Sony Vegas video loses a lot of quality after rendering.

Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 12:56 AM

Hello.

Before I render my video the quality on the avi file is crisp and looks really high def. However after I render the video the outcome doesn't look 1080p or maybe even 720p. There is also some pixelation. I see youtubers render with sony vegas and the outcome is almost lossless.

I can't uploud the raw file because i get error uploading when i try to attach it, but here is the outcome. The raw file is 1080x1016 recorded with fraps at 60 fps.

Please help me out because I have a youtube channel and want to put the best quality I can.

Here are my sony vegas settings:

Do I need to change render settings? Is their a better render codec?

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NickHope wrote on 11/8/2016, 1:28 AM

1080x1016 is a very unusual resolution, and Fraps is known to cause problems with Vegas. Video recorded by OBS Studio is generally more Vegas-friendly. Having said that, if you can get your video to decode and play properly on the Vegas timeline then there is no reason not to use Fraps.

I don't understand how a 1080x1016 resolution source video can become that YouTube video. That resolution is almost square. Please post the MediaInfo text report for a typical file (see #6 in this post: https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/why-does-my-rendered-video-look-bad-quality-troubleshooting-basics--103361/ ). Also consider sharing a link to a sample (e.g. in your Dropbox "Public" folder or Google Drive) rather than trying to upload it here in the forum.

Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 1:43 AM

Oh sorry I meant 1920x1016

Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 1:45 AM

The raw video file is 50GB is there a file sharing website I can use to put up a file that big?

Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 1:48 AM

Would it be better if I used MSi Afterburner or Action? Obs is too hard on my system.

NickHope wrote on 11/8/2016, 2:12 AM

Fraps is OK as long as Vegas will open and play it without problems. Many of these screen recording applications record unconventional fomats that Vegas does not like, and Fraps often comes up in the forum for causing problems.

For your rendering, try these settings. It will be slower than your rendering and the file will be bigger:

You could increase/reduce the bit rates until you get the quality you want.

Alternatively you could try encoding with an external x264 GUI such as Handbrake or MeGUI, which will give you significantly better quality per bit than the native Vegas encoders. There is an automated way to do that here: http://www.vegasvideo.de/vegas-2-handbrake-en (see https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/vegas-pro-14-and-vegas2handbrake--103569/ if you are using Vegas Pro 14).

Sir_Comet wrote on 11/8/2016, 5:39 AM

Don't use custom render settings, this happened to me once too. Use a normal render setting and you'll be fine.

john_dennis wrote on 11/8/2016, 9:53 AM

Sir_Comet

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Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 1:34 PM

I will try to rendar using the settings Nick Hope recommended. I'll comment back when it's done. Thanks guys.

Nawaffles wrote on 11/8/2016, 8:24 PM

I tried with Nike's settings and it's slightly better. I want to try the Handbrake, but when it's rendering the fps on the bottom left of Handbrake is around 5. My original video is 60 fps. Any way to fix this? 

john_dennis wrote on 11/8/2016, 9:10 PM

"Any way to fix this?"

Yes

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VEGAS_EricD wrote on 11/9/2016, 4:00 PM

Try setting the encode mode to use CPU only and render a small sample to compare quality.