[Jaxon Bridge]

if you want to work in 720p then set your project to the HDV 720-24p (1280×720, 23.976 fps) setting. There is nothing to change after that.

Since I’m using Vegas 7, I gather that to replicate this setting, I’d just have to change the fps setting on one of the HDV 720 templates. Though now that I think about it I see no real reason why I shouldn’t just use the 30 fps default setting for my project… maybe if I was using a video transfer from motion picture film, I should use 24 fps video setting, but in my case I suspect it shouldn’t make any difference, I’d think.

Another question I just thought about.. since I’m using stills, I guess that technically a still photo that is higher resolution than 1280×720 (which is quite low resolution for photography) would not be any benefit for inclusion in a video render. The exception being, that if you wish to zoom in using a track control or video effect (which I do plan on doing), in which case, the larger resolution image will show the zoom-in with greater detail than a still made at the same resolution as the render, is this correct? I just want to make sure that when photos are taken for inclusion in a video project, that they are also shot accordingly for adequate use.

In other words, if I create a video project at 1280×720, then Vegas will not lessen the quality of a higher resolution photo when it is put up on the timeline, is this right?

Thank you again for your help.

[Jaxon Bridge]

OK, thanks. So if I create a New Project with the HDV 720 template (but set the fps to 24, since I have no need for 30 as I’m not using actual video source footage), then I should be good to go. Then, later I can render using the H.264 codec for the Vimeo HD upload, and another appropriate setting for the DVD, is this right?

Question, how is 24 fps rendered since all “video” that plays in DVD players or on the internet is of course not actually 24 fps, right? When rendering out to video, does it really matter then what you use as the project settings, since in the end isn’t all video around 30 fps?

Sorry for the basic questions, but it will be good to get off on the right foot.

Jaxon