HDV render

richjo100 wrote on 4/22/2005, 1:14 AM

Hi all,
I have got Vegas 6 and am impressed that it can read the m2t files that I get from my hdv camcorder. The only annoying thing about it though is that I cannot render out to HDV. I can only do it to the intermediate codec (cineform) which makes the files larger. I can understand that the render might take longer if it is done to HDV but I wouldnt mind that. Is render to HDV available is Vegas 6? Will it be available in the future?
Thanks
Richard

Comments

Marco. wrote on 4/22/2005, 1:18 AM

"Is render to HDV available is Vegas 6?"

Yes, it is. It's a preset in the MPEG-2 render dialog.

Marco

richjo100 wrote on 4/22/2005, 1:46 AM

Excellent. Thanks for your help Marco. That will help me. I now just would want it in an avi wrapper. (like that is available for DV). I dont think this is possible but if peopel know different it would be good to find out.
Thanks
Richard

PeterWright wrote on 4/22/2005, 1:59 AM

Hi Richard

HDV is m2t format, not avi.

Choices for avis, include the Cineform intermediate avi you mentioned, and now the Gearshift plug-in from VASST will create either Huffyuv or Widescreen DV avis. I'm looking forward to using the latter, as this will make editing on laptop a breeze, and can still be converted back to HDV for Tape output.

If you just want a "normal" widescreen DV file without Gearshift, you can render in Vegas, but my understanding is that this would not be not an intermediate format like the Gearshift one.