Rendering for BluRay in Vegas 12

[John Rofrano]

[Paul Whitlock] “When I render for BluRay in Vegas 12, I’ve been told to use the MainConcept MPEG 2 template, 1920×1080-60i. However, this gives me a file with an .m2v extension and, when I tried to open this rendered .m2v file in Vegas, I discovered that Vegas does not recognise .m2v files”

That’s because the file is not meant for Vegas, it’s meant for DVD Architect Pro to place on a Blu-ray disc.

[Paul Whitlock] “So, my question is, how can I render for BluRay with a file type that Vegas recognizes?”

You can’t. Vegas is not a Blu-ray reader. Why is it so important to you that Vegas can read every file it produces? It cannot so don’t expect it.

[Paul Whitlock] “The .m2v extension is assigned automatically by Vegas and I can’t see a way to change to one of the other MPEG2 extensions.”

You don’t need to change anything. BTW, this is just the video. You also need to render the audio to Dolby Digital AC-3 Pro and guess what… Vegas can’t read the .ac3 file either! 😉 They are meant for Blu-ray or DVD use not for Vegas editing.

You will learn that there are formats that are good for acquisition, and formats that are good for editing, and formats that are good for delivery and they are often not the same format.

~jr

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[Paul Whitlock]

Thanks, John, that helps. I’m working on several different projects and wanted to put them together into one master program, so thought I should render each project separately and put the rendered files together in one big program. I read elsewhere in this forum your advice to someone about nestling, but this didn’t work for me, when I tried it. The various video tracks of the second project were rendered into one track, when I opened it in a new master project; however, thye audio tracks did not render; just one of the audio tracks from the second project opened in the master project. I suppose I could render audio tracks separately – but not in .ac3 🙂 Is there a way to include all audio tracks from the second and subsequent .veg files, when nestling?
Thanks again.

[John Rofrano]

[Paul Whitlock] ” I’m working on several different projects and wanted to put them together into one master program, so thought I should render each project separately and put the rendered files together in one big program.”

Oh, OK. If you want to render to an intermediate format, try rendering to Sony MXF. These files will retain their quality and can be placed back on the timeline for further combining and editing. Then make your Blu-ray file from these files.

~jr

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[Paul Whitlock]

OK, thanks. One follow up, if I may. There are several .mxf options in Vegas. Which one should I choose – HD EX, HD422, NTSC DV, etc?
Thanks again.

[John Rofrano]

[Paul Whitlock] “Which one should I choose – HD EX, HD422, NTSC DV, etc?”

For the best quality you want to use HD422 1920×1080-60i 50 Mbps.

~jr

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[Paul Whitlock]

OK, thanks for your help. I wish Sony’s tech support was a responsive and helpful.

[Paul Whitlock]

May I ask a follow up? I notice that the .mxf file, when played back in Vegas, is much more color-saturated and contrasted than the original version. Is this something I can adjust?

[John Rofrano]

[Paul Whitlock] “I notice that the .mxf file, when played back in Vegas, is much more color-saturated and contrasted than the original version. Is this something I can adjust?”

That’s odd. I haven’t seen this problem and I’ve done diffs between 444 source and MXF and the differences were extremely slight.

You could use Avid DNxHD or CineForm instead of MXF. You would need to download the Avid DNxHD codec and install it. I show you how to make a template on my web site:

Avid DNxHD Template for Vegas Pro

Avid DNxHD is know for producing very true colors to the original. CineForm can be purchased or some people said you can get a free version but I bought NeoScene so I’m not sure how well the free version works.

~jr

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