[Jim Murphy]

Mike, I’ve been trying so many variations I am getting my aging brain fits…I should be keeping a record of what I am doing. I did try the output as DVD a time or two, but I got error messages, so I gave up that attempt. That happened even after I switched to the NTFS drive.

I will render again using the settings you recommend.

BTW, could you leave a link to the VBR rates you are using? Thanks again for hanging in there with me. I appreaciate it. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

Mike, I was able to produce a DVD, but I am not happy with the results. I know I set the VBR rates lower than recommended, and that is what makes the DVD look crappy in places, but even with those low rates my less than 80 min. project ended up with 4.8 GB MPEG2 file after the render. I know I had a fair amount of color correction etc., but I don’t understand what is going on. Here are my settings on the “render as” screen:

Template: HDV 1080-60i

On the “custom/video” screen:
Output: HDV
Width 1440;height 1080;aspect ratio 16:9; profile main; level high 1440; video quality 15
For the audio I am using AC3.
Variable bit rate, 2 pass: I think the last average rate I set was 5,542,000 with a max of 8,000,000 and a minimum of 2,000,000. Again, I realize these are lower than they should be, but why am I getting such a large MPEG2 file?

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[Jim Murphy]

Mike, Here is what puzzles me. Even with the low VBR I am getting an error message. So, I am not sure what I am doing wrong. Any ideas? TIA, Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

I’m rendering again with the output set to DVD. I am thinking that should work. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

It was a FAT 32 4 GB limit issue. On the NTFS drive it worked fine. Thanks again, Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

I have already copied the project to an NTFS drive, and I will render the project over night. I am pretty sure it will work this time. Will report back. Thanks for your help. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

The project failed to render using the AVI. I am thinking I am up against the 4 GB limit. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

I was able to open the MPEG file in DVDA, and I noticed that each time the project stopped in the same area. I am going to try making an AVI of that area and substituting that in the nested project and render that. Will report back. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

Thanks so much. I appreciate all the help. I’ll report back on how Deshaker goes. Jim

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[Jim Murphy]

John, how can I get to the CineForm AVI codec in Vegas 8 Pro? The only AVI option I see in the dropdown list is “Video for Windows AVI.” Thanks, Jim

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