Poor encoding results

Hey Guys-

I'm using Edius Neo to encode clips shot on a Sony HC9. When I play the timeline, all looks smooth and good. When I encode to a WMV file, it just isn't smooth no matter how high a quality I use. I got a smooth output to an AVI file but the 1:30 minute clip is 150 mb. Any suggested settings to start with? Any help is appreciated. I usually upload to Vimeo or flikr pro then embed to a website.

Hi There

Make sure you wmv output settings are the same frame rate as your source.

It may be coming out @ 15fps.

Wags-

I unchecked the frame rate box and it's now only 5 mb and smooth. Put a Guinness on my tab...

I don't know Edius as I am a Mac guy, but can't you encode to a Quicktime mov file?

Steve

I don't know Edius as I am a Mac guy, but can't you encode to a Quicktime mov file?

Steve

No, I think Quicktime is just a Mac thing.

You can output to Quicktime if you have Quicktime pro installed on your system from the EDIUS timeline.

For HD clip to Vimeo...

Render out a de-interlaced 1280/720 wmv file and set the bitrate @ CBR 5000 (5megs), image quality 100% or a QT H.264 version and then load it up.

See what it looks like.

You can output to Quicktime if you have Quicktime pro installed on your system from the EDIUS timeline.

 

For HD clip to Vimeo...

Render out a de-interlaced 1280/720 wmv file and set the bitrate @ CBR 5000 (5megs), image quality 100% or a QT H.264 version and then load it up.

See what it looks like.

One of these days I need to upgrade to the "real" Edius program and get rid of the Neo version so I have more options. Right now it's just mpeg, AVI, WMV and Canopus options.

I'm good with the Vimeo suggestion except for the de-interlaced part. Is that setting during capture to Edius or during the rendering step?