Best vs Good Render Video Quality? at DVinfo.net

Nicholas de Kock · May 1st, 2009, 11:53 AM

When I render out a project I usually use the default profiles supplied with Vegas, all of them are set to "Good" video quality. I've been wondering lately if there is a significant quality difference between "Good" and "Best"? The render time for "Best" takes hours/days! I want to render out my final projects to the highest possible quality for Blu-ray however don't want to wait days for a render if the quality difference is insignificant.

What setting do you use to render and why?

Mike Kujbida · May 1st, 2009, 12:20 PM

A lot of my work is with still images so I aways use Best mode.
However, I'm rendering to regular DVD, not Blu-ray.

Here's what the Sony Knowledgebase has to say:

"Best" uses bicubic scaling with integration, while "Good" uses bilinear without integration.
You will have a hard time telling the difference, but must use "Best" if you are using high resolution stills or video that are getting scaled down to the final output size.
"Good" may have bad artifacts on the near-horizontal edges, while "Best" will look great.

Edward Troxel · May 1st, 2009, 01:08 PM

Here's the full details.

Nicholas de Kock · May 1st, 2009, 01:29 PM

Thanks for the feedback, makes a lot of sense. I have mostly rendered 1080i to DVD at "Good", I have noticed some artifacts on occasion when scaling down, especially when working with stills. Looks like it will be a compromise between quality and available time.

May 1st, 2009, 11:53 AM	#1
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Best vs Good Render Video Quality? When I render out a project I usually use the default profiles supplied with Vegas, all of them are set to "Good" video quality. I've been wondering lately if there is a significant quality difference between "Good" and "Best"? The render time for "Best" takes hours/days! I want to render out my final projects to the highest possible quality for Blu-ray however don't want to wait days for a render if the quality difference is insignificant. What setting do you use to render and why?

May 1st, 2009, 01:08 PM	#3
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Here's the full details. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

May 1st, 2009, 12:20 PM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	A lot of my work is with still images so I aways use Best mode. However, I'm rendering to regular DVD, not Blu-ray. Here's what the Sony Knowledgebase has to say: "Best" uses bicubic scaling with integration, while "Good" uses bilinear without integration. You will have a hard time telling the difference, but must use "Best" if you are using high resolution stills or video that are getting scaled down to the final output size. "Good" may have bad artifacts on the near-horizontal edges, while "Best" will look great.

May 1st, 2009, 01:29 PM	#4
Nicholas de Kock Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: KLD, South Africa Posts: 983	Thanks for the feedback, makes a lot of sense. I have mostly rendered 1080i to DVD at "Good", I have noticed some artifacts on occasion when scaling down, especially when working with stills. Looks like it will be a compromise between quality and available time.