Formatting

bmwmom63 wrote on 8/22/2007, 2:55 PM

I use Vegas Studio 4.0...I know it's old...but I like it!

I'm producing a video for a local agency here in town. They will be using it as a promo via DVD and would also like to air it on TV as a PSA. I thought I read somewhere that Vegas is used by some TV shows for editing...does anyone know if and how I would format/save the file for it to be TV compatible. Can it be done?

Also...if I were to upgrade my Vegas Studio...which version would you recommend. I downloaded the free trial of 7.0 and didn't care for it...so I stuck with my 4.0.

Thanks

- Brenda

Comments

routerguy99 wrote on 8/22/2007, 3:00 PM

Version 8 PE is great, I think its better the 4, you also get color correction,

Chienworks wrote on 8/22/2007, 3:17 PM

The only way to know for sure is to contact the TV station and ask. Some are very open and will accept a DVD, a MiniDV tape, a disc with a DV .avi file, an MPEG2 file, a DigitBeta cassette, or (good heavens!) even a VHS cassette.

Probably your best bets if you don't get a timely answer from the station are MiniDV or a disc with DV .avi. A DVD blank can hold up to about 20 minutes of DV .avi and a CD blank can hold almost 3 minutes. Make sure you label it explicitly with something like "contains an AVI file in DV format" so that they don't assume it's a DVD and try playing it in a DVD player. Not that it would hurt their DVD player, but the player would say "invalid disc" and they'd probably just toss it rather than sticking it in a PC without the explicit label.

bmwmom63 wrote on 8/22/2007, 9:08 PM

Thanks so much! You people ALWAYS respond in such a timely manner! Truly a blessing!