My video quality sucks. What the HELLL?? I need help D:

3 Aug 2010, 2:00 AM#1

OK!
So. I have some problems.
I just got a Sony DCR-SX44, aaaand it's like, amazing. It shoots in 1080p and looks all amazing and stuff... BUT.
When I upload it to my computer, the video is duller and the colors are duller than on the camera.

WHY???? What am I doing wrong?
Then I try processing it in Vegas which makes it a big mother fucker file. So I have to CONVERT it in xilisoft platinum, and THEN upload it to youtube, where the quality has become so shitty it looks webcam-like.

Anyone know how to fix this problem while still making sure it doesn't take 3 days for it to upload to youtube???

3 Aug 2010, 2:10 AM#2

You defiantly have the wrong encoding settings. Just keep tweaking them until you get it right. Also, what file format are you encoding it in?

3 Aug 2010, 2:40 AM#3

What does encoding setting mean? xD
And is encoding like... converting..? If so, AVI...

3 Aug 2010, 3:27 AM#4

HMM yah probaly cooding

3 Aug 2010, 3:31 AM#5

jimzip wrote:
HMM yah probaly cooding

You have no clue what I'm even talking about do you?

Any way, yes that is what encoding is. My guess is that you have it set to supah compress the video or are trying to export it in SD.

3 Aug 2010, 3:43 AM#6

I have no idea what you're talking about.