DVD Format

video6000 wrote on 6/8/2003, 10:38 PM

OK Im confused, I think mpeg-1 is for VCD's. Is mpeg-2 for DVD's It makes sence to me, but when I render a Mpeg-2 video file out of vegas, the quality doesnt seem to meet the quality I see in DVDs that you can rent in a video store. I dont have a camera that they use in the professional movie industry, but someting seems wrong, or maybe Im doing something wrong? Anybody have an idea?

Comments

kameronj wrote on 6/9/2003, 1:21 AM

What do you mean exactly?

Yes, MPEG1 can be used to make VCDs and MPEG2 for DVDs...but that doesn't change the source file.

If you shot video using a "regular" camcorder and captured it and edited in VV...rendering to MPEG isn't going to magicallly make it look like a professionally shot and processed movie shot in hollywood (with camera's and processing....and lights) that cost waaaayyyy more than I made in my lifetime.

Is that what you mean by "quality"?