Timeline vs. DVDA

[Jeff Schroeder]

Dave,

If your source mpeg is too large DVDA will have to re-encode it. You have much less control over the renderer in DVDA. That is why it is best to produce a compliant file inside Vegas that will not require compression in DVDA.

I suppose you are already using the Mpeg-2 templates designed for DVDA. What size is your rendered video file(s)?

Jeff

2-Xeon X5680 @ 3.33, EVGA SR-2 Mobo, 48GB DDR3, GTX 580 3072MB, 16TB Attached Storage, Win7, Vegas 11 x64

[Nigel O’neill]

When I use the DVD-A template I always adjust the quality slider to 31 under Customise. I think it defaults to 17.

My system specs: Intel i7 970, 12GB RAM, ASUS P6T, Vegas Pro 10e (x32/x64), Windows 7 x64 Ultimate, Vegas Production Assistant 1.0, VASST Ultimate S Pro 4.1, Neat Video Pro 2.6

[Dave Edwards]

Thank you both for your responses.

Jeff: I below is an image of the DVD video files produced by DVDA.

Nigel: I too chose 31 for quality.

[Dave Edwards]

I forgot to mention that the duration is 42 minutes.

[Jeff Schroeder]

Dave,

What is the size of the files you are plugging into DVDA?

How long does the build take when you press Make-DVD?

Jeff

2-Xeon X5680 @ 3.33, EVGA SR-2 Mobo, 48GB DDR3, GTX 580 3072MB, 16TB Attached Storage, Win7, Vegas 11 x64

[Mike Kujbida]

[Dave Edwards] “I forgot to mention that the duration is 42 minutes.”

In that case, use a custom CBR setting of 8,000,000 for your MPEG-2 encode (i.e. render).
I use this for any program under 70 minutes.
Anything longer and I use a bitrate calculator to determine optimum VBR settings.
My favourite is the one found at https://www.johncline.com/bitcalc110.zip

[Dave Edwards]

Mike: thanks very much for that,- I’ve downloaded that useful app, and will try it out.

[Dave Edwards]

I’m definitely using the Vegas DVDA template! It looks to me as though this is a bitrate issue,- but thanks for your help!