0 loss export for re-importing?

respawnseries

Newbie Joined: Jun 08, 2016 08:19 Messages: 4 Offline

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Aug 30, 2016 06:56

Can someone point me in the right direction as to what settings I need to have when exporting to loose basically no quality?

I am rendering out shots using PIP but I actually need 3 layers which my PC can't handle. Instead I am doing the first layer and using Chrome Key on the second import to design the second layer. The only downside it after my first export I don't think I got the best quality as there is some diminishment from the original file and if I continue to render out the quality will continue to drop.

Long story short. What, if any export settings can I use to make the biggest monster of a perfect file?

Thanks Tim

Dafydd B

Senior Contributor Joined: Aug 26, 2006 08:20 Messages: 11973 Offline

Aug 30, 2016 13:57

Hi respawnseries,
Five bits of info you should provide to members please so you get the best answer.
1. What build of PDR14 are you using, see Part A in the guide?
2. A diagnostic of your PC, see Part B in the guide.
3. A screenshot of your project insitu in the Edit workspace. Part E & F in the guide.
4. The MediaInfo of the video you're editing, see Part J in the guide.
5. What are you creating the video for, so we can advise/suggest the best output to choose?

Guide: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/45453.page

Give all the information requested please and members will be able to give you the support you need.

Dafydd

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respawnseries

Newbie Joined: Jun 08, 2016 08:19 Messages: 4 Offline

Aug 30, 2016 15:24

Sorry to respond to your question with another one but shouldnt it not make any difference? I just want to have the highest quality possible which I intend to put right back into Cyberlink 14 again? Tim

SoNic67

Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 27, 2014 14:14 Messages: 1308 Offline

Aug 30, 2016 16:06

Unless you are working with RAW uncompressed video, you always will have some generational loss.
There are formats that are more resilient to that, but none are for home-use (like PD is):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CineForm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_ProRes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNxHD_codec

Jirka.Bolech

Senior Member Location: Liberec, Czech Republic Joined: Aug 16, 2014 06:03 Messages: 158 Offline

Aug 30, 2016 17:27

I would normally aim at the same output format as the input format, perhaps using the SVRT feature. Also, a bigger file doesn't necessarily mean less loss of image quality. If you're motivated enough, you could just experiment producing in different formats. You may want to create a custom profile in each format to set the highest bitrate available…