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Authoring XDCAM EX MP4 720 60p
First post… hoping the collective wisdom can help me.
I have a rendered file that I want to author and burn in Blu Ray but DVDA won’t accept the file and I’m hoping someone can tell me what I’m doing wrong or recommend another program that I can use to create a BD Menu and burn the file to BD -R.
I’m using the JVC HM100 and shooting footage in 1280×720-60p HQ (35 Mbps VBR) format.
The footage imports natively to Vegas 9 as XDCAM EX .mp4 with no problems. Editting was fine and I rendered the file as XDCAM EX mp4. No recompression was required and the rendering went off without a hitch. I can view the rendered file on my computer using VLC Media Player so no problems there.
When I go DVDA to author and burn the project, I’m setting it up as a BluRay Disc, with MPEG2 1280×720-60p, PCM Stereo. When I go to import the rendered .mp4 file, DVDA won’t allow it.
Am I setting up something wrong? If not, is there another program I could use to burn this to BluRay?
BTW, I do have a BluRay burner along with BD-R disks and a BluRay player.
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That seems odd. I just rendered a small XDCAM file at 1280×720-60p and imported it without a problem into DVD Architect.
Your problem, however is moot. XDCAM MP4 cannot be burned directly to Blu-ray so DVD Architect is going to recompress the file anyway so you might as well render the correct file from Vegas to begin with. Blu-ray requires MPEG2 or AVCHD and you must use one of the “Blu-ray xxx” templates in Vegas if you don’t want DVD Architect to recompress the file.
~jr
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JR, I have been trying without success to render 720p60 blu-ray. Here is what I’m doing, do you see anything wrong with my approach:
1. Shot 720p60 (59.940) in my Panasonic HMC150.
2. Rendered in Vegas 10c using Mainconcept mp2 HDV 720-30p template, but in custom set frame rate to 59.940. I rendered the audio as ac3.
3. Imported to DVDA 5.2, which tells me the video be recompressed. The audio is ok.Any suggestions how to eliminate the recompress?
Jerry
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[jerry norman] “JR, I have been trying without success to render 720p60 blu-ray. …Any suggestions how to eliminate the recompress?”
Hi Jerry. I’m sorry if my previous post wasn’t clearer. When I said select one of the Blu-ray templates, I forgot to add, “and don’t change anything”. 😉
Blu-ray does not support 60p so you can stop trying. The valid frame rates are the same as DVD, 29.970, 25.00, & 23.976 (a.k.a. 24p). So there is no way to eliminate the recompressing if Blu-ray is your delivery format.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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JR, I think blu-ray does support 60p because it is a listed format in DVDA’s new project settings. Wikipedia also shows 720p60 (59.940) as a valid blu-ray format. But it is curious that there isn’t a Vegas template for this format. With Sony originating the blu-ray technology you would think SCS would be the first to fully support it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc
Jerry
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Ah… OK so 60p is supported at 720. I guess Sony has an issue in that DVD Architect is a bit ahead of Vegas Pro in that area. I would open a trouble ticket with Sony Support and see what they say.
~jr
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Please post a solution to this problem if one becomes available. I am in the same situation with the exact specifications.
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