Hd Camera Trouble

[Rob.]

Hey i have hd cam corder and making a new video but when i convert it to be able to work with movie maker it takes the quality out so bad and it looks crap! how do i make it go through as good quality.

[kevlarorc]

Are you saying once you've exported it from WMM it has poor quality? If that's the case then you just need to export with the correct settings. Since it's HD you will either export at 1280x720 or 1920x1080. Generally, editing programs will call it something like "X.X Mbps HD 720-30p" or similar.

the "X.X" Mbps is what matters. The higher the bitrate the less compression of the video footage but also the larger the video file will be. If your camcorder records interlaced footage (1080i for example) you will need to deinterlace as well. I haven't used WMM in ages so I can't give specific directions.

If you're saying that you need to convert the video format in order to work with WMM then I would highly recommend a customizable program like SUPER ( http://www.erightsoft.biz/GetFile.php?SUPERsetup.exe ). With this you can choose the bitrate and resolution, etc. I can walk you through it but I'd have to know the camera's recording format first.

Edited July 5, 2010 by kevlarorc

[Rob.]

Are you saying once you've exported it from WMM it has poor quality? If that's the case then you just need to export with the correct settings. Since it's HD you will either export at 1280x720 or 1920x1080. Generally, editing programs will call it something like "X.X Mbps HD 720-30p" or similar.

the "X.X" Mbps is what matters. The higher the bitrate the less compression of the video footage but also the larger the video file will be. If your camcorder records interlaced footage (1080i for example) you will need to deinterlace as well. I haven't used WMM in ages so I can't give specific directions.

If you're saying that you need to convert the video format in order to work with WMM then I would highly recommend a customizable program like SUPER ( http://www.erightsof...?SUPERsetup.exe ). With this you can choose the bitrate and resolution, etc. I can walk you through it but I'd have to know the camera's recording format first.

I didnt get a word of that sorry , all i know that it is records MPEG-4 file and Windows movie maker wont allow that, here is the cam http://us.sanyo.com/Dual-Cameras/VPC-TH1BL-HD-Video-2MP-Photos-and-30x-Optical-Zoom

[Cahill Trials Kid]

Robbb, if i can, i will put sony vegas on a disk and give u it when i next see you, then you shouldnt have to convert the file at all

[kevlarorc]

I didnt get a word of that sorry , all i know that it is records MPEG-4 file and Windows movie maker wont allow that, here is the cam http://us.sanyo.com/Dual-Cameras/VPC-TH1BL-HD-Video-2MP-Photos-and-30x-Optical-Zoom

Download the SUPER program and set it up with these settings. To put your video file in the program you can just drag it to the empty box at the bottom.

Also, if you want to make the conversion a bit more precise and you're running Windows 7 (vista might work too) copy one of the video files from your camera to your computer. Right click on the video file, click properties, click the details tab at the top,

Once you have all the settings clicked correctly just press the Encode button at the bottom. If for some reason it gives you an error you can try clicking the "DirectShow Decode" button near the top right and try again.

I believe by default the program outputs files to C:\Program Files\eRightSoft\SUPER\OutPut.

And yes, Sony Vegas is credit to team.

Edited July 5, 2010 by kevlarorc

[Rob.]

Download the SUPER program and set it up with these settings. To put your video file in the program you can just drag it to the empty box at the bottom.

Also, if you want to make the conversion a bit more precise and you're running Windows 7 (vista might work too) copy one of the video files from your camera to your computer. Right click on the video file, click properties, click the details tab at the top,

Once you have all the settings clicked correctly just press the Encode button at the bottom. If for some reason it gives you an error you can try clicking the "DirectShow Decode" button near the top right and try again.

I believe by default the program outputs files to C:\Program Files\eRightSoft\SUPER\OutPut.

And yes, Sony Vegas is credit to team.

Cant get it to work still