Ongoing issues with VPX 17.0.3.63

gmlotkow wrote on 12/17/2019, 6:05 PM

Have a problem with rendering to DVD with New PC. (Stats below)

It also has the latest bugs that annoy me, loose my transitions when moving a clip…. Intermittent preview screen.. audio tab…

Here is a job stopper issue. No matter how I adjust the export to DVD, it appears lousy. I can make a great Blu-Ray, and very good .mp4, but DVDs are terrible. I normally used Standard DVD NTSC AC3, interlaced progressive…, bitrate default at 6448, I boost the quality to 7, surround sound, hardware encoding, these setting used to work great, but no more.

I took all those files and transferred them to my old PC, rendered a DVD, and it came out great.

Again, specs of both PC’s are below.

Time to wipe the C: drive and start over? Any suggestions?

New PC

VPX 17.0.3.63

[CPU]

cpu="Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700K CPU @ 3.70GHz"

[OS]

os="Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0 64-bit"

[Memory]

memory="Available: 32,424,824 bytes, Free: 27,918,576 bytes"

[Graphics]

g1="Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 3440x1440"

[Sound]

s1="Intel(R) Display Audio (ok)"

s2="Realtek High Definition Audio (ok)"

Old PC

VPX 17.0.3.55

[CPU]

cpu="Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz"

[OS]

os="Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0 64-bit"

[Memory]

memory="Available: 33,536,452 bytes, Free: 29,690,884 bytes"

[Graphics]

g1="NVIDIA Quadro K2200 1920x1080"

[Sound]

s1="NVIDIA High Definition Audio (ok)"

s2="Realtek High Definition Audio (ok)"

s3="High Definition Audio Device (ok)"

Comments

johnebaker wrote on 12/18/2019, 5:40 AM

@gmlotkow

Hi Greg

. . . . but DVDs are terrible . . . .

I have a very similar system to yours - in what way are they terrible and what is the source video resolution - so I can test?

John EB

gmlotkow wrote on 12/19/2019, 5:24 AM

@johnebaker

John, I sent you an email directing you to my google drive where I put the data.

The zip file contains the raw data, plus example of the rendering to DVD from both my computers. Burn each to a DVD so you can see the issue I am dealing with. You can then use the data to render your own disc data to determine if you have the same problems as I.

Thanks for looking into this, let me know what you find, have a happy holiday, thanks.

johnebaker wrote on 12/19/2019, 1:53 PM

@gmlotkow

Hi Greg

I have the files, looking at them now.

John EB

gmlotkow wrote on 1/1/2020, 11:25 AM

@johnebaker

Did a fresh start with the new PC, wiped the C; drive, and reinstalled everything. Nothing changed with the rendering process.

Found the problem that contributes to the crummy DVDs is the hardware encoding. If I uncheck the hardware encoding, the DVDs look good again. I have no graphics card, everything is rendered by my i7-8700K Coffeelake processor.

Leaving hardware encoding unchecked and starting the rendering process, I can see my GPU cranking away

browj2 wrote on 1/11/2020, 12:57 PM

Not to hijack the thread, but I noticed (actually noticed this before but forgot about it) that the HitFilm effects don't work unless in Compatibility or Alternative Video mode. They also work in Standard mode (direct3D, hardware acceleration) if I change from AMD Radeon HD 5700 Series (my graphics card) to Microsoft Basic Render Driver.

Has anyone else noticed this?

John CB