rendering 720p for DVD.. which render setting?

[Jeff Schroeder]

Gilles,

I’m confused… 720p on a DVD? DVD can only use the NTSC or PAL DVD templates, unless you want DVDA to re-encode it.

Tell more details please.

Jeff

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Hi Jeff,
thanks for wanting to help. I’m properly not using the correct terminology. Here’s the scoop:

I have some footage taken at 1080p. I’ve created an mp4 for the client using 720p template. More manageable and more likely to play on PCs (older, etc).

Now… the client wants this on a DVD… What’s the procedure/template, etc?

I hope this makes sense… 🙂

Gilles

[Jeff Schroeder]

Gilles,

I would re-render the original (1920×1080), (use the Best setting because you are reducing it), using the DVDA-[NTSC|PAL]-Widescreen template, and the Dolby AC3 template for the audio. Drop it in a DVDA project with a screen capture background and you have a nice DVD presentation.

Play it first and see how it turns out. I generally de-saturate about 10% and use the broadcast filter when going to DVD to be played on a TV.

Jeff

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[John Rofrano]

As Jeff said, I would also start from the 1080 source and render using the appropriate MPEG-2 DVD Architect template (PAL or NTSC depending on where you’re from) Nothing special to do here. A DVD is a DVD regardless of the source video; you simply make a DVD like you always do.

~jr

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks John and Jeff.

I need to mention that I crop the video a bit at times (zooming via pan/crop). Yes, I’ve been using the original footage and my project properties are 1080. To maintain quality, to make the file size manageable and for PC viewing, I’ve been rendering at 720.

If I understand you both, I should just render for DVD. I just looked and can’t find a DVD render template in Vegas.

Gilles

Gilles

[John Rofrano]

[Gilles Gagnon] “I just looked and can’t find a DVD render template in Vegas.”

Try MainConcept MPEG-2 using one of the DVD Architect Widescreen … templates.

~jr

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Thanks John, will do.
I missed that MC template, was looking at the top level template names.
Cheers,

Gilles

[John Rofrano]

[Gilles Gagnon] “I missed that MC template, was looking at the top level template names.”

Well… it would help if one of them said “DVD” in the name. 😉 That’s part of the problem. You need to know that DVD’s use MPEG-2 video which isn’t obvious.

~jr

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[Gilles Gagnon]

Hi guys,
one more question regarding this. What would be the difference between:

– rendering the project using this MC template stated above, then creating the DVD in DVDA and..
– rendering to mp4, importing this mp4 in DVDA then creating the DVD…

(Trying to understand the technicalities… 🙂 )

Cheers,

Gilles

[John Rofrano]

[Gilles Gagnon] “- rendering the project using this MC template stated above, then creating the DVD in DVDA and..”

You get a first generation MPEG-2 render out of Vegas Pro that DVD Architect will copy directly to the DVD.

[Gilles Gagnon] “- rendering to mp4, importing this mp4 in DVDA then creating the DVD…”

You get a second generation render with quality loss because MP4 cannot be placed on a DVD so DVD Architect will re-render your MP4 to MPEG-2 (loosing some quality) and place the MPEG-2 on the DVD.

~jr

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