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    video looks crappy after editing it with imovie 11

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by letsjam, Nov 18, 2011.

  1. letsjam

    letsjam Notebook Geek

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    Has anyone noticed this?
    Whenever I make a video with my 720p HD camera the quality is superd, especially if the lighting settings are ok. However, after editing with imovie my video becomes so pixelated and crappy.
     
    letsjam, Nov 18, 2011
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    agent39171 Newbie

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    Yes, I've been bothered by poor quality output's also. I thought it was the export settings I was using, but I've pretty much exhausted the options there and I'm not seeing anything like what is coming out of my NEX-5 (using a 50mm f1.4 canon lens). It's not even looking nearly as good when it comes IN to iMovie.
     
    agent39171, Nov 27, 2011
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  3. letsjam

    letsjam Notebook Geek

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    I tried using adobe elements premiere 10 and almost bought it as for 75.00 I would be getting photoshop elements too. But Adobe elements premiere is so bloated and I am really not impressed with the themes and features( except for export to blu-ray). Is it that we need better cameras so that our work will be rendered looking better?

    or

    Is do we need to buy Final Cut or After Effects?
    I really know my way around imove 11 but Premiere elements 10 it is so confusing.
     
    letsjam, Nov 27, 2011
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  4. kornchild2002

    kornchild2002 Notebook Deity

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    My experiences with iMovie have been pretty positive actually. It was able to take a low quality 720p video I shot with my Droid X (low quality due to a lack of enough lighting), adjust it, and output something at the same resolution that was actually better. I have edited a few quick videos shot with my Sony digital camera. Nothing special, it is just a point and shoot that records at 1080i 60fps. I import that into iMovie, de-interlace it, adjust a few things, and output either a 720p or 1080p video that looks better than what is going in.

    I would say that iMovie is fine for basic editing but video editing seems like it would not be all that great if you are working with equipment that is better than average. Otherwise the videos that iMovie outputs for me are better than the source, are not pixelated (which, to me, signifies that a high enough resolution isn't being used and/or iMovie is having a hard time downscaling the source video), good lighting, good color balance, and a fine black level. Of course, none of this is up to Blu-ray standards but it is still better than what I keep importing into iMovie.
     
    kornchild2002, Nov 27, 2011
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    maybe you imported at half resolution instead of full?
     
    masterchef341, Nov 27, 2011
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