Can VMS 7 render to MPEG4?

WillGill wrote on 2/4/2007, 6:53 AM
I tried rendering to WMV and it resulted in no audio. I'm searching for solutions in a post below. However, what I'd really like to do is render to MPEG4. I didn't see an option for it so I'm rendering to MPEG2 and then running it through "SUPER", a converter program to get to MPEG4.

Can VMS 7 render straight to MPEG4?

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jimmyz wrote on 2/4/2007, 8:49 AM
When I click make movie the first selection under render to hard drive is mp4.
Are you rendering for ipod? If so the .mov quicktime is what I use.
WillGill wrote on 2/4/2007, 9:43 PM
What!? I had to go back and check, I have no such option. Mine starts with MPEG1, then MPEG2 etc. Are you sure this is in VMS 7 or are you in 6?

I'm not rendering for iPod but rather to store my movies on networked hard drive storage system. These DVD's are really stacking up, and DVD-R's don't last forever.
jimmyz wrote on 2/6/2007, 6:33 AM
i have platinum vms6 but i also have full vegas so maybe vms can see those render options.
autopilot wrote on 2/7/2007, 1:21 AM
I don't think there's an MPEG4 option in VMS.

Time to upgrade. I got Vegas 6 at B & H for $99, and I use DVDA Studio with it, from VMS. I don't know if the offer's still there, but it's worth a look.
WillGill wrote on 2/12/2007, 9:51 AM
So far VMS7 does everything I need it to do except MPEG4 output. There's no add-on I can buy?
skeltech wrote on 2/12/2007, 10:13 AM
You need the Platinum version to get MPG4 encoding. I figured that out from the website. It was a note somewhere. Anyway, I bought the latest platinum version so I can post R/C racing clips in MPEG4 to YouTube. It worked well.

~Steve

WillGill wrote on 2/12/2007, 10:53 AM
I have VMS 7 + DVD Platinum. I upgraded from VMS 6 + DVD Platinum. I did the online upgrade via download. I opted for the media add-on too but of course didn't need it. I'll scour the literature again. If VMS7 + DVD Platinum is supposed to have MPEG4 output, I may have to uninstall and reinstall using the shipped media.

Well son of a gun, look at this http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/products/product.asp?PID=408&PageID=16
It looks like it's suppose to save to MPEG4. I guess it's time to uninstall and install with supplied media.
WillGill wrote on 2/12/2007, 12:21 PM
After reinstalling from CD media, it's there. Strange.
Stevebol wrote on 8/6/2007, 2:39 PM
I know this is an old thread but I found that Mpeg4 is not in my downloaded version of VMS Platinum but I did purchase the CD..I was wondering if there was a definite answer to this.
Superman wrote on 8/16/2007, 10:56 AM
Not sure about 7. On 8 platinum, if you go into advance reder, it will give you the option to render to Sony AVC MP4 codec. And that's off a download, not cd version.
big daddy wrote on 8/19/2007, 10:44 AM
Unfortunately, the MPEG4/AVC output formats are limited to ipod and psp resolutions on VMSP 7 i.e. 350x240 and low bit rates under 1Mb/s. These rates are sub-standard for viewing on regular monitors.

With in video industry moving to HD and H.264/AVC coding, you'd think VMSP would at least provide some minimal render options for these resolutions and rates. In a sense it is deceiving that MSPv7 states is it HD compatible however it cannot render into one of the dominate HD formats.

I hope Sony releases an update or patch to correct this deficiency.
Ivan Lietaert wrote on 8/19/2007, 12:00 PM
I run VMS+DVD 6 and I have the xvid mpeg4 encoder.
Evidence can be found here:
http://picasaweb.google.nl/ivan.lietaert/VegasMovieStudio/photo?authkey=DSmB3FwzrvM#5100487770487086754

I select avi, click custom and then look for the right template.