Edit in 4K

CubeAce wrote on 7/19/2020, 7:31 PM

Hi Jimmy.

You must have the 'show all' in the export box ticked.

If the resolution and frame rate you want do not appear in the dialogue box you can enter the sizes and frame rates manually by clicking and typing into the relevant boxes but you then have to check the other export settings such as the GOP structure and bit rate match or the results will be disappointing at best or won't work at worst. An explanation is found towards the end of the pdf manual. What you hope to gain I'm not sure, You may find even if it works it will not upscale the image quality.

Ray.

Jimmy-Johnson wrote on 7/19/2020, 9:41 PM

Thanks Ray one more Question if i shoot film in 2.7 what are the best settings for import/export on Magix.?

CubeAce wrote on 7/20/2020, 3:25 AM

@Jimmy-Johnson

Hi Jimmy.

If by 2.7 you mean 2.7k: 2704 x 1520 - (16:9 aspect ratio) then that is the picture ratio and frame size you are looking for. As for the rest that depends on the frame rate you shoot at and the relative average bit rate your device records at. Of course some cameras are capable of shooting at other frame ratios when 2.7K is selected in the recording section of the device such as 3:2. (standard aspect ratio of most camera sensors). Movie Edit Pro has presets that give fairly reasonable conversions and all parameters can be tweaked if needed, but altering those settings manually beyond a certain point will not result in better quality images, just larger end file sizes.

Personally I feel it is best to keep to the resolutions I shoot at for my export settings but choose 'Best' in the the export settings as this gives the least amount of compression to the output file.

The settings in the image below are not for 2.7K but just a guide for which setting I'm talking about altering.

Ray.

johnebaker wrote on 7/20/2020, 4:06 AM

@Jimmy-Johnson

Hi and welcome to the forum

. . . . How do I edit and save my film in 4K . . . . if i shoot film in 2.7 what are the best settings for import/export . . .

The question is 'what project setting should I use' - the norm is to set the project settings to match those of the imported video eg if all your videos to be imported are 2.7K then the project settings should match the resolution and frame rate of those videos eg 2704 x 1520, 16:9, frame rate, exporting to 4K does involve some upscaling and you may get a slight loss of quality.

However if you are mixing different resolutions eg 4K and 2.7K then you have 2 options:

set the project to match the 4K video and when importing the 2.7K ensure you select Do not adjust when you get the pop-up saying the video and project are different.
set the project to match the 2.7K video and import the 4K video repeating the Do not adjust as in 1.

If you are wanting to export as 4K and other lower resolution video then option 1 is the one I would go for and accept that there may be a small loss in quality of the 2.7K video - this is how I work mixing 4K UHD and Full HD.

HTH

John EB
Forum Moderator

Jimmy-Johnson wrote on 7/20/2020, 4:13 AM

That was extremely helpful thank you very much.!

Scenestealer wrote on 7/20/2020, 7:13 AM

@CubeAce @Jimmy-Johnson

but choose 'Best' in the the export settings as this gives the least amount of compression to the output file.

That should read least amount of compression artifacts. The compression and subsequent file size does not change but the encoder does a more thorough job, albeit more slowly, so quality can improve.

Peter

CubeAce wrote on 7/20/2020, 8:44 AM

@Scenestealer

Hi Peter.

Would the term visible compression have been a better phrase to use? Sorry if I've mislead.

Ray.