Studio 8 Platinum

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

I don’t believe it does. However, you can download several free MJPEG codecs that Vegas Platinum will use to decode.
Curious…I wonder if installing the demo of Vegas Pro will allow you to access the decoder? I’d imagine it would.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Steve Littler]

I bought the Main Concept MJPEG codec for $21.00 and installed it. But when I render out a QuickTime file, it is very slow and creates an extra large file that has jumpy playback.

I also own the AVS4YOU video editor which costs about the same as Vegas and it didn’t need this codec and it made much smaller files with smooth playback.

I just bought Vegas because I thought it would give me more options for more professional work.

I basically want to make quick files to put on the Web (YouTube etc) or CDs or import to Flash to publish to the Web.

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

But when I render out a QuickTime file, it is very slow and creates an extra large file that has jumpy playback.

That would be a problem related to the type of file you’re rendering TO, not the type of file from which you’re rendering/source material.
If your source material isn’t jerky/jumpy, neither should the render be.

Render to the MP4/iPod template in Vegas for best generic results for loading up to YouTube.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Steve Littler]

Thanks for the tip for YouTube.

But I still need to burn a bunch of these files on CD. They are dance files of various dancer friends. Also, the teacher prefers QT files for his Flash Programmer import into Flash to put on to his Web site.

(The AVI MJPEG source files are quite smooth at 30 frames per second shot at 640×480 on a Canon PowerShot SD630 Digital Elph. And they play fine by themselves on a computer.)

So I want to find out if the problem is inherent in Vegas Studio, or is it just my installation/setup somehow that it goofy? (I’m able to get good results in my ASV4YOU editor but it doesn’t have the extra tracks that Vegas has.)

Many thanks!

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

Chances are that you’re rendering to Quicktime uncompressed, based on your earlier explanation. the problem isn’t your system, nor Vegas, it’s pilot error.
You need to use the Custom Tab in the Quicktime options to create a Quicktime DV file.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Steve Littler]

Ok, I am willing to fix pilot error.

So I went in to check Custom settings and the default settings are:

Project tab:
Video rendering quality: Good

Video tab:
Frame rate: 29.970 (NYSC)
Field order: Non (progressive scan)
Pixel aspect ratio: 0.909
Video format: None
Compressed depth: 32 bpp color
Quality: 50%

Audio tab:
Audio format: Uncompressed
Sample rate (Hz): 44,100
Bit depth 16
Channels: Stereo

I rendered 10 seconds of video to a QT file and it took 1 minute 33 seconds and gave me a file 372 MB in size that plays back very jumpy.

Any suggestions for this pilot to fix.

Many thanks!

Steve

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

Fix as I’ve listed below:

Video tab:
Choose the Frame Size of DV/NTSC
Frame rate: 29.970 (NTSC)
Field order: Non (progressive scan)
Pixel aspect ratio: 0.909
Video format: DV
Compressed depth: 24 bpp color
Quality: 100%

that should fix you up.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Steve Littler]

Ok, I did that,
but my Web Format didn’t have a DV only choice, the the closest thing was DV/DVCPRO-NTSC, so I put that.

and it rendered in 48 seconds and the file was 38 MB. It plays smoothly now but the quality was not too good. A lot of pixelation and artifacts and wavy lines.

Any other suggestions?

Many thanks!

Steve

[Bruce Brent]

Steve, what works for me is on your computer….Windows Movie Maker.

Import your camera’s file and drag it to the timeline. Then, go to Finish Movie and save it as a DV (AVI) file. Then, you can take it to Vegas and edit and save/burn.

Enjoy!