Course of Events for making my first DVD

bbrooks wrote on 6/11/2004, 6:21 AM

I am new the whole DVD and DVDAC thing. I have been using Vegas for a while and recently got Vegas 4.

I want to finish up my project in Vegas (i.e. render for use in DVDAC). It is a 45 to 50 minute concert I filmed. I have the audio and video scyned up and ready to render.

What is the basic chain of events and best options to do so.
i.e.
1) render to MPEG-2 from Vegas for my completed film?
2) then dump into DVDAC adding menus etc.

or

1) render to DV and then
2) dump into DVDAC and let it rerender to the best format.

I've seen so many posts about problems that it is scaring me.
I rendered some of my footage, only about 30 seconds to DV and it took FOREVER! Please guide a complete novice through the process. I have of course looked at the manual, but after a wile (being a novice) my mind tends to go numb.

Thanks in advance
BB

Comments

kameronj wrote on 6/11/2004, 10:32 AM

Either or. Your pick.

Both will work.

For my money, the first is better than the second - but they will both work.

bbrooks wrote on 6/11/2004, 10:42 AM

Thank you. I assume you would choose #1 over #2 because it would take less time?

BB

bbrooks wrote on 6/11/2004, 4:16 PM

When I render to MPEG-2 does Vegas encode the audio as AC-3 or do I need to render audio and video separate?
BB

kameronj wrote on 6/11/2004, 9:44 PM

I would choose one over two because I use Architect as the DVD authoring application - not the NLE application (to include rendering).

It's almost like saying that I could use Excel to type a letter....but MS Word is designed for it and is the application to use.

As for separating the video and audio.....again, yes, you can do it that way. That is how I do it. But you don't have to do it that way....totally up to you. Which ever works better for you.

My suggestion for you would be to do one project one way....then do the same project the other way. That way you get to get a real feel for the differance.