Formats & Templates

W5BLT1 wrote on 3/9/2009, 8:12 PM
When rendering my projects in VMS, I get 2 drop down menus asking me to select the FORMAT and TEMPLATE. Maybe I've missed it, but, I can't seem to find anything on why I should select one over another. The only exception is in the TEMPLATE drop down where I understand that selecting a lower rating, the smaller the file but it will have lower quality.

What I need to know is in both FORMAT and TEMPLATE drop down menu items, what should I use for different output types? I'm sure there must be something, somewhere that will give me a listing.

Can anyone help educate this movie rookie?

Thanks,
Bob

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 3/9/2009, 8:21 PM
I can tell you exactly which to use ... the one that best meets your needs.
However, not having any idea what your needs are, we don't know what to tell you.

Are you making a DVD? MPEG2 is the best choice.
Are you printing back to SD digital tape? DV .AVI is the only choice.
Are you making a video for your iPhone? AVC in an mp4 wrapper works well.
Are you posting a video on a webpage? You've got dozens of choices, all of which have various pros & cons.

Tell us what you want to accomplish and we can give you some more specifics.
W5BLT1 wrote on 3/9/2009, 8:22 PM
I have 2 projects.

One which I will be going to a DVD.

The second will be posted on one of my web pages.
Chienworks wrote on 3/9/2009, 8:28 PM
DVDs must be MPEG2. It's the only choice. However, you're limited in space and Vegas Studio doesn't let you pick the output size. If your video is less than, oh, about 80 minutes, you can render it in Vegas as MPEG2 just fine and it will fit on the disc. If it's longer than that you should register as DV .AVI, then let DVD Architect's "fit to disc" function convert it to MPEG2 for you.

I'll let more experience people tackle the web formats.
W5BLT1 wrote on 3/9/2009, 8:57 PM
The video that I'm trying to render to DVD is 1 hr - 45 mins long. When I rendered it and moved it into DVD Architect, it told me it was 2 hrs - 40 min long. I stopped because I new it wouldn't fit. I didn't know how to have it automatically compress it. I must have missed that instruction too.

Although I was successful in rendering a project and posting it on YouTube, I'm feeling pretty dumb otherwise.