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  • A few basic questions…

    Posted by Andrew Bryant on December 8, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    Sorry to bother you, but I have a few basic questions about SV that I can’t seem to decipher from the Sony website. These are:

    1. Does the boxed Platinum Pro v 9 come with a manual or is all help etc on line/disk?
    2. I am used to recording to mpeg 2 DV tape. I’ve just bought an HF100 (AVHCD). I don’t have a HD tv or HD burner, so if I film and transfer in HD can I then keep the film in HD and put it on a normal DVD and watch it in a standard DVD player (minus the HD quality) or do I need to change the format somewhere along the line? If so, can this be done within SV Platinum Pro 9?
    3. I usually create menus and chapters etc – am I correct in assuming this is done in the bundled DVD creator programme?

    Sorry for this, but I need quick advice as i want to order. In the UK it takes a month to buy this software as no one stocks it! We have to order from the US!

    Many thanks (from a very much ex Nero user – I know…).

    Andrew Bryant replied 17 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Rob Strobbe

    December 8, 2008 at 8:52 pm

    I use Vegas Pro, but I believe I can answer your questions.

    1. The manual is in PDF format, and the program has the standard F1 online help.

    2. Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Edition will accept AVCHD. To produce a DVD, though, you will have to let it convert your movie to standard MPEG2. It will be a lower resolution (standard DVD video is 720×480, whereas your HD video is larger). In addition, the act of decoding, resizing, and re-encoding the video might introduce some artifacting.

    3. Vegas Movie Studio comes with DVD Architect Studio, a program for authoring DVDs.

    Rob

  • Andrew Bryant

    December 8, 2008 at 10:13 pm

    Very many thanks, Rob.

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