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Sony Vegas Pro 9 settings to make DVD?
Shot 88 min feature film on Panasonic HVX200 DV TAPES
NTSC DV 720X480 23.90 fps
AC-3 audio
16:9
Do I set these numbers then render the video first, then audio into DVD Architect?
Do I make chapter markers before I render it?
How long will it take to render 88 minute film?
If you have the steps, that would be great.
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[Rob Darren] “Do I set these numbers then render the video first, then audio into DVD Architect?”
Yes, you can fit about 120 minutes into a DVD with the default settings in Vegas Pro so use MainConcept MPEG-2 with the DVD Architect 24p NTSC Widescreen video stream template for the video, and Digital Dolby AC-3 Pro for the audio. Give both files the same name with the appropriate extensions.
[Rob Darren] “Do I make chapter markers before I render it?”
Yes, you should use Markers to set all of your chapter points, then make sure “include markers” is checked when you render and the chapter points will show up in DVD Architect.
[Rob Darren] “How long will it take to render 88 minute film?”
That depends on a lot of variables including the power of your PC, GPU support, amount of FX, source media format, etc. I suggest you make a 1 minute selection somewhere on your timeline and see how long that takes to render. Then multiply by 88 and you should get a close approximation.
~jr
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[John Rofrano] “Yes, you can fit about 120 minutes into a DVD with the default settings in Vegas Pro”
With my typical material, stage productions, it’s more like 90-minutes. Any more and I have to drop the bitrate.
Steve Mann
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You’re right Steve. 120 would need the bit rate lowered and 90 is the standard template. Not sure what I was thinking.
~jr
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I’ve noticed that “Hollywood” releases are putting as much as 2+ hours of media on one DVD including the main feature, commentaries and previews. Could they be compromising quality to make BD look even better?
As a side note, I read in a pro video magazine, I think it was an article in “Post” by Jay Rose, that it can take days to encode the MPEG file for a feature movie on a renderfarm. I should have saved the article…
Steve Mann
MannMade Digital Video
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[Stephen Mann] “I’ve noticed that “Hollywood” releases are putting as much as 2+ hours of media on one DVD including the main feature, commentaries and previews. Could they be compromising quality to make BD look even better?”
They use dual layer DVD’s so there is no compromise on quality. You can fit 8.9GB instead of 4.7GB on DL.
[Stephen Mann] “As a side note, I read in a pro video magazine, I think it was an article in “Post” by Jay Rose, that it can take days to encode the MPEG file for a feature movie on a renderfarm. I should have saved the article…”
Hollywood studios encode each scene separately so that they get the maximum quality possible. This takes a lot more time that selecting one template and pressing “render”. 😉
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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