I would think it's a Studio vs Computer RGB issue.

What resolution is your project (as in 1920x1080, for example)? It can just be an artifact of downsampling the image.

The resolution is 2560x1920 (I have to play the video on a large screen)

The resolution is 2560x1920 (I have to play the video on a large screen)

In that case, I would agree with OldSmoke.

What could I do to improve the resolution then? I already tried the 'Computer to RGB to Studio RGB' preset, but it doesn't work. Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I have never had an issue like this before and don't know much about RGB.

Are you using 8 bits, 32 bits video levels, 32 bits full-range level? And if the latter, is the view transform off or is it set to something else (that would really mess you up when using regular static bitmaps!)? Pressing Alt-Enter in Vegas will pop up that information.

Can you upload a picture so that we can try it?

Are you using 8 bits, 32 bits video levels, 32 bits full-range level? And if the latter, is the view transform off or is it set to something else (that would really mess you up when using regular static bitmaps!)? Pressing Alt-Enter in Vegas will pop up that information.

I am using 8 bits.

That's the image.

That's the image.

It would be better to upload to a cloud service like Dropbox, OneDrive and so on, the forum software seems to screw it up.

I am Austrian by the way.

I see no difference in the preview. But to see what you see, how exactly are you rendering it (what format, bit rate, frame rate, etc)? Also what version of Vegas?

I see no difference in the preview. But to see what you see, how exactly are you rendering it (what format, bit rate, frame rate, etc)? Also what version of Vegas?

I got the same result, no difference but I applied a "Computer to Studio RGB" and rendered it with MC AVC.

I am Austrian by the way.

Slovak here. 😉

Okay, so I tried different rendering options and got a very good result with Sony AVC/MVC (Internet 1920x1080-30p). The words on blue background still aren't as sharp as the others, but the difference is very small. I still wonder why this is the case though. I also applied Computer to Studio RGB and I am using Sony Vegas Pro 14. Also, I am German (as you might have guessed :) ).

Problems I can see:

-- Image is RGB, so yes, it needs Studio RGB filter to render.

-- Pure red is a very messy color for 4:2:0 chroma subsampling, and will render far below  blue and green pixel depth and ruin the text edges. Since you will undoubtedly be delivering 8 bit 4:2:0 to your clients, the solution will be to use Vegas' secondary Color Corrector to replace red Germany with a nice safe green or cyan, or at least less red!

-- If there is any pan/zoom/ fade/motion at all on the map sequence, choose an encoder where you can set the minimum bitrate, which should be high, around 30% of your average bitrate, or use constant bitrate, which is costly in terms of file size.

-- Since your display is slightly larger than your image, leave it at original 2000x1552 inside the 2560x1920 canvas with black borders all the way around. Zooming to fill the display will make it softer, not more readable.

-- Add a Sharpen filter set to 0 on the still event. Sounds counterintuitive, but the type font edges will perk right up.

-- Vegas' encoders are optimized for camera footage, not generated images, which are awash in primary colors. The Animation Tune in Handbrake may give a better result in those dark colors by eliminating noise filtering, but again use Vbr with the Average and Maximum bitrates set close to each other, so the minimum bitrate is effectively at a higher value.

If you follow all of these suggestions I promise improvement, but probably not perfection.

Also, in Project Properties ensure that Full Resolution Rendering Quality is set to Best.

Also, in Project Properties ensure that Full Resolution Rendering Quality is set to Best.

Oh yes, that too.

Since you will undoubtedly be delivering 8 bit 4:2:0 to your clients, the solution will be to use Vegas' secondary Color Corrector to replace red Germany with a nice safe green or cyan, or at least less red!

Thank you for your suggestions, I already tried using the secondary Color Corrector to change the color of Germany. However, when I select the effect range, it does not recognize any color I click on. Do you have any idea what I am doing wrong?

"The resolution is 2560x1920 (I have to play the video on a large screen)"

I'm not a world traveler, but that seems an odd native resolution for a projector. 2560 x 1440 might be more common.

Is this any better than your result?

when I put it in the video and render it, the areas with darker colors have a worse resolution

Are these areas have something like squares on them?

What encoder do you use?

Could you provide a screenshot with the issue?

P.S. Looks like encoder issue similar to the one I faced with Mainconcept/Magix AVC

"The resolution is 2560x1920 (I have to play the video on a large screen)"

I'm not a world traveler, but that seems an odd native resolution for a projector. 2560 x 1440 might be more common.

I know, but that is the size I was told to work with.

Is this any better than your result?

No, it is almost the same as mine.

Charly, if the project size is larger than the image, keep your image at exactly 2000x1552 with black borders to avoid destructive upscaling.

Are these areas have something like squares on them?

What encoder do you use?

Could you provide a screenshot with the issue?

That's as sharp as I could get it, I used Sony AVC/MVC. I know that that you don't really notice the difference unless you look closely, but it is bothering me anyway.