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Vegas 8.0 HDV AVI Rendering Problem
Here is my problem.
I have the latest updat of Vegas 8.0(b)(build 217).
I took some HDV footage off my Sony Z1-U and it auto converts it to Mt2 files.
I want to offer this as AVI 1080i HDV format, but when I go to render it out from the mt2 file the resaults are pixualated red and blue line with the rendered footage.
I tried all kinds of version and it still does the same thing.
When I render it to DV it looks fine, but I want to offer this footage as HDV and DV.
Does any one else have this problem? And do you know how to fix this?
Any help appreciated.
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8 Replies
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First, Vegas doesn’t “auto-convert the clips.” Rather, it reads exactly what is on the tape, an M2T file. Only FCP and Avid convert the files, every other NLE works with the original data.
What template are you rendering to? FWIW, we render every day, using Z1, V1, A1, or HC7/9 footage, to HDV, MXF, and SD-MPEG outputs, and there are no lines/red-blue problems or anything different from what the footage is. Perhaps if you posted a screen cap we could see what it is you’re getting and that would allow quick identification of the problem.
You should be rendering to one of the templates, unless you’re in PAL-land, as Vegas doesn’t offer a complete set of templates for PAL, and you need to roll your own in some cases.Douglas Spotted Eagle
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I’m using the render template “Video For Windows HDV 1080i intermediate.
When I use this setting in the template it says upper feild first. Upper is for PAL, so I change it to lower field first.
Am I doing everything right?
Video is 1 second long:
https://rokkproductions.com/Rendering%20problem/Render%20problem.avi
Screen Capture:
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I also just tried to render it using the WMV 8Mbps HDV 1080-30p and the footage came out very nice. Is this still considered HD footage. So I’m not understanding why the AVI footage is coming out crappy?
Ronnie
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Ok, one more test that I did was to do a Mpeg 2 HDV conversion. This render came out fine as well. My question is I’m selling this footage in DV and HDV, so is it ok to offer HDV M2t files to use in there editing apps? Or will they have problems using this type of file. Because when I batch render to mpeg2 it’s still an M2t file.
Thanks,Ronnie
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I don’t know if this would help but I have a Z1 and I believe the camera is upper field first. (I use CineForm so I don’t edit m2t files.)
JerryW
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Hey Jerry,
Thanks for trying to help. What do you mean you don’t edit m2t files. The files off your Z1U are m2t files when you import them into Vegas? So how are you using cinform codec without editing an m2t file?
Ronnie
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CineForm is a codec that wraps around m2t. Go to cineform.com and get a trial version and convert.
JerryW
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Jerry, have you tried converting m2t files with the version of Cineform that comes bundled with Vegas?
John
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