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@wwaag Why is it now necessary to create a Proxy (Vegas Auto) so that the file matches the frame rate with the project? Is it possible to disable it somehow? Let's say I often create a proxy for files whose frame rate is different from the project, and I need it. Why introduce such restrictions? It seems that everything worked fine before and without this restriction.

@ser-z

That's a Vegas requirement. For later versions of Vegas (starting with V17 although I'm not sure of the exact version), the framerate must match. If not, the proxy won't "register" and the "Create Video Proxy" item won't be grayed out. For earlier versions, it didn't matter. You could use virtually anything so long as it had an sfvp0 extension.

If you want to have different framerates, you can create swap-style proxies. There's a bug fix included in the most recent upload (yesterday) so that you can create proxies with different framerates and the proxy frame rate will be the same as the original. Before the fix, all proxy framerates were the same.

the most recent upload

Do you mean HOS or some kind of Vegas update?

@ser-z

HOS. Build number the same 1.0.3.22. Just an updated file for the aforementioned minor fix.

@poz_cumincode Thank you!

You're welcome!

HOS now supports V20. One caveat. After installing V20, you must re-run the HOS setup file (not a clean install) to ensure that files necessary to support certain scripting tools and frameserver operation are installed in the new V20 folders.

@wwaag Anything special with the installation and CuminCode?

@Reyfox

No. Once installed and activated, it should work OK.

@wwaag Anything special with the installation and CuminCode?

@Reyfox - Smooth as silk.

@Grazie time to crawl out of the gutter!!! 😂

@Reyfox - And leave you behind?! That’s NOT what mates do, dear heart.

@Grazie don't worry, I crawled out years ago!!! 😇

Any hints on using RenderPlus to create Blu-Ray compatible video?

Not too likely -- use the native Vegas BluRay templates for DVDA, or a third party authoring solution such as TMPGENC.

@_litz

I've never added a blu-ray compatibility option in the RenderPlus dialog. It can be done through a custom command line, but even then, I'm not sure that it its worth the effort unless you use a third party solution (TMPGEnc) as suggested by @Musicvid. For use with DVDA, just use Vegas.

It's nearly impossible to achieve BDAV/BDMV compatibility with x264. The bluray-compat switch was a flop.

Hmmmmmmmm .... ok, yeah, I've tried multiple options, and came somewhat close with a hugely compex Voukoder configuration, but even then, it still failed on GOP length.

Sony AVC in Vegas seems to be the only thing that'll pass the checks in DVD Architect and/or Scenarist.

Sony AVC in Vegas seems to be the only thing that'll pass the checks in DVD Architect and/or Scenarist.

Also Magix AVC and Mainconcept MPEG-2.

DVD Architect is more stringent than the standard specs in several areas.

@wwaag @_litz @Musicvid

Voukoder is 100% compatible with Bluray and DVD specifications. As with HOS, you need to know how to configure correctly, create the presets and use Batch Render to render the video and audio that will be used in DVD Architect or other Bluray and DVD authoring program. Here it works fine and I've never had any problems. See the video below.

Maybe it's gotten better, but last time even after hours and hours of twiddling settings, I never got an output that both was accepted by DVDA or Scenarist *and* played stablely on multiple different players.

the only rendering option I've found that works 100% of pretty much everywhere is the Sony BluRay preset in Vegas.

A little help please, where do I find the happy otter install file I need to get Happy Otter going in V20. Thanks