[Edward Troxel]

Looks like you’ve pretty well covered it. Use reliable media, keep the bitrate from going too high, print on the DVD instead of using labels, etc…

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

The QUICKEST way would be to click on Undo and change the default to 30 frames. I recommend always saving a version just prior to running Multi-cam. That way you can always return to that point should you decide to change something later.

At this point (assuming Undo is not an option), try this:
a. Delete the Master track
b. Run Multi-Cam again using the revised default dissolve setting

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

A simpler solution may be to just reinstall Vegas. Then it should set the association by itself (and anything else that may have become unassociated.)

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

Ok, I see where you’re coming from now. It might be possible to render them all once and then use something like TMPGenc or Womble to stitch them together.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

[Steve Boleyn] “No I do not want recompression. What I was hoping for (and have just about given up hope) was to render the clips as MPEG only one time and then use those clips as the DVD content. In DVDA that method causes a pause. In VEGAS using MPEG clips causes recompression.”

I am sayting to only render the clips as MPEG one time – just what you are asking for. DO NOT put the MPEG clips on the timeline in Vegas – ALWAYS use the AVI clips.

Sounds like you’re building a project in sections. Render each section to AVI. Once all sections are done, build a final project from the AVI files. Now render ONCE to MPEG2. This will give you as single MPEG2 file and you will have rendered to MPEG2 a grand total of ONE time.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

I’m trying to avoid both recompression AND the pause with my suggestion:

Avoid Pause: The pause can be easily avoided by giving DVDA a single file instead of multiple files.

Avoid Recompression: Put the AVI files on the timeline and render to MPEG2 ONCE. From the above, though, it sounds like you’re rendering to MPEG2 multiple times? I don’t recommend that. Start back with the AVI files.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

Try holding down the CTRL key and dragging the adjuster with the mouse.

For me, typing in timecode is also working.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

[Steve Boleyn] “It is much faster as I only have to render the clips into MPEG one time”

What do you mean by this????

If you drop the whole thing in Vegas and render to MPEG2, DVDA should NOT have to “render again” unless the file is too large to fit. In that case, you rendered wrong in Vegas – i.e. YOU must manually set the bitrate to be appropriate for the length of your video.

My suggestion would be to go back to adding them all on the timeline in Vegas, set your chapter points, and then render to MPEG2 making sure you use the proper settings (I have a bitrate chart in Vol 1 #7 of my newsletter).

If you link multiple files in DVDA, there will always be a pause between them. The length of that pause will also vary by DVD player!

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

The general recommendation would be that it really doesn’t matter which one of those you pick – just pick ONE and stick with it.

I use the Panasonic Master series and that is all that goes in my cameras.

Edward Troxel

[Edward Troxel]

Try rendering at BEST and add Reduce Interlace Flicker.

Edward Troxel