Hi.
I´ve got nearly the same problem: an output Quality, theat we would call "Ramsch" in Germany (Thats trash/garbage)
1. I make a video vith my camcorder, in HD 1080.
The video is clearly HD, quiete a good quality, if i open it (before working with it!) in Win Media Player.
2. I work on the video in Movie Pad Editor. I first wondered about the owfully low quality the viedeo has in the preview (Also pictures from a 10 Megapix. digicam!),
but I theougt preview is prwview, all will be fine when I save it.
3. I save the viedeo, now consisting of various clips (I tried with clips of the same quality as well as clips and pics in differrent
qualities.
I tell the video Editor to save in 1080 HD as a (.wmv) file.
4. first thing that´s suspect is the short time the computer needs to render the thing, clearly too short for HD.
secondly, the resulting (.wmv) file is much too small - much smaler even than the original file from my Cam, although is
*should* have the same quality / res.
When opening the file, I detect the reason for this: The video has been saved in just that Ramsch- quality it was in the preview.
Thats too bad, I don´t know how to save my work now. Are the past 3 hours "für die Katz" (that means lost/spend for nothing) ??
All I have is this trashy video not even woth the energy to throw it into the garbage.
PLEASE HELP!