Any suggestions on how to make .wmv files look half decent.
No matter how I seem to render they look washed out and milky.
Even an 18 mb file only 4.5 minutes long is unacceptable.
Are my expectations of .wmv too high?
What bitrate are you rendering to? Have you cropped at all? what resolution? That'll help make a determination as to what the problem is.
What is the source footage derived from?
One very quick thing you can do is apply the color correction filter with the studio-to-monitor preset. It really enrichens the colors for monitor viewing and should address that milky low-contrast output you describe.
You might try using the Windows Media Encoder directly from Microsoft. I've found better results using it at times. First, make an avi and then use the encoder.
What video card are you using? I had that problem and it was my
Nvidia color correction settings. Note Nvidia cards have different
color correction settings for desktop and full screen video playback. IT also has settings for overlays.
A lot to thiink about.
Most of project includes velocity changes,----slower.
Video tour of high end real estate.
adjusted with Sony contrast and brightness.
Rendered at 256,---size about 8 MB
512 was better, but file was too big,--- 17 mb.
Shot with DVX 100a.
Audio: 32 Kbps, 22,050 Hz, 16 Bit, Stereo.
Video: 30 fps, 320x240, WMV V9 Compression.
Use this setting for video and audio delivered over DSL, LAN, or cable modem.
No cropping, but substnatial velocity change