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Bore da Dafydd,
Thanks so much for following up and keeping me updated.
I have just downloaded the patch and tested this version. So far it looks great. I've tried both SVRT and Hardware Video Encoder and they both seem to produce very sharp, smooth video.
Thanks again for all your help.
Rhodri
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Hi,
I am running the latest version (Build 1928 ). Every time I make an alteration to a photo and try saving it, I get the following error message:
'File save unsuccessful. Ensure it is not in use in another program, and then try again.'
All I have been trying to do is crop a photo and save as a new file or even just save and overwrite the old file.
The file is definitely not in use in another program.
Any help and asssistance would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Rhodri
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for your input. I have been in contact with Tevhnical support and they have been able to duplicate the issues:
1. Poor rendering of Sony HDR CX350 Videos when SVRT is NOT selected.
2. Poor PS3 playback when SVRT is selected
Please see response below:
Dear Rhodri,
Thank you for writing back.
We are able to reproduce your two issues:
1. Produce the clip from Sony HDR CX350 wtih SVRT, it is unsmooth when playback on PS3
2. Produce the clip from Sony HDR CX350 without SVRT, it has motion blur when playback on PS3
R&D team is working on this issue.
I hope a fix can be found and issued soon as PD9 is useless to me until then!
Regards,
Rhodri
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Diolch Dafydd,
I appreciate all of your help. I look forward to a fix being found. Unfortunately it means for the moment that the Software is useless to me and I have requested a refund.
Cheers to everyone who assisted me. If I have any more progress, I will keep the forum informed.
Regards,
Rhodri
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Hi Dafydd,
Thanks very much for all your help and assistance and thank you to everyone else who has aided me with my PD9 problem.
I am currently liaising with the Technical Support Team to hopefully resolve the incompatibility with Sony Camcorders and or Sony PS3.
In the mean time I will be reverting to my old video editing software VideoStudio X3 as it is able to do what I want.
I am very disappointed to have spent so much money on PD9 and yet it isn't able to do the very basic tasks I require of it.
Hopefully a patch will be released in the near future and my money will not have been entirely wasted!
Cheers again,
Rhodri
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Thanks for doing that. I have a PAL version (Australia) and I've tried coding in both PAL and NTSC with no difference in result.
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That's great, thanks. I have been having playback troubles from USB and HD.
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Hi all,
I am hoping that a fellow PS3 owner would be kind enough to download my attached video to see how well it plays on their unit.
When it plays on mine it is very, very jerky and impossible to watch. I appreciate any feedback or comments.
Regards,
Rhodri
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Hi Dafydd,
Thank you for your very detailed instructions.
I created a Custom Profile as you suggested. I selected the resolution as 1920x1080 and the bit rate I selected was 16000. I replicate all your other settings.
The footage produced was 25fps but it suffered from a huge amount of motion blur again - see attached screen shot.
I haven't yet had a chance to change the 'Profile.ini' file. I wanted to know the purpose of that because the resolution I want is 1920x1080 and not 480x270?
I might upload a clip that was rendered using SVRT to see if other PS3 users can test to see if they have the same issues as me.
My aim is edit any footage that I capture and render it in a format that maintains the quality of the original and is playable on the PC and PS3.
I think that with Neil and your help I've come to the conclusion that there is an issue with PD9 rendering footage from my Sony HDR-CX350. The only decent footage rendered is using the SVRT setting which produces excellent results during PC playback but is unwatchable on a PS3. However, when rendered using PD8 - it is perfect on both - o there must be some difference in the way that PD9 is 'finalising' the produced footage when compared with PD8.
Cheers,
Rhodri
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Hi Dafydd.
I downloaded the latest parch and produced a file using the PS3 Profile. The results were pretty good. The picture was clear with crisp edges to subjects & no motion blur, however, the footage is a little bit jerky. Could this be because the frame rate is now listed as 29fps in the properites and not 25fps? I cannot see a way to edit this variable.
Cheers,
Rhodri
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Hi again!!
Andrew: I appreciate your suggestion - unfortunately it made no difference.
Jaime-esque: Thanks for letting me know about the new PS3 profile. I tried producing a clip using this setting and the results were pretty good. The picture was clear with crisp edges to subjects & no motion blur, however, the footage is a little bit jerky. Could this be because the frame rate is now listed as 29fps in the properites and not 25fps? I cannot see a way to edit this variable.
Neil: Thanks for the PD8 rendered sample - it was perfect!! Really clear, crisp & smooth.
I also tried re-rendering the footage with SVRT in PD9 with the new patch installed - back to ridiculously choppy again!
I followed your directions to create a file using the MPEG BD1920x1080 profile - again a lot of motion blurand not great.
I guess from this trouble shooting I can only conclude that PD9 altering the m2ts file in some way that PD8 didn't, when SVRT is selected.
I'm really appreciative of everyone's help with my problem. I hope the tech team can figure it out and fix in a future patch.
Kind regards,
Rhodri
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Hi Neil,
That would be great. Thanks very much!!
Cheers,
Rhodri
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Hi again,
Dynamite: I too initially thought it was a streaming issue, but the original footage streamed without problem. Since then I have tried all test footage from USB stiick or direct from PS3 HD.
Andrew: I will check my settings again and try what you've recommended. Do you suggest I keep the Bit Rate as default 15.5mbps and 'Top Field First' and 25fps?
Neil: I'll try the BD1920 x 1080 profile too.
The SVRT function produces fantastic results on the PC playback but doesn't work on PS3.
All non-SVRT renders are playable on PS3 but flawed on PS3 and PC.
Sorry for requesting so much assistance, but this issue is driving me nuts!
Cheers,
Rhodri
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I just produced a sample clip using the settings: MPEG-2, Profile Name/Quality: (HD) MPEG-2, 1080i and the results were pretty good on PC and PS3 in that there was no motion blur. The only issue was that there was quite a bit of pixelation.
Rhodri
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Hi Dafydd,
The setting I use on my camcorder is: AVCHD 17M FH - this is 1920 x 1080. There is also an AVCHD 24M FX mode and 2 other lower quality modes. I do not have any other variables that I can alter within the camcorder (as far as I'm aware)
Regards,
Rhodri
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Hi again,
I have installed PD9 on my Desktop PC and there seems to be little difference in the results obtained. I am still unable to view the files that have been rendered by SVRT on my PS3. The best settings I have come up with so far have been 1920x1080 PAL Default and No Fast Render. The files produced play pretty well on both PC and PS3. However there is quite considerable motion blur when during movement of subjects or camera. Please see attached screen shot. This blurring is not present on the original file.
If could eliminate this 'motion blur' I would be quite happy!
Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Rhodri
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Hi Dafydd,
Thanks for your efforts. I am very grateful.
Seeing as my laptop is soon to be returned to Dell, I will uninstall PD9 and install it on my PC which has an NVIDIA 8880GT Card, so i'll be interesting to see if there's any difference. I will keep you posted!
Hwyl,
Rhodri
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Hi Neil,
Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to help me!
I thought I was going mad! I have been having alot of trouble with my laptop too - it pretty much crashes every time I play an HD file, so I started thinking that it might be related to that. I have managed to negotiate a full refund from Dell.
Thanks for your suggestion, I will try getting hold of Andrew.
Cheers again,
Rhodri
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Hi again,
Yesterday I tried re-coding some .m2ts files using tsMuxeR. The original camcorder files imported without issue. However all files generated using PD9 came up with the error message as seen on the attached screenshot.
Regards,
Rhodri
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Diolch yn fawr Dafydd,
Please find attached the smallest un-edited suitable sample that I had, I'm sorry but it is a bit longer than you requested in that it's about 17seconds.
Good luck!
Regards,
Rhodri
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