MPEG encode creates a lot of noise

greenfrg wrote on 11/2/2002, 2:30 PM

In well lit areas the picture looks great. Where there is a lot of black in the picture or low light levels the MPEG encoding from VV3 creates a lot of noise ('snow') - which of course looks terrible on a TV. Is there something I have set wrong or is this an issue with the Main Concept encoder? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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SonyEPM wrote on 11/4/2002, 8:52 AM

Do you have vegas 3.0c? Are you using the canned DVD render preset or are you using custom settings?

greenfrg wrote on 11/4/2002, 3:38 PM

Yes, Vegas 3.0c. I was using the canned DVD NTSC setting. I do event video so encounter a lot of low light situations. I also wasn't too sure about messing with settings as I expect small changes will make a big difference to the encode. Do you have any suggestions for 'tweaking' the settings to better deal with this problem?