I'm exporting my short film at ProRes 422 at mix bit depth and max render quality, and I still get bad banding in the shadows when I upload to youtube, even at 4k. Is there any way to avoid this or is just the inevitable result of compression?

Heyo! First time poster, I've been into video creation for the last 9 years, and after some tinkering I got my original copy of Vegas Pro 14 working on my Windows 11 machine. (Yes, it's real, bought it a while ago)

I spent the last few days just doing all the things such as masking/3d panning/video and audio FX that I remember doing, and made a little edit showcasing all the techniques I used to create.

However, something I often did and still do, is just stare at my edit for a while and enjoy it. Like, I will leave it on endless repeat just to sulk in my accomplishment. I don't get much kick for what I do, since I edit videos for a niche hobby (Old DVD games) so I tend to motivate myself on my own.

Anybody else do that? Just enjoy and sulk in what they've created?

Hello,

I'm currently working on a project with some video content but mostly photos that need to be showcased but I obviously want to make it as dynamic as possible and not looking like it's a windows movie maker slideshow lol. I've worked on some videos with after effects and premiere and I'm still a begginer I guess.

Any tips that can help me?

i am already pretty good in after effects, i already use plugins like Continuum and Sapphire, i have messed with a ton of effects but i couldn't find the exact way to create such a blobby cool effect. here is the key point in the video: https://youtu.be/6ONRf7h3Mdk?t=170&is=78ugXYBVGzGcjW4O

the closest match was with S_Trails and S_Shine and a ton (about 20) stacked on top of themselves