Rendering 1280x960 at 48fps

Rock Storm wrote on 5/15/2014, 2:33 AM
Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 10:

Hi, I'm trying to render footage from a go-pro so it looks bad ass when I upload to the internet. I'm filming in the 1280x960 setting at 48fps (sometimes other settings like 1920x1080 60fps). Trying to find the right codec and then custom settings to get the matching fps and aspect ratios is a bit of a minefield.

Vimeo says to render at the same fps as the footage was shot - other people have said you can half it and it'll work well. I can't seem to find a codec on the "Save as type" dropdown box that has a preset for these two example settings. When using Sony AVC (.mp4) none of the presets allow for the settings I want. Internet 1280x720 is closest but only allows for rendering at 29fps maximum and this is surely dropping the quality of my footage as it doesn't match my 48 or 60fps footage?

When I click on template and default template and change the settings to 1280x960 at 48fps I get an error message when I hit go ("an error occurred when creating the media file - reason could not be determined"). Should I be able to set exactly what I want in this 'default template' option and if so why is it not letting me?! Is this the setting most people use to render videos in?

Also I'm unsure of what bit rate to use for highest quality on vimeo and youtube. They seem to recommend 8,000,000kps minimum but a friend has said this makes large file sizes and messes with the compression when it is uploaded making it actually worse quality in the long run.

Please help as I'm not getting anywhere near the quality when I'm uploading as I was expecting to get when I bought the camera and editing software to go with it!

Thanks,
Sam

Comments

Steve Grisetti wrote on 5/15/2014, 7:55 AM
Assuming you've properly set up your project to match your original video specs, the output options that match your video specs will be indicated on the Render As screen with a =.

Though I see little value in outputting the same specs that you input. That may give you the best throughput -- but it won't necessarily give you the best Vimeo or YouTube quality.

You want to output a format that's optimized for the web. Like Main Concept AVC/Internet 1080p.

But of course the quality you get no matter what output specs you use depends on your having set up your project to match your original video specs as closely as possible.
Chienworks wrote on 5/15/2014, 9:44 AM
Actually the project properties and matching the source or not has almost nothing to do with output quality. Really, not in the slightest. The importance of matching project to the source is almost entirely for fast and smooth preview speed. Generally though, the source properties and project properties are largely ignored almost entirely when rendering. About the only benefit you'll get is that Vegas will highlight templates that match the source with a = sign. Of course, if your output format is going to be different than the source, this ends up not being any benefit at all.

I tend to pick project settings that match my desired output as close as possible. This what what i see in the preview window will be pretty much what i end up with in the rendered output. This seems much more important to me. Vegas then also highlights output templates that match the format you've picked with the = sign, which is very nice indeed, and doesn't happen if you've matched the source instead of the desired output.

Sam, when you pick a rendering template, most of them have a [Custom] button. Clicking this will let you alter most of the parameters, including frame rate. MPEG2 is about the only one that doesn't let you pick a custom frame rate.
musicvid10 wrote on 5/15/2014, 10:55 AM
Post your properties for the file you uploaded using MediaInfo.
No doubt others will have some suggestions.
I doubt Vimeo supports 48p, so you will want to create 24p, with resampling off, of course.