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Ralph French
February 27, 2008 at 2:02 pm in reply to: No sound after rendering the files with some templates

I just got my license (for Blu-ray Logo) and I have two projects in process that we are making the transition. This fellow sounded like a hobbist and was interested with the bottom line. Since Byu-ray won I think you could pick up HD-DVD burner cheap now. Good for a ‘show me’ for HD but not for a business. Thanks for your input, Ed. I didn’t know about the shorter to std DVD.

Ralph
RF Video Productions
Ralph French
February 27, 2008 at 11:27 am in reply to: No sound after rendering the files with some templates

Don’t confuse .m2t and HD. If you were using .m2t as shorthand for HD ok but remember .m2t is just mpg with extra info. After all if it were HD how could you see it on your computer to do the editing?
To set your computer up get a Video card that has a lot of memory and a HDTV output and then connect a HD TV.
Have you been following the HD DVD – Bul-ray wars? If so you know that Blu-ray won and if you but a HD DVD burner you might be buying limited life hardware. But both will produce a HD DVD format.
Ralph French
February 27, 2008 at 3:21 am in reply to: No sound after rendering the files with some templates

Once you render in HD you’ll need to make a HD DVD so you can play them on a HD TV. That is the only part you are missing. You can’t play HD content on a computer that isn’t setup for it. The .m2t files are nothing more that mpgs with some additional resolution. The transition occures at the point of rendering. From then on you need to go HD all the way.
Ralph French
February 27, 2008 at 12:34 am in reply to: No sound after rendering the files with some templates

First about the audio format. You can select another file format like .aiff just keep the names the same and DVD Arch will link the two. Don’t forget the tip for the template select, NEVER use the default. Always make a selection.
The best rendering quality for .m2t. Well, it goes like this. If you can handle the large file sizes shoot everything in true HD 1920X1080. This means you’ll have to have about 1 – 2 terabytes of external storage. But then you can purpose it to whatever format you need. Or you can shoot for porpuse meaning that if your end product is a DVD then SD 1440X1080 and render with MPEG2 – NTSC DV WIDE SCREEN. If you shoot for porpuse you’ll be stuck with whatever quality you shot in but if you are going to multiporpuse the footage then the best is best. Hope this helps.
Ralph French
February 26, 2008 at 12:56 am in reply to: No sound after rendering the files with some templates

When you select any of the DVD Arch templates look at the description and it will say no audio. Render just like that. Then when done render again but this time select .ac3 dolby digital but make sure you use the same file name except for the .ac3. When you open DVD Arch to burn the DVD it will automatically match video and audio. This method gives you the cleanest audio (like for a rock band demo). It only happens in the DVD Arch templates. Hope this helps.
Ralph French
December 28, 2007 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Chromakey KEY mistake

Thanks guys. I was hoping for the ‘I can’t beleive it was that simple’ answer. I guess I’ll just have to earn my pieces of silver on this one. Thanks for the quick response.
Ralph French
December 28, 2007 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Chromakey KEY mistake

Thanks guys. I was hoping for the ‘I can’t beleive it was that simple’ answer. I guess I’ll just have to earn my pieces of silver on this one. Thanks for the quick response.