: herp, are you familiar with the different resolutions settings you can select on the YouTube player for watching video? When I first watched your video on Youtube, the resolution was only 360p by default. You need to click on the cogwheel and select 1080p.

Also, nobody can judge how well a video application produces a video by watching a rehash of it on Youtube.

Actually no I watch my YT videos in 240p, obviously!

Dude, what silly response is that?

Watch it in fullscreen, theres no detail and blocky pixels everywhere, especially the Skydrift one, and you can barely notice any detail in the grass in far cry 3 because of the pixelation.

I have a 24" 1920x1200 monitor and a 27" 1080p VA panel.

And then look at the FC3 video with that guy in the bottom corner, immense detail no pixelation.

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James Dotson

Senior Contributor Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 24, 2009 20:40 Messages: 3066 Offline

Jan 20, 2013 02:58

Not exactly the latest Star Trek, but I did not see the pixelation. Fuzzy, yes, but very good for a screen capture. __________________________________
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Bubba in TX

Senior Contributor Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 12, 2009 21:32 Messages: 1332 Offline

Jan 21, 2013 01:07

Looks very good on my end at high vid even for a youboob video. __________________________________________
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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Online

Jan 21, 2013 01:47

Hi Herp -

Are you talking about the fuzzy edges on the plane? (0.11 in YT video)...

You've uploaded in 1080p. Does the produced file show the same symptoms - not on YouTube?

Could you post a screenshot of the same part of the video (a) from the original screen capture & (b) from the produced file

What did you record the screen with? What are the properties of the original capture?

Cheers - Tony


Filename	SkyDrift.png	Download
Description
Filesize	493 Kbytes
Downloaded:	1702 time(s)

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herp

Newbie Joined: Sep 11, 2012 21:38 Messages: 18 Offline

Jan 21, 2013 02:41

Quote: Hi Herp -

Are you talking about the fuzzy edges on the plane? (0.11 in YT video)...

You've uploaded in 1080p. Does the produced file show the same symptoms - not on YouTube?

Could you post a screenshot of the same part of the video (a) from the original screen capture & (b) from the produced file

What did you record the screen with? What are the properties of the original capture?

Cheers - Tony

Well, everything is fuzzy, well edges on everything, grass, houses, the plane, even the water lack detail etc.
It is a tad fuzzy in the video thats on my PC yes.

Bubba in TX

Senior Contributor Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 12, 2009 21:32 Messages: 1332 Offline

Jan 21, 2013 15:16

Here is what I see....


Filename	Capture.PNG	Download
Description
Filesize	1388 Kbytes
Downloaded:	1717 time(s)

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Cap'n Kevin

Senior Contributor Location: Chebeague Island, Maine Joined: Dec 26, 2008 20:22 Messages: 2011 Offline

Jan 21, 2013 16:31

Looks good to me. But my eyes aren't what they used to be! But it seems very good to these tired eyes.

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herp

Newbie Joined: Sep 11, 2012 21:38 Messages: 18 Offline

Jan 21, 2013 16:32