Rendering captured 1080p gameplay

Guyper wrote on 6/25/2016, 6:34 AM

No matter what render settings I choose, the rendered video is bound to have some downgraded contrast compared to the one in the Vegas Preview Video.

Is it perfectly normal when it comes to render captured gameplay?

I always choose AVI, but never sure which video format codec I should go for

Thanks

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dxdy wrote on 6/25/2016, 7:09 AM

MP4 format created from either Main Concept or Sony AVC/MVC should look really nice.

Preserving the quality is a function of how closely you match the properties of the source video. Keep the size (e.g. 1920 x 1080) the same, and then the higher the bitrate, the better it will look. In the render template if there is a place to set minimum bitrate, make it at least half the maximum. The higher you set the minimum, average. and maxiumu bitrates, the better.

musicvid10 wrote on 6/25/2016, 9:12 AM

Rendering levels in Vegas for proper playback are 100% dependent on the output format. AVI can have either RGB or YUV output format. Use MediaInfo to let us know which, and someone will patiently explain the apparent discrepancy between the preview and the output in Vegas.

The excellent suggestion to use mp4/avc requires the appropriate output levels filter, depending on your source levels, which I assume are RGB. Use the histogram to find out.

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Guyper wrote on 6/25/2016, 11:40 AM

I tried the MP4 from Main Concept and its contrast looks great now. Thanks.

Guyper wrote on 6/25/2016, 11:55 AM

I gave Mediainfo a try and it reads YUV in the "Color Space" line.

I also used the histogram but unfortunately, I don't know what I'm looking at. Sorry.

http://oi64.tinypic.com/67tldw.jpg

Thanks

Stringer wrote on 6/25/2016, 1:40 PM

What was the original capture bit rate? ( codec)

Guyper wrote on 6/26/2016, 3:58 AM

Codec: MPEG
Bit rate mode: Variable
Bit rate: 20.9 Mbps

I hope that's what you were asking

john_dennis wrote on 6/26/2016, 8:21 AM

If you set the view option in Mediainfo to text, you can copy the whole report here. Fewer questions, quicker responses.