Wayne Waag
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COW Coins
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What’s important is how it looks when rendered, not so much how it previews on the timeline. Have you tried a test render? Do you get the same pixelation and glitches? Depending on your system, preview performance in Vegas can be pretty terrible–especially with avc/h264 which can be quite demanding.
wwaag
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It’s probably because that, with a DVD, there’s a limit since the frame size is reduced from 1920 x 1080 to 720 x 480. Hence, there’s simply not enough “space” for that many buttons. Just a guess.
wwaag
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What are your project settings? If I drag a 1080P clip onto the timeline, set the project to 1080, then copy, open in Photoshop and save as a JPG, the file size is a little over 400 KB or over 5 times as large.
wwaag
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Make sure that your preview is set to Best (Full).
wwaag
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It appears that your animated pans are simply too fast and that you’re experiencing judder. Try slowing down your pans or increase the frame rate of your project (I always do mine at 60P).
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Adobe Lightroom for one. There is also the freeware Geosetter which I use quite a bit. Both are integrated with Google Maps, so the GPS coordinates recorded in Exif data will show up. If you know where a photo was taken, conversely, you can record those coordinates back to the Exif files. In this was way, you can add GPS coordinates to photos taken many years ago. Its nice to know (at least for me) where a photo/video was taken. I’ve literally searched for hours trying to find exactly where a photo was taken 30 or 40 years ago. I also like doing road trip documentaries in which I create a track from my car GPS and then add waypoints corresponding to video events from a camcorder. Again, the whole point, at least for me, is to know exactly where footage was being recorded. And lastly, most cameras have their own software for displaying GPS coordinates on a map, which I don’t find very useful. E.g. Sony’s Play Memories.
wwaag
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I haven’t fiddled with DVD menus in years and never in DVD Architect, but it seems that a single track with 130 chapters is way too many in the first place. Perhaps you could have 4 or 6 tracks- Track 1–letters last names A – G, Track 2–H – M, etc. That way, one could more quickly navigate to ones last name. First select track, then the chapter menu pops up corresponding to last name. I know you can do this is Tmpgenc’s Authoring Works, and would be very surpised if Architect wouldn’t support it. Anyway, just an idea. Good luck.
wwaag
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Select a region where the problem occurs and then try an AVC render template to see if the problem remains. If you get the same lines during the fade, try inserting a solid black Media event on that track at the point the fade begins, so that it fades to the generated media rather than the blank timeline.
wwaag
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DVD does not support 1080. Regardless, my suggestion is to first do your project in 1080. The project settings suggested by Brian are fine, although my preference is to set the frame rate at 60P rather than 60i. Rather than burning to a disc, consider using a media player to deliver your production. Many newer TV’s already have that capability built-in. If you need to or want to make a DVD simply using the appropriate render template within Vegas. Be aware that the quality of your production will take a big hit. I wouldn’t recommend this option.
By the way, what slide scanner are you using? My suggestion here is to scan at max resolution. Hopefully, your scanner has some way of automatic dust and scratch removal. Since this is probably a family archive, do it in the best way possible. I re-scanned my family collection (12000+) some years ago using a Nikon LS-5000 at 4000 dpi. It’s a very tedious and time-consuming process. With 1400 slides, having it done at $.25 per slide may be a bargain. Good luck.
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