Pixelated recordings in Wirecast

**sunkast** · 08-18-2013, 05:36 PM

So we started using Wirecast to record shows at GFQ. Everything seemed fine for about a week. But now for some strange reason, every recording looks like it has some pixelation issue. The video itself is fine. We record a back up copy using Vidblaster, and recordings on it come out looking just fine. It also looks normal on our stream. It only seems to be affecting the recording in Wirecast.

I've doubled checked the settings. Tried other formats. Uninstalled and reinstalled Wirecast. But the recordings still come out pixelated.

Here are a few examples, click on the images to make them bigger.

http://imgur.com/a/qVFIy

The first one is pixelated. The second is the same show recorded in Vidblaster and is clear.

Anyone have ideas why Wirecast is doing this?

**Linuxcooldude** · 08-19-2013, 01:25 PM

It might help if you list your recording settings down like resolution, bitrate, encoding ect. Are you broadcasting at 720p but recording at 1080p? You can usually downgrade resolutions no problem, but trying to record at a higher res from a lower one will get pixelation problems.

The pictures you linked all look good to me.

**sunkast** · 08-19-2013, 02:35 PM

I talked to Jase on Twitter last night and he suggested I try unchecking Render using YUV in the Wirecast preferences. This seems to have done the trick.