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Aspect Ratio and Rendering
I am still confused, even after reading all the posts regarding aspect ratio. I currently have Vegas 6.0 and am trying to decide to upgrade between Movie Studio or 8.0 and have the trail versions.
My question is how to render so my 16:9 video from my Sony HDR-FX1 rendered in Vegas, will fill up the screen on my 16:9 TV when I make a DVD from Vegas and Architect. I either end up with black borders with sound, or if I follow some of the forum suggestions, fill up the screen but then I have no sound.
I have a new Samsung 1080i TV, and I can use the stretch function on the TV to fill up the screen. However it seems to me that with the 16:9 function selected on the TV the DVD should fill up the screen. My DVD player is the Sony Playstation 3.
Isn’t there a simply solution to be able to end up with a DVD that will play on 16:9 TV’s (full screen) with no black borders? Can someone please help me with the settings to use to render in Vegas, and then the settings to use in Architect to make the DVD so it will play full screen, 16:9 ratio with sound?
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> Isn’t there a simply solution to be able to end up with a DVD that will play on 16:9 TV’s (full screen) with no black borders?
Well… there is a FREE script plug-in from VASST called DVDPrep that takes all of the guess work out of it. Just select your format and press OK and it will render with the proper settings.
As for DVD Architect, crate a 16:9 project and drop the output from Vegas/DVDPrep onto your menu and you should be all set.
I assume you have your Vegas project setting set to DV Widesceen so that your project is widescreen to begin with. This will eliminate any surprises later when rendering.
~jr
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Johnny – I have been away from the computer for a few days and hope you will see this reply. Thanks for your reply, however when I try to download DVDprep it only goes so far, and then tells me “action is only valid for products that are currently installed”. What am I doing wrong? I have a licensed Vegas 6.0 installed. Thanks – Wayne
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You also need DVD Architect with the licensed Main Concept encoder installed.
Douglas Spotted Eagle
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I have never seen that error. As Douglas said you must have DVD Architect installed but you said you had Architect in your original post. Maybe this is because you have the trial versions and they are not fully licensed.
~jr
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John – I tried coming at VAAST and DVDprep via a Google search (instead of your link). For some reason that worked, and I was able to download DVDprep and it works with Vegas 6.0. Thanks much for your help.
Does Vegas 8.0 set up for 16:9 without help from DVDprep?
Wayne -
Vegas Pro 8 can benefit from DVDPrep as well because it works the same way that previous versions of Vegas do. I wrote DVDPrep because people were always asking what rendering template they should use. While having a large selection of templates makes Vegas more flexible, it is also more confusing for someone who just wants to make a DVD and not become a rocket scientist in the process. DVDPrep simple selects the correct template given information you already know about your project.
The thing to remember with 16:9 is to start your project as 16:9 and select one of the widescreen templates when rendering. This will keep everything 16:9.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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John –
Everything worked as you said. You can’t imagine how frustrated I have been over trying to figure out 16:9 aspect ratio. Thank you so much for DVDprep!! I am a retired airline pilot who flew 747-400’s and usually can figure things out. But this had me stumped, and I was about to give up until you answered my post. Thanks so very much for your time and help.
Wayne
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