Confused about rendering in widescreen

mark003 wrote on 8/6/2009, 6:41 PM
I shoot in widescren 16:9. then I've rendering mpeg- 2 DVD NTSC Audio: 224 Kbps, 48,000 Hz, Layer 2 Video: 29.97 fps, 720x480. Use this setting to create an MPEG-2 file with an NTSC DVD-compliant video stream, and an MPEG layer 2 audio stream.

When watch on wide screen it looks stretched.
What should I be rendering? The only Wide Screen NTSC option is a video stream with no audio?

Do I customize and just change the 4:3 ratio to 16:9?

Comments

TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/6/2009, 6:43 PM
render the video to the DVDA NTSC widescreen template & the audio to Dolby AC3 stereo. that's what you want.
Chienworks wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:03 PM
Just to add ... that means doing two separate renders, one for the video and one for the audio.
mark003 wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:03 PM
I'm running 7.0 and I don't see DVDA as an option.
Chienworks wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:07 PM
Pull down the template menu in the MPEG2 rendering screen. Several of the template names should start with "DVDA". These templates are optimized to give the best results when importing into DVD Architect or other DVD authoring programs.
mark003 wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:07 PM
The only NTSC Widescreen is video stream. Is that what I want? I render the video separate from the audio? Then how do I get them back together? I have DVD Architect 4.0
TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:08 PM
if you installed Vegas 7 then DVDA should be an mpeg render template option. AC3 requires DVDA be installed. I think it may of been optional then.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:11 PM
look for this one: "DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream"

mark003 wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:18 PM
Ok yes, I have "DVD Architect NTSC Widescreen video stream". But then it disables audio. So I render that separate using Dolby Digital AC-3? Then what?
TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/6/2009, 7:23 PM
then when you put the video in to DVDA, if the files are named the same (minus extension) & in the same folder, it will auto-import both. If they aren't the same name/folder then you add then manually (you add the video first, then drop/drag the audio on the video's TL).
mark003 wrote on 8/6/2009, 8:01 PM
Ok I think I get it. I'll give it a try.
Thanks
GenJerDan wrote on 8/6/2009, 8:02 PM
Render the Audio first, too.

No technical reason for it, but it goes by quickly (or at least quicker than the video will). Get it out of the way.
Chienworks wrote on 8/6/2009, 8:13 PM
Yep. The audio render time makes a nice ... ummm ... "facilities" break. Then i'll start the video rendering and go off to do something fun, like a nice long walk.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 8/7/2009, 3:45 AM
I always use the batch rendering script. Have since it was first supported in Vegas 4. But for the first time I recommend rendering each out single via the "render" option. Then you know what it's actually doing & can tweak the settings if necessary.