Epic Street Comp

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

i need advice, tips, and ideas on how to make this a better looking video. better looking all around, like the quality and how its edited. i edit with sony vegas pro 9, film with a sony hdr-sr11, and this video is rendered in full avi.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEEY4zHWYPM

Admin Posts : 66 Join date : 2010-12-28

First off, The Sony HDR-SR11 shoots in 16:9 yet you edited the video in 4:3 thats the first change that needs to be made.

Also i think the slo-mos at the end were a bit longer than they needed to be also cutting the slow mo in and out of the bar bar wasn't needed.

Other than that its a good edit.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

im currently trying to fix the problems with quality and size. how did you think the quality was? because it looks terrible on my computer.

Posts : 145 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : Australia

It can be improved. If you want great widescreen quality export as 1280 x 720. And make sure you bit rate is at a decent level.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

how do you know if your bit rate is good?

Posts : 145 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : Australia

Well the higher your bit rate, the better quality. Do a bit of trial and error until you have found the balance between quality and file size you want.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

k here is the best updated version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZtY9yuFRug
i followed the instructions of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6vTDXq6nJU and this is how it turned out.
i know it is too laggy to watch but im trying to fix that now. any ideas on how?

Admin Posts : 66 Join date : 2010-12-28

Seems like your bit rate/frame rate went down.

Also, That video is teaching you how to stretch 4:3 to 16:9

your cam shoots at 29.97fps(frames per second) and its 16:9 already when you choose your templete seek one that matches it best.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

ok thanks ill try that.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-6DhkpMArc

newest version, rendered in 720p.

Posts : 145 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : Australia

Much better quality there.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

just one more question i have. how do you make the slowmo smoother and less blurry if possible?

Posts : 145 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : Australia

Record at a higher shutter speed.

Posts : 9 Join date : 2011-01-06

i cant seem to find that option on my camera. but thanks ill keep looking

Posts : 25 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : AZ

Main advice would be to not do the slow mo landings for those last three clips, just on the last one. Also, after Dakota Front scooter flipped the gap there was to much black space time between that and the next clip. The rest was really good.

Posts : 145 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : Australia

Somewhere in your camera, in the settings there should be some option to record at 1/800s.

Posts : 50 Join date : 2011-01-03 Age : 28 Location : Texas

Bro, every time I try to watch the video to give advice it says that it has been removed by user. Just keep them on!