Sony vegas problems when recording in 4k with a considerable bit rate

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/22/2023, 8:04 PM

Hello everyone, everything good?

I've had a problem with Sony Vegas for a long time and I can't solve it, I already uninstalled the program, looked for tips on the internet and nothing helped. I am attaching 1 video that I recorded with my cell phone camera showing what is happening.

I have a games channel on youtube and my goal is to modify the games to try to make them more realistic, with the best quality and resolution as well.

But every time I record a video in 4k I'm having problems after I finish rendering it in the same resolution. It turns out that the video is all blurry and pixelated just like the attached video. I found that this is happening when the variable bit rate exceeds 60,000,000 bps at medium and 80,000,000 at maximum as shown in the image below.

The problem is that to have a satisfactory quality for what I do, it would be necessary to render at least 100,000,000 bps on average in 4k, because I've done several tests and it really doesn't look good using a smaller amount. And I already use something bigger at 2k, at half this quality.

The strangest thing is that if I render a video recorded in 4k, in any other type of lower resolution and with any amount of bit rate, everything works normally, the recording does not have any blur. The opposite also works, if I record a video in 1080P or 2k and render in 4k, regardless of the bit rate, everything works normally. The problem with this is that I can't reach the quality I would like, it turns out that a video rendered in 2k has better quality than one in 4k, because of the bit rate. After all, my investment in the computer was to be able to run everything in 4k, record in 4k and also be able to render in 4k.

What can I do to try to resolve this issue and render my 4k footage at a decent bitrate, at least 100,000,000 bps or above, as well as the other resolutions?

If you can help me, I will be very grateful, because it is very frustrating to dedicate myself a lot and not be able to compete on equal terms with other people who do the same thing simply because of the editing program, after all I would like to try to present my work with the best possible quality.

I apologize for my English not being the best, but I hope you can understand.

Thank you very much in advance.

 

Att. Giovanni.

 

Comments

EricLNZ wrote on 3/22/2023, 8:33 PM

I've had a problem with Sony Vegas for a long time

Presumably you are using an old version https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/sony-vegas-vs-vegas--119881/

Which version and build are you using?

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/22/2023, 9:15 PM

I've had a problem with Sony Vegas for a long time

Presumably you are using an old version https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/sony-vegas-vs-vegas--119881/

Which version and build are you using?

I'm using sony vegas pro 18

EricLNZ wrote on 3/22/2023, 9:25 PM

There is no legitimate "Sony" Vegas Pro 18. From where did you obtain it?

Did you read the link provided?

RogerS wrote on 3/22/2023, 9:47 PM

If you're not in a hurry you may get better quality at the same bit rate using a software encoder. Try Mainconcept.

If you want smaller file sizes HEVC is more efficient as you can use a lower bit rate for the same quality as AVC.

Custom PC (2022) Intel i5-13600K with UHD 770 iGPU with latest driver, MSI z690 Tomahawk motherboard, 64GB Corsair DDR5 5200 ram, NVIDIA 2080 Super (8GB) with latest studio driver, 2TB Hynix P41 SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

Dell XPS 15 laptop (2017) 32GB ram, NVIDIA 1050 (4GB) with latest studio driver, Intel i7-7700HQ with Intel 630 iGPU (latest available driver), dual internal SSD (1TB; 1TB), Windows 10 64 bit

VEGAS Pro 19.651
VEGAS Pro 20.411
VEGAS Pro 21.208

Try the
VEGAS 4K "sample project" benchmark (works with VP 16+): https://forms.gle/ypyrrbUghEiaf2aC7
VEGAS Pro 20 "Ad" benchmark (works with VP 20+): https://forms.gle/eErJTR87K2bbJc4Q7

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/22/2023, 9:58 PM

There is no legitimate "Sony" Vegas Pro 18. From where did you obtain it?

Did you read the link provided?

My brother who bought it at the time, told me it's legit.

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/22/2023, 9:59 PM

If you're not in a hurry you may get better quality at the same bit rate using a software encoder. Try Mainconcept.

If you want smaller file sizes HEVC is more efficient as you can use a lower bit rate for the same quality as AVC.

I will take a look.

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/22/2023, 11:59 PM

If you're not in a hurry you may get better quality at the same bit rate using a software encoder. Try Mainconcept.

If you want smaller file sizes HEVC is more efficient as you can use a lower bit rate for the same quality as AVC.

It worked, but the option to use the GPU does not appear

RogerS wrote on 3/23/2023, 12:20 AM

Mainconcept doesn't use the GPU.

Custom PC (2022) Intel i5-13600K with UHD 770 iGPU with latest driver, MSI z690 Tomahawk motherboard, 64GB Corsair DDR5 5200 ram, NVIDIA 2080 Super (8GB) with latest studio driver, 2TB Hynix P41 SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

Dell XPS 15 laptop (2017) 32GB ram, NVIDIA 1050 (4GB) with latest studio driver, Intel i7-7700HQ with Intel 630 iGPU (latest available driver), dual internal SSD (1TB; 1TB), Windows 10 64 bit

VEGAS Pro 19.651
VEGAS Pro 20.411
VEGAS Pro 21.208

Try the
VEGAS 4K "sample project" benchmark (works with VP 16+): https://forms.gle/ypyrrbUghEiaf2aC7
VEGAS Pro 20 "Ad" benchmark (works with VP 20+): https://forms.gle/eErJTR87K2bbJc4Q7

Giovanni.G wrote on 3/23/2023, 1:11 AM

Mainconcept doesn't use the GPU.

But that won't overload the CPU too much, will it?

RogerS wrote on 3/23/2023, 2:04 AM

It gives better quality for a given bitrate. Sure, the CPU gets used more but that's not a problem.

Custom PC (2022) Intel i5-13600K with UHD 770 iGPU with latest driver, MSI z690 Tomahawk motherboard, 64GB Corsair DDR5 5200 ram, NVIDIA 2080 Super (8GB) with latest studio driver, 2TB Hynix P41 SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64 bit

Dell XPS 15 laptop (2017) 32GB ram, NVIDIA 1050 (4GB) with latest studio driver, Intel i7-7700HQ with Intel 630 iGPU (latest available driver), dual internal SSD (1TB; 1TB), Windows 10 64 bit

VEGAS Pro 19.651
VEGAS Pro 20.411
VEGAS Pro 21.208

Try the
VEGAS 4K "sample project" benchmark (works with VP 16+): https://forms.gle/ypyrrbUghEiaf2aC7
VEGAS Pro 20 "Ad" benchmark (works with VP 20+): https://forms.gle/eErJTR87K2bbJc4Q7

vkmast wrote on 3/23/2023, 2:47 AM

@Giovanni.G wrote

My brother who bought it at the time, told me it's legit.

It may be legit but it's not "Sony".

Former user wrote on 3/23/2023, 3:58 AM

If using the Mainconcept encoder (software) fixed the problem encode then we know it's an encoder fault, rather then rendering engine problem. The fix is to use voukoder, by default it will use it's software encoder, but in the options you can use Nvenc. Hardware encoding using MagixAVC/HEVC causes the bad encodes, but hardware encoding via Voukoder does not.

In VP20 the Voukoder dialogue box takes a ridiculously long time to open Voukoder, which is a problem, but nobody else has mentioned it, so maybe only a problem for me

https://www.voukoder.org/forum/thread/783-downloads-instructions/