Render to mp4, Vegas 13 pro

john-m wrote on 1/24/2017, 1:01 PM

Hi folks,

I have been struggling with mp4 renders for ages! The problem I'm having is when I render off the timeline to any flavor of mp4, it skews some fleshtones to the red side, especially if it has a few effects (colour correction, curves, mattes etc.) Does not do this when I try it to wmv, etc. Thought I had this licked when I was using 32 bit to render out, but does not seen to work this time plus it crashes now as this job is a dogs breakfast of formats, and in tests on the offending footage I am not getting the same results as before. This is one issue that if I can't resolve it will send me to the dark side :)

Thanks!

Comments

NickHope wrote on 1/24/2017, 11:33 PM

You could try rendering a high quality intermediate file in a format such as XAVC Intra or Cineform and see if that has the problem with flesh tones.

And you could also try using an external encoder.

All the details are in section 4 of this: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/faq-how-can-i-improve-the-quality-of-my-avc-h-264-renders--104642/

xberk wrote on 1/25/2017, 2:09 PM

Lots of variables here. Calibration? Template? Player? I think output to some flavor of MP4 file is very common here. I do CC with Color Curves all the time. I have not noticed particularly that flesh tones go to the red side. But, as I said, lots of variables here. Is there a way to test this so we can all see it?