I rendered 19 frames out of Vegas Pro 9 using Image Sequence, edited them in Paint Shop Pro X2 and brought them back into Vegas using Import Media and checking the box for "Open still image sequence" and all worked well. The only thing that I noticed was that the image coming back in was a little soft. I added unsharp mask to fix it.

When I look at the 2 images (before/after) in PSPX2 they look the same but different in Vegas.

Does anyone have experience in this area and have any recommendations? I created png files. Is this just a matter of me adjusting the output quality of the image in Paint Shop Pro X2 so the image comes back in the same as it left or should I use a different file format?

Thanks,
Harold