Need Help!

[Moonlight Soldier]

Heh yea, I think if you went from a size for an iPod back to HD, that is most likely your problem.

If you have the harddrive space and your computer can handle it, try editing with higher quality files, or at least when you convert the clips you need, keep them the same size (720p or whatever) that you want to eventually export in. Otherwise you're just going to steadily lose video quality as you go back and forth converting.

Something to keep in mind for next time ;o

[NS]

Convert the mkvs to Lagarith lossless (.avi) and edit with those, Then when you render your video export an uncompressed .avi and then run that through zarxgui to get your mp4, and run it through vdub to get your high quality xvid which works best for youtube.

[NS]

when I say "run it through vdub" I mean your uncompressed .avi not the mp4

[sportsgirl1391]

I got to get a different converter because the converter I use it doesn't convert HD clips like I lose quality each time so I gotta try and get a good converter.

[NS]

Get the amvapp and use vdub to convert all your .vobs or mkvs to lagarith lossless.

[Kariudo]

Unless there's some problem with vegas' rendering (don't use vegas myself), rendering with a lossless codec should be fine.
There's also debugmode frameserver if space is running tight

[sportsgirl1391]

Thanks im installing right now. We shall see how it works out. MKV files are awesome but at the same time a pain -_-

[sportsgirl1391]

Its weird sometimes I hear everyone uses Sony Vegas other ppl its mostly stuff on mac which I wish I oculd get but to expansive.

[sportsgirl1391]

the vdub thing doesnt want to work it says error everytime I try to convert mkv

[Kariudo]

virtualdub can't import .mkv directly (virtualdubmod may be able to, but that's iffy at best)

you should write an avisynth script to get it into vdub (use notepad, put .avs after the file name when you go to save it)
just something like

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DirectShowSource("file name.mkv")

replace file name with the actual filename (leave the double quotes in there). Make sure the .avs file is in the same folder as your mkv file.

to everyone else: yes I know DSS isn't frame accurate, but it doesn't matter if you're not clipping, and I'm opting for simple here