[Heinz Melus]

John

I stuck again. Would need your advice, if possible.
I shot .mts files, 1920×1080, interlaced, AVC streams. Then I imported, edited and rendered as Mainconcept2 Blu ray 50i, 25 fps video stream and ac3 pro for audio. I didn’t change anything in the default template.
As described, I used Vegas (11) Tools to prepare and burn the BR disk.
I just used the Prepare function and didn’t burn, as I would like to keep all relevant videos on my LT disk for replay on the LT with an HDMI cable connected or not to a big TV screen. I copied the .iso file to my VAIO LT to use it on the road. I downloaded Aiseesoft Blu ray Player in test mode. The player does not see my ISO file on the LT, copies from the workstation.
Is the Prepare function not enough to play it?
If not, what was wrong in the process?
Best regards

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

John? Thank you.
I tried yr recommendation. Now it looks as good as the .avi file. The size is now 1 GB instead of 1,5 with the wrong setting and 4,6 for render to avi. Good for the gift.
My fault was, that I didn’t understand the process completely. I chose the DVD-PAL project template and believed, all is set. Why there was the half PAL 12500, I don’t know. Blend fields, I didn’t understand before. I read a lot now about interlacing to understand. I know now, that I have to check the properties of the media at the very beginning.
All my analog tapes went through ADC300 and Scenanalyzer. The output file is FileType2-DV avi for Vegas, Premiere etc. At what step are both fields blended? When I import the media?
Mainconcept 2: Program Stream PAL and DVD Arch. PAL template: is the differences the included Audio file in “Program”? Is that all?

The video was taken 1991 in a garage with a consumer camera. It is the assembly of a retro motorbike with its carriage. There is a lot of snow and not enough light in the video for better quality.
Is there a tool to improve (for consumer) or a webinar or other training video, dealing with this?

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thank you John. Properties are embedded. File name Properties for project

Maybe something went wrong with the upload???

LINK: 6918_propertiesforproject.pdf.zip

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

John? I would like to address you with another basic question I run into:
I got a VHS tape with records from 1991. They were made with a typical camera for 1991 for private use.
I captured the VHS tape through ADC300 with SceneAnalyzer and then imported it into Vegas 11. I got .avi clips, which are about the same quality as the VHS tape. Certainly no broadcast quality, but the persons movement are naturally. The film should be a gift to a friend from 1991, which I haven’t seen a long time.
Project settings were set to PAL. When I play the timeline, all is the same as the clips from SceneAnalyzer.
I rendered with MAINCONCEPT 2 for PAL. The quality gets a bit worse, but most unwanted is the unnatural movements of the people. I tried MC2 with the variable and constant bitrate, the highest available (9,800),but there is no big difference. I also used the recommended BITCALCulator, which showed 6579 rate. It didn’t help either. The size is about 1,5 GB.
The only close quality to the footage of the tape is, when I render it to .avi files. The size increases to 4,5 GB.
John, could you explain, are avi files the only solution for such cases? I have several more tapes from the same source. The only unwanted point with avi is the triple size of the ready film.

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thanks Nigel,
I’m not a pro, I’m a Newby. I bought Vegas Pro to make video from our the tapes we shot the last 20 years. This one is a VHS tape from the early 90-ies. I wanted to give a copy to friends, which are on the clips. The best media would be a DVD for home use. For myself, I keep all on external discs. I used Scene Analyzer to capture then rendered with MAINCONCEPT = .mpg. The Total Size is 5 GB. Then my trouble started.
In DVDA I had chosen first FIT to DISC, which were refused. Then I tried to reduce the bitrate in DVDA, also refused. Then I started with DVD9. I bought Verbatim +R DL media. It doesn’t say which type the double layer is manufactured: opposite or parallel, I tried both in the setup. DVDA proposed a CAPTER MARKER between 44 and 47 min. I managed to place it in that region. It was a small yellow icon with a 1 in it. DVDA didn’t recognize this. I don’t know why. The footage on the timeline showed the split. It repeatedly said put the marker in between 44 and 47. This was the end.
What do you exactly: you put your rendered piece into DVDA and set it up in PREPARE DVD. What method of the second layer do you use? Parallel or opposite. You set the chapter marker in the middle? On one defined or random position? You are now in the middle of a process. How do you save all and get the files out to Nero?
I don’t know NERO at all.
Could you describe a bit more exactly what you do in NERO.

“I have to force the book type of DVD9 discs to DVD-ROM in Nero”
Could you more detailed describe how do you do this and may be the whole NERO setup, please.
Thank you in advance

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thanks Steve, this helps for this project.
I also have many other projects bigger than 1 DVD size. I shot private videos in the 90ies. What would you recommend to do with these? Several DVDs instead of a double layer?

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thanks Steve for the fast reply.
I tried to use functions in DVDA only. I used FIT TO ONE DISK, optimize and reduced the bitrate from 8 to 6. DVD refused to change it. Volume too big to reduce. May be I should have reduced the bitrate in Vegas what I didn’t.
What did I wrong in DVDA to get it burning? The timeline was split but it didn’t accept to start the burning.
Can anybody tell me, what type of layering has the VERBATIM DVD +R DL media? is it opposite or parallel? The description say AZO. The layer position is also a param to set up the process. This is my first DL DVD
Thanks for any help.

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thanks John

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

John, a last question. I don’t have a clear picture of the workflow. I can’t digitize 3 NTSC and 3 PAL-M VHS tapes with my equipent. All the rest is done. I suppose to give them to a local service company to digitize. Buying expensive equipment and or SW for 6 tapes only doesn’t make sense.
In my Vegas projects I want to include digitized pieces of these NTSC and/or PAL-M footage together with digitized footage taken by myself in PAL cameras.
Can I have in one project avi files coming from PAL & NTSC and render them together for the DVDA-5.2? Or do I have to order my tapes converted to PAL first and then digitized to avi by the service company and then use them in one VEGAS project?
Your advise is appreciated.

Heinz

[Heinz Melus]

Thanks John! I tried already any switch position on the ADVC300 – no good result, either nothing or B\W. I searched a lot in the internet. May be it is PAL-60 (color PAL, rest NTSC). I have to find a NTSC VCR machine or a workflow to get it into DV. My weak point is that I don’t know what the VCR outputs. (No specs available). Its display says NTSC playing. The ADVC does not recognize it. Anyway thanks.

Heinz