Presets for improving video quality.

i make small informercial sort of videos. I use a bluescreen for all of them. My camera is Sony HVR-Z1U. Since I don't have a lot of space, I can only keep my subject about 3 - 5 feet away from the bluescreen. This makes it really hard for me to key. Therefore my video quality sucks. So are there any presets that will improve video quality? I will buy it if necessary. Thanks for any help.

I can throw in a vote for Primatte as well. Eons ago we painted a wall in blue in our facility just for emergency pick-ups and it has no proper depth, but Primatte can key that without much ado. Specific to your other concerns: Do not forget, that it doesn't matter how you generate the Alpha. It's quite possible to overcrank contrast and brightness in the weirdest ways just to get a good key and then use that result, which is generated in a pre-comp, as amatte on the original source. Similarly, you can generate a second matte from that, that only covers the borders. If used as an adjustment layer, it can serve as a basis for removing color bleed or it can be used as a driver map for Compound Blur to adaptively smooth out rugged edges. If you can post a sample frame, we can certainly provide more guidance...
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I would have expected a clear picture when my two guests are connected, but as soon as the second guest connects, the two guest pictures become blury. They also report the same thing. Is there anything else I can do to improve the picture quality? How did Steve obtain such good quality, does anyone know?
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Hi Dnar,
Do you know what actual throughput you are getting ?
There might (I stress might) be some improvement over a local network with the very top Quicktime setting but it does seem this is not stable enough for Internet connections
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I'm not familiar with stagevideo. I'm going to look into it more.
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I could get you a copy of the app, but it's pretty large with the embedded videos...
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I'm shooting family videos with a Panasonic TM-900 camcorder. I absolutely love the look of video shot in 1080p 60fps, but I'm not sure of the best way to process this video in FCPX for output. I prefer playing back edited videos on a HTPC connected to a NTSC HDTV, but I also distribute videos to family members on DVD. So my questions are: what are the best settings for FCPX to achieve a good balance of video quality and playability. Best frame rate for output files? Best codec? Will H.264 compression compromise video quality? My experiments so far have yielded wildly different results. Depending on the codec used and output frame rate selected, file sizes can be huge or reasonable; playability (via home theater programs like Plex and XBMC) can be superb, jerky, or non-existent. And of course, quality seems to suffer when outputting these files to DVD. Please share your thoughts and experiences on the best way to approach this challenge.

Working with H.264 is probably not going to give the best results if outputting to DVD. If you optimize media and let FCP determine your clips project settings, that will set the stage for several successful workflows.
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If you want a more complex DVD and menu, what Al said about Master File>iDVD.
Also as he indicated, you could also consider using either FCP or Compressor to create AVCHD disks if your movies are under about 40 minutes in length. Your family will need Blu Ray players of some sort to be able to view them.
You could make a true Blu Ray disk from FCP or Compressor if you have a Blu Ray burner. (There are also some third party solutions for BD.)
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I've been given an mpeg file that's really low quality, ie. it has a lot of compression artifacts. I wondered if there was a way to somehow improve the quality using premiere pro. I've never use this program before so would probably need basic instructions if there is a solution.
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As John T. points out, once heavy compression has been done, there is no undoing it. The bits of data are just no longer there.
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You're right, there is no preset for 1280 x 720. Unfortunately I dont think upgrading to version 8 is going to be an option. What would be my best option from the presets in PE 7?
PS very impressed with the prompt and knowledgeable replies

Matched presets-but poor video quality and audio-PE9

I have posted a few threads like this before, but the problem has not been resolved. I have matched my 1920x1080 24p (Panasonic HDC-TM900) footage to the correct presets when I start a new project. When I play the clips in the timeline the quality is variable and often poor, but when I pause the video the still frame normally has high quality. Audio also sometimes cuts out. I have the MPEG2 codec installed so I really do not know what the problem is. Any help would be appreciated

Which project settings did you select, L3?
And which format did you shoot your video in? That cam shoots in several modes.
If you selected the correct project settings, there should not be a red line above your clips on your timeline? Is this the case in your situation?
If you are seeing a red line, then your video needs to be rendered. (Press Enter. When the rendering is done, the red line will be green and your video will play much more smoothly.)
However, if your project settings match your video specs, there will not be a red line above the clips until you add effects or transitions to them.
If you are shooting in 24p, that could be your problem. As you've seen, there is no project setting for 1920x1080 24p. Or for 50p or 60p, for that matter.
You must shoot your video in 50i (PAL) or 60i (NTSC) in order to successfully edit this video in Premiere Elements 9.

Improve video quality and flip video

hello-
Here is my issue - I am taking video from an iphone app and I need to put it into another software package - the video is not high enough quality for the analysis I need to do and when it goes in the software it is turned 90 degrees.
questions
1) can I use compressor to sharpen the video and decrease the blur? The clips are short about 3-5sec but they are sports clips with quick action hence my blur.
2) If yes to question 1 - any suggestions on settings?
3) Any suggestions on how to get the video turned 90 degrees and not decrease quality?
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Kgwydir wrote:
Ok but I have heard if software with "frame interpolation" algorithms that can improve quality after it is shot - I understand I will not get high speed video just want some improvement. Increase sharpness - things like that.
You are mistaking marketing hype for reality. There are no miracles in video, only hacks that lead inexorably to lowered expectations.
Your following post is a quote from the marketing hype for Apple's particular flavor of a standard creative analysis tool, "optical flow." The video must be good before it can be improved. Your video can be run through this tool, give it a try and let us know what happens.
You should look up the definitions of the terms is the product description that you do not understand clearly. Optical flow is available in Motion, too.
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I have some old video that is 320x240. Which is the best sequence preset to choose in Premiere CS4?
My end goal is to edit the video (cut, splice, transitions, etc) and then export to the same size, 320x240.
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Hi,
You might want to try using Gspot program ( free ) - if you're using windows - and get info about your file from Gspot.
Then you want to duplicate in your project the same settings you see as characteristics of your file as reported by Gspot.
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Rod

Improve video quality

Hello,
I record a software simulation as video using captivate 6, i set preferences with 30 fps and publish the video as mp4. It seems with a good quality but when i try to insert the video in a video editor quality is too poor. What can i do?

Can you publish it in a different format - like .mov? What editor are you
inserting it into? What is the frame rate of the video editor?
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No one here can help you without details. Unknown if any psychics are on board.
Exactly what problems are you having? Home made video? Website video? Size of video? Which video application? If using a browser, which one and version? Camera video? iSight video? Adobe Flash Player updated?

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I had a company create an mpeg2 file from a master for a dvd project I'm authoring. I'm not sure what format the master is on, I'm guessing BetaSP but it is something other than a DV format which is all I can handle. When my client saw the finished DVD I authored he was unhappy with the video quality, it is noisy/grainy. I told him I that is how I received it from this company (the company houses all of my client's masters) but he said his master was of higher quality. So we asked the company what the deal was and they are telling me these two things, both of which I don't believe.
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I agree with Joe.
DVCAM from DigiBeta is no quality increase at all. If anything (depending on the digibeta) you're dropping quality. You're certainly not gaining anything.
Correct workflow for DVD Authoring with DigiBeta masters is as follows:
1 - Transfer from DigiBeta to NLE Workstation.
2 - Edit as required
3 - Export from workstation to final version*
4 - Create DVD - and the biggest difference is going to be what is used - and
i how
it is used - to do the MPEG-2 encoding that the DVD application will require. MPEG encoding is not a matter of bashing out a PRESET from a menu. That will
i never
give the highest quality. MPEG encoding is every bit as much an art form as the shooting, cutting & producing of the film in the first place, and is a skill that takes both time & experience to learn properly.
NB.
* = This has been a bone of contention for a while now. It is often recommended to go to DV AVI as the interim format, but for absolute highest possible quality, this is not really true as DV AVI (DVCAM) is a compressed form, albeit lightly. Some prefer a more filmic look to their footage (which DV will never give you).
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Presets for 720p 60 and 1080p 30?

I'm trying to figure out the correct project presets in Premere Elements 8 to use for video created using a Contour HD camcorder. The files it produces are .mov files using the H.264 codec with AAC audio. The camcorder will output either 720p at 30 or 60fps or 1080p at 30fps.
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If I go that route, I'm assuming that I would lose video quality since I would be converting to a format that has a lower resolution. I would like to keep the videos in HD quality if possible.
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/2694134#2694134
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emlelrirsi wrote:
.. Source is SD
bad news..
could be, that adding effect (=any) drops quality by halve..
often discussed here:
when source is DV, iM09 processes interlaced video only single-field.
I have no source files of SD from non-tape-based devices.. perhaps here, the same quality-drop happens..
if you don't mind, would you like to send me a PM? mail adress down below in green..- you can participate in some.. 'tests'.. no, you don't get hurt, just your camera.. kiddin'!!
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