[Guillaume Jeffrey]

Hi,

I’m currently using a laptop sony to edit HD videos without any problem for previewing (as long as auto preview resolution is selected).
I don’t have an i5 processor but an i7, all the other spec are similar to yours except the video card which is a Nvidia & screen resolution higher.
I think it’s better if you take a Nvidia card (if you are using vegas pro 10 and AVC rendering) as sony-AVC is optimized for CUDA technology used in Nvidia card. I notice a 5 to 10% increase in my rendering performance when I enable the GPU.
A 1920×1080 screen is also better as you can see better your vegas windows.
Of course a desktop will give you better performances.

Hope this help.

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

You open another instance of vegas then nest your first project.
Atfer it’s easy to apply a velocity envelop.

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

How much of a difference does it make if I do not use architect to burn it?
You said that you have vegas pro 10, so you should have DVD architect as well and why not using it. But if you want to use another authoring software to create your menu and burn yr DVD, it’s up to you.
It seems that you want to play your video on computer AND dvd player.
1- playing on computer: You can render in most format, up to you, either wmv, avi, mpg, mov, avc, etc…
2- Playing on DVD player: you have only 1 choice. Render using mainconcept-MPEG2 NTSC DVD architect template for the video, and AC3 file for the audio.

But what’s the resolution of your original footage?

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

If you want your video to play on any computer, you should use sony AVC , 1080-50i(or 60i depending on your country) template to keep the best quality.
If you want your video to be played on DVD player you should render as MPEG2 – dvd template, then use DVD architect to author your DVD.

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

Hi theo,
Thanks for yr link. It saves me a lot of time.
But when I insert a nested project with image I notice that vegas only render on 1 thread(out of 8).
Have you, guys, experience such behavior?
Rgds
Guillaume

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

John,

Thanks a lot for your reply

Guillaume Jeffrey

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

Actually, the default deinterlace method was set to None, I set it to Blend fields.
Can you tell me when to change the deinterlace method? And why changing it?

Thanks

Guillaume Jeffrey

[Guillaume Jeffrey]

John,
Thanks for your reply.
Indeed, the problem comes from interlacing. The captured m2t files are UFF. Unfortunately there aren’t any information in the user manual of my camcorder about UFF or LFF.
So I tried the following:
1- Change the media properties from UFF to LFF as you suggest, then render with DVDPAL template. This still gives me a “shaky” result.
2- Keep UFF in media properties but change project properties deinterlaced option to “Blend field” then render DVDPAL template. The rendered file is not “shaky” anymore but one line at the bottom of the screen is “blinking” . However I’m wondering if this is a good method? Will DVD Architect will render again the file?

Guillaume Jeffrey