Rob Strobbe
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If you give the MPEG2 and AC3 (or WAV) files the exact same name (other than the three letter extension) and save them to the same folder, DVD Architect will automatically find and pull in the audio file when you add the video file.
And if it doesn’t for some reason, you can simply locate the audio file in the Explorer window and drag it to the audio track for the movie’s timeline or add it using the movie’s Media Properties window.
I have never used Nero for DVD authoring, so I couldn’t tell you what it can or can’t do. I would presume, though, that it has a function for choosing an audio file.
Rob
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What template are you using?
Some of the MPEG2 templates that come with Vegas deliberately encode only the video because some DVD authoring applications (including DVD Architect, which comes with Vegas) prefer that the video and audio be in separate files. If your intention is to create a DVD with such an application, then you would then do a second “render” for the audio — choosing the filetype and template appropriate for your needs. (When working with DVD Architect, this will usually be Dolby Digital AC-3 and either the stereo or 5.1 surround template. Or, if you want PCM audio, choose WAV.)
If, on the other hand, you are not taking this video to DVD or you’re using a DVD authoring app that prefers a single file that has both audio and video, then choose a different template. (The video-only templates are labeled as such: DVD Architect video stream.) Or click the Custom button, and check the box labeled “Include Audio” (or whatever).
For the record, you could give DVD Architect a single file, but it’s going to have to re-encode the audio according to your DVD Architect project settings.
Rob
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Sorry for asking the obvious, but I have to: Are you sure your DVD player supports jacket pictures? Not all players do.
Rob
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If it appears correctly on a widescreen television, then I would suspect that the 16:9 flag was set correctly.
Do other widescreen DVDs played on your 4:3 television get letterboxed or stretched? If they also get stretched, then check through your DVD player’s setup menus — either for a setting that tells it what kind of TV it’s hooked up to or one that tells it what to do with widescreen content.
Rob
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“Platinum” is an edition of Vegas Movie Studio. Scripting is only available in Vegas Pro.
https://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro/compare
Rob
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All of those windows are dockable, meaning you can drag them around the screen or group them together. The screen can have multiple docking areas (“groups” of windows). By default, the preview window is in a docking area by itself, but you’ve somehow docked it with other windows.
To move it away from its current docking area, grab the preview window by its handle (the column of six dots on the left edge) and drag it away. Then drag it to the bottom right of the Vegas screen (if your timeline is on the top — top right if you have your timeline on the bottom). This will create a new docking area with only the preview window.
Rob
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Can’t say for sure without more info, but my guess would be that you 1) have a loop region set (two yellow triangles at the top of the timeline) and 2) have “Render loop region only” checked in the Render As window.
Getting rid of the loop region or unchecking that box should do the trick. (You can close the loop region by dragging one of the yellow triangles over until it snaps to the other one, or by hitting “I” and “O” at the place. (“I” is for “In” point, “O” is for “Out” point.)
Rob
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Okay, but you still need to confirm whether that gap you see is part of the video or just part of the interface (even if you’re in full screen). For all I know, your project was 1024×768, but your file was rendered as something else.
Play the file in another media player (VLC, Quicktime, etc) to see if the gap is still there. Or, better yet, try putting a color other than black in the background of your video since black is usually the background for most media player. If you do that, and the “J” is aligned to the edge of that color, and you still see a black gap, you know that the gap isn’t part of your video. On the other hand, if you see a gap of your new background color, then you can be sure that the “J” is not properly aligned.
Also, I didn’t see any answers to my questions about pixel aspect ratios or the render format of your video.
Rob
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Hover your mouse near the bottom of the window until the cursor appears as two horizontal bars with arrows pointing up and down. Then click and drag up to reveal the keyframe timeline.
Rob
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First thing to do is confirm that that gap you see isn’t simply being added by your media player. What app are you using to view the resulting file?
Based on your screencaps, I created a similar file — 1024×768, empty backgroud, big honkin’ “J” aligned to the right side. When I view the rendered file (AVI using the Sony YUV codec) in Video Lan Player, there is no gap. Same file in Windows Media Player has a gap on the right. This “border” isn’t part of the video — it’s part of the WMP window. If that’s the case, there’s nothing you can do in Vegas — you just need to fiddle with your media player’s settings until it conforms to the size of your video.
If this is not the case, you’ll need to tell us more about your project. Of special importance might be what pixel aspect ratio is in your project properties, what pixel aspect ratio are you using in your render, and what video format is the render?
For what it’s worth, if this video is intended to be played on television sets, most of this will be moot. Most TVs cut off an unspecied portion of the video being displayed on them, so you can never guarantee that anything will be “aligned” with the edge of the screen. Computer monitors don’t, for the most part, have this problem.
Rob