Sony Vegas 9.0 Render Settings

[Mike Thomas ii]

There are many ways to skin a cat and even more ways to render in Vegas.

You could render out using Save As…MainConcept AVC/ACC (.mp4) and then change the template settings for frame size and bit rate (which will determine the overall file size).

I render most of my files in DivX, so I can play them on my Xbox360 and burn them to a DVD to play in a compatible DivX-DVD player.

The DivX Converter (free download https://www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus/converter) has a bit rate calculator, so you can set the exact file size if you wish. The converter can be used as standalone program or through Vegas in the ‘Video for Windows (*.avi) render options, then you change the template, Custom > Video format to DivX Codec > Configure…select your profile.

If I am doing a straight conversion with no editing or effects, I use the DivX standalone program, it seems to convert faster than in Vegas.

[Grant Pohl]

Hi, I downloaded and tried to use Divx, but when I started rendering, it stopped and gave me an error message about the codec. So I tried to use another program instead of Vegas to render. The other programmed rendered it, but the files still seem to be coming out a little bigger than I want. Most movies seem to be about 700mb. How do I get an .avi video to be about that size? thanks

[Mike Thomas ii]

Here is a list of free bitrate calculators that should help you set file sizes.

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/bitrate-calculators

And for Windows Media files (.wmv) you go here https://alexzambelli.com/WMV/WMVBitCalc.html

[Mike Kujbida]

[Grant Pohl] “How do I get an .avi video to be about that size?”

If the program you’re using will let you, lowering the bitrate is the only way to reduce the size.