Nick Frankiewitz
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Thanks mate! That was exactly was I was looking for.
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I never used Handbrake before, so I downloaded it and gave it a try. I converted using the H.264 codec at 30 FPS with the same frame width & height (3840×2160) with a constant quality of 20 to an MP4 file.
And it worked like a charm! Vegas now allows me to import the video files.
Many thanks Ole!
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Michael –
I’ll be more than happy to help out. I don’t think I’ll be able to figure out much from just the DVD though – it would be a lot better if I could work with raw files and author a DVD from them. Of course, I’ll keep track of the various settings I use. I use Vegas Pro 13 and DVD Architect Pro 6. Load up the video files for one of the projects to ftp and send me the login info and I’ll work on it this weekend.
I just realized that this forum doesn’t allow any kind of private messaging. Hmm … alright. Here’s a throw away email address to which you can send information. If Google Drive is an option for you, I’d prefer using that as it downloads lightning fast for me.
Reply to this thread so that I know that you’ve sent an email to this throw away email address.
creativecowthrowaway@gmail.com
Cheers,
Nick
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But Nick, your bit rate has to be a typo? I keep mine under 8mbs.
I see that he had chosen 224 bit .ac3 audio in the templates he was using, so I’m assuming that’s what he wants for audio. With a max bit rate of 9.5K, 9K should be just fine. Although, with a 2-pass VBR encoding, there really shouldn’t be any discernible difference between an average bit rate of 8K and 9K. I just like to max it out just in case there is something really crazy going on with the video (strobe lights, hundreds/thousands of leaves shaking in the wind, etc.).
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I have successfully used the following many times for creating DVDs from HD footage.
Within the “render as” selection queue, choose “MainConcept MPEG-2” and within that dropdown selection queue, choose “DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream.”
Click on the “Customize Template” button and Tick the “Two-pass” box and raise your average bitrate up to 9K.
You’ll also have to render your audio separately if you choose the above option for your video rendering. If you don’t encode your audio separately, DVD Architect will likely re-encode it – something that I really don’t like. But that’s largely just a personal preference.
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As far as reversing the field order, is that what your project and original files are set to, lower field first? I would use mediainfo and see what the original files are set to prior to switching that.
Take another look at his first screen capture – you’ll see the original files don’t have a field order. You have to have a field order (either upper or lower) for a DVD. IIRC, it doesn’t matter which one you choose.
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I do this all the time for clients who want both DVD and blu-ray versions of their product. It would help to see a screen cap of the encoding settings you are using to encode the footage to SD.
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Thanks for the informative reply John.
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John,
I’ve thought about making the jump from a PC to a Mac. The thing holding me back is the seemingly daunting task of starting over with a whole new NLE. I’ve been using Vegas for 15 years – I mostly learned how to use it on my own. I’ve gotten very comfortable with Vegas and really know my way around with it and I produce high quality results.
So the big question – how long and how difficult was it to make the jump from Vegas to FCP for an experience Vegas user?
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Christopher – it’s a long shot that you’re having the same problem I recently experienced, but I’ll mention it anyway. I purchased a 2TB external Toshiba Canvio drive and I have similar problems when trying to capture video from a Sony HD cam via firewire. I don’t have this problem with any of the other half dozen or so drives that I have (all Seagate or WD drives).
So the question … have you tried using another drive?