Rendering in MPEG2, projected file is HUGE

endcontra schrieb am 11.09.2003 um 22:09 Uhr
I just got Vegas4 and Im attempting to splice two large video files together and render to MPEG2 for use in DVD Architect (using the DVD-A template). The two files are fairly big admittedly, total of 2.8 GB and 81 minutes long. When I attempt to render this, however, Im already at 20MB after only 5 seconds of video. Also, based on the rate it was going during the first few minutes, I calculated it might take a good 2 days to render, which is ridiculous on my AMD 2500+ Barton with 1GB memory. So what do I need to do to lower my file size and render time as well as keep the video quality at the same level. Just for a little history of the files Im working with, I captured them with my Winfast2000XP card, using their software, to MPEG2, then cut out commercials with VirtualDubMod and saved as an AVI using MS Mpeg4 Video Codec V2 compression. Anyone have any advice?

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Jsnkc schrieb am 11.09.2003 um 22:42 Uhr
Sounds like you have a lot of diffrent problems with this project. First of all you shouldn't be using MPEG-2 files to start out with. IF you start with MPEG, edit, then render to AVI, then render back to MPEG 2 you are going to get a MAJOR! quality hit and possibly the source of your strange file sizes. In the future start with an uncompressed AVI or DV file, then edit with that and then render to MPEG-2.

My advice, since you already have MPEG 2 files is to import them both into Vegas, edit out the commercials and things you don't want, then render the whole thing out to a MPEG 2 file using the Main Concept Codec included with Vegas, render using the NTSC DVD template, and use a constant bitrate of around 4 MBps, that should create a file that will be able to fit on a DVD and be playable. Avoid all the other peograms, that is most likely what is causing your problems.