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I just switched from Nero Vision Xtra (For these and other reasons) to Vegas 12 and before I edit even a single frame I'm wanting to pin down how my work will export.
I like to distribute my edits as 1280x720 mp4s but no matter what setting I seem to choose I can't get Vegas to output an mp4 file that isn't all blocky.
For comparison here is a frame from roughly the same 60 second render in the two programs (1280x720mp4, with B&W, sharpening and FilmGrain filters)...
(^ Click to see full res)
^ As you can see the Vegas frame is very blocky and compressed while the Nero output isn't at all. The Nero file is half the size, so is a bit softer naturally (The contrast is also less but that's down to different settings). I think I've tried every type of mp4 in the render, have switched it from VBR to CBR, upped the bitrate (To a level where crazy sized files are outputted), lowered the bitrate etc etc but I just can't get this shot to render in anything close to acceptable and without those large blocks.
FYI The soft focus closeup above ^ comes just after this highly detailed longshot...
...if that makes understanding the problem any easier. This longshot is better but still has some harsh blocking on close inspection.
Can any experienced Vegas users suggest a setting that could be causing this?
I like to distribute my edits as 1280x720 mp4s but no matter what setting I seem to choose I can't get Vegas to output an mp4 file that isn't all blocky.
For comparison here is a frame from roughly the same 60 second render in the two programs (1280x720mp4, with B&W, sharpening and FilmGrain filters)...
(^ Click to see full res)
^ As you can see the Vegas frame is very blocky and compressed while the Nero output isn't at all. The Nero file is half the size, so is a bit softer naturally (The contrast is also less but that's down to different settings). I think I've tried every type of mp4 in the render, have switched it from VBR to CBR, upped the bitrate (To a level where crazy sized files are outputted), lowered the bitrate etc etc but I just can't get this shot to render in anything close to acceptable and without those large blocks.
FYI The soft focus closeup above ^ comes just after this highly detailed longshot...
...if that makes understanding the problem any easier. This longshot is better but still has some harsh blocking on close inspection.
Can any experienced Vegas users suggest a setting that could be causing this?