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Is .m2t lossless?
In Sony Vegas Pro 13, is it possible to render tracks that consist of .m2t clips without losing any of those clips’ original clarity and resolution? (Forgive me if this is a dumb question — I’m still a beginner.)
Thanks, in advance, for your help with this question.
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Hi Michael
In Render As check the box for Match project settings then chose the type of file that best match your needs depending if you’re going to stream it or put it on a physical support.
A lot of questions are asked here about the various file extensions and containers. Which one is better suited for shooting purposes and which one is best for delivery. I encourage you to read (a lot) and get well versed on the subject so that the results of your hard work are viewed as the should.
Here’s one of many good reads if you want to get technical about .M2T aka MPEG-2 Transport stream.
https://www.wondershare.com/avchd/m2ts-vs-mts.html
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Hi Michael
In Render check the Match project settings then choose the file type that best suits your needs.
P.S.: You will eventually see another more lengthy response from me ’cause for some reason it’s ”pending review”. Go figure…
Cheers !
PC Win 10 Pro 64-bit 16gb Intel® Core™i7-2600k Quad Core 3.40GHz
Cameras: Canon XF305 + Canon XH-A1
Blackmagic HyperDeck Studio Mini
Vegas Pro 14, User since Vegas 3.0\’\’When the cutting stops, the editing begins…\’\’
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Hi Michael,
m2t is not lossless, it is a compressed delivery format. You will loose a bit of quality when rendering to m2t (bluray) but if only once you will probably not notice a difference. If you want to render to something that is visually lossless than you may want to use something like Sony XAVC. The files are large in size to store, but you can render several generations without a noticeable loss of quality and Sony Vegas Pro likes this format and should preview smoothly.
There are also many other options to render to an intermediate file that are visually lossless such as Cineform or Avid (need to download and install the codec) or you could render to Uncompressed, but Uncompressed make huge size files and do not preview well unless your PC has a bunch of horsepower.
Best Regards……George
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Thank-you, Francois!
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Thank-you, George!
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