Turning Vegas into QUICK TIME

[Allen Zagel]

Hi an welcome.

Are you refering to rendering a Vegas Project as a MOV, or were you wanting to export your VEG (project) file which you really can’t do AFAIK.

Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
https://www.asxvideo.com

[Michael Rigsby]

Allen,

In essence, I want the file to become a MOV….because I want to ultimately be able to open it in AVID. And I’m not sure a Vegas file will open in AVID, but I know a MOV file will.

For instance, in AVID, when I export the file, it becomes a MOV file. Is there an option, or anything similar in Vegas, so when I export in Vegas, the file becomes a MOV, or something that will open in AVID…

I’m kind of a beginner, so go easy with me!

Thanks

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

.mov is just a container. Think of it like a brown paper bag. it can contain files made with several different codecs. Not all MOV files will open in Avid or FCP, just like all .mov files will not open in Vegas.
Very easy to convert to various QT formats in Vegas, you’ll just need to create a render template for the format you need, if there isn’t one already available.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Michael Rigsby]

Thanks for the quick responses…

Now for the big question….How do I convert to a QT form? Like I said, I’m new at this, and need some simple instructions if at all possible.

Thanks!

[Douglas Spotted eagle]

File | Render As | Quicktime | Custom | then choose the format that you want, or the one closest top the parameters you want.
Render.

Douglas Spotted Eagle
VASST

Certified Sony Vegas Trainer
Aerial Camera/Instructor

[Cj Hans]

AND then, do you need to render a second time to get the audio?

[Allen Zagel]

No. Rendering for QT should include the audio, same as WMV or AVI.
Allen

ASX Media Group, Inc.
https://www.asxvideo.com

[Michael Rigsby]

OK guys….struggling again…I’m trying to talk this guy through this and I’m really struggling….

So he has his captured video in his vegas timeline….and I want him to RENDER it to the DESKTOP as a Quick Time File…wouldn’t it just be…

File > Render As > Save In Desktop > Save type = Quick Time…and that should render it, and put it on the Desktop???

For whatever reason, this guy is saying he’s not seeing it on the desktop….

Any ideas where things go when they render if they don’t go there?

Help me out if you could…

Thanks.

[Mike Kujbida]

If his desktop is cluttered with icons, he might not be seeing the file.
My suggestion is to have him render it to a brand new folder somewhere other than the desktop.
That way, if it’s not in that folder after rendering, he’s doing something wrong.

[Michael Rigsby]

OK,

So here’s the latest….We’ve got him saving to the desktop, etc…we can find the files, etc…no problem…we have the rendering down…

THE ISSUE NOW IS…..

It can’t render a file that’s over 1 MINUTE!! I’m using remote access to watch his computer screen…and every time a 5-6 minute file gets 70-80% done…it stops and gives an error reading….saying simply that it can’t finish the project, or giving an error that says “make sure you have enough disk space.”….

I checked on his hard drive….there’s 16.5 GB left…which should be plenty….

SO WHAT’S THE ISSUE!!! Why can’t I render a file that’s longer than that???? One thing I’ve been doing when I have him render is…

Edit > Select All > File > Render AS > etc, etc….putting it on the desktop….

Do I not need to do the Edit, Select All…stuff…although I don’t think that makes a difference…

LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK!!! You’ve been helpful so far.