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  • Render Settings

    Posted by Gurm Sohal on August 6, 2008 at 10:52 pm

    I would like to know what the best settings to render footage in Vegas 8 are. I have shot the footage with a V1U – at 24p 1080i. I will be outputting to a regular dvd. I have tried various settings/codecs in vegas…and have noticed a difference in the quality of output. I do find it odd, that I am not getting widescreen output with some codecs, even if I select the widescreen option.

    Basically I want a widescreen image, with the best possible output.

    Thanks!

    Steve Rhoden replied 17 years, 12 months ago 2 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Steve Rhoden

    August 6, 2008 at 11:10 pm

    Basically….you need to first select a wide screen template in
    the project properties fitting your desired output to begin with.
    Then in ‘event pan/crop’ you right click to select the ‘match
    output aspect’ to tidy up your editing.

    By the way Gurm,Are you using Vegas Pro 8? …In your previous post
    you mentioned you could not get dvd architect 5 because you did not qualify for an update. When all is said and done i would endorse
    what John actually recommended, to purchase Pro with Architect
    instead of purchasing Sonic DVDit proHD or an alternative.

    Steve Rhoden
    Creative Director
    TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
    http://www.youtube.com/hentys

  • Gurm Sohal

    August 6, 2008 at 11:25 pm

    Thanks for the tip. I have actually decided to get DVD architect 5…it seems to be the way to go.

    Are there any specific codecs you recommend when I render. I noticed when I used DV widescreen codec…the picture actually seems pixelated.

    Thanks again!

  • Steve Rhoden

    August 6, 2008 at 11:44 pm

    Wonderful choice….it is the way to go.

    As for codecs…(all you need is there in vegas)what specific render format do you want to render?

    Steve Rhoden
    Creative Director
    TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
    http://www.youtube.com/hentys

  • Gurm Sohal

    August 7, 2008 at 12:18 am

    Right now I am rendering in avi..it seems when I use Mpeg2..architect won’t accept the file.

    I have tried the Sony YUV codec..the quality is amazing, but it’s not widescreen. I will try the technique you mentioned in your previous post. Any other ideas?

  • Steve Rhoden

    August 7, 2008 at 12:43 am

    Remember when you are rendering your projects to author them in
    DVD Architect you should use one of the “DVD Architect video stream”
    when rendering to mpeg2 (in your present case DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream)….Then render your audio separately.
    Doing this facilitate better compatiblity and less compression when
    being used in Architect.

    Steve Rhoden
    Creative Director
    TNX EFFECTS STUDIOS.
    http://www.youtube.com/hentys

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