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AVIs in Playback. Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Aaron in BNA
Newbie Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 16, 2009 11:43 Messages: 25 Offline
[Post New] Jan 27, 2010 17:04
All,

How come when I watch my screen capture AVI (before PD my playback looks great. After I import and produce, it is extremely fuzzy.

Preview: Set to Hi-Res
Vid Res: 1440:900
Fr.Rate: 15 FPS
Aspect: 1440:900

There are no import settings for import quality or compression that I could find that would deter the import quality.

Is there something I am overlook? I have spent endless hours looking for a definitive answer. I have about twenty How-To videos for my field technicians that I need to finalize.

Thank you All !
Aaron Just because you can, doesn't mean you should !
ynotfish
Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline
[Post New] Jan 27, 2010 17:16
Hmmm. Hi Aaron -

All that springs to mind is that 1440x900 is neither 16:9 nor 4:3

16:9 = 1440x810
4:3 = 1440x1080

Possibly, when PD encodes the AVI for playback, it scrambles things.

Are you able to set your screen capture to either a 16:9 or 4:3 AR?

Cheers - Tony
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Aaron in BNA
Newbie Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 16, 2009 11:43 Messages: 25 Offline
[Post New] Jan 27, 2010 17:19
That is a good road to lead down. I was about to open it as well.
I will get back with a resolution or tears of pain.


Thanks,

Aaron Just because you can, doesn't mean you should !
Aaron in BNA
Newbie Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 16, 2009 11:43 Messages: 25 Offline
[Post New] Jan 27, 2010 17:42
I am using SnagIt and it doesn't offer any resolution changes. The best I came to was frame rate. I did a quick slower record>import files.... not better. I tried to change the compression types (codecs) and compression rates from 0 to 100. I thought the other video was bad till I set it for 0. The vid looked like a cute puffy cotton ball.

I might look into another capture program. I don't have a problem with spending the money, only the results.

Thanks,
Aaron Just because you can, doesn't mean you should !
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