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Rednroll wrote on 12/3/2004, 7:54 AM
Vegas is a video and audio editor. It allows you to import multiple video and audio files and do very powerful arrangement and editing of the files to make a composit video/audio program. It basically allows you to make the video that goes onto a DVDR. Once you complete putting the project together, then burning to the actual DVD is an entire different process. This process is known as DVD authoring, thus you need a program that allows you to do that. Sony's DVD Architect is one of the most powerful programs and is a direct compliment of Vegas. Nero by Ahead software is another option if you want something inexpensive, easy and not as powerful.
p@mast3rs wrote on 12/3/2004, 7:58 AM
If you want to edit DVD-R materials forcompilation, try using Ahead Nero's Recode application. It allows you to recompile or make compliations of DVD videos.
Stuntdogg wrote on 12/3/2004, 8:12 AM
I hadn't even looked at that yet. I'll give it a whirl.

Dave H
wcoxe1 wrote on 12/3/2004, 11:39 AM
Since your dvds are made from your own video sources, you might want to consider going BACK to the originals. You may well end up with better finished products that way.
RafalK wrote on 12/3/2004, 12:56 PM
I know for a fact you can drag the VOB files into the timeline. What I haven't tried was rendering them out once they're there but I would assume you can do that.
kentwolf wrote on 12/3/2004, 1:57 PM
>>...you can drag the VOB files into the timeline...

Some VOB's choke hard in Vegas 4/5...some don't.
farss wrote on 12/3/2004, 2:17 PM
Why did you brun them to DVD Video?
Much much better to capture them into Vegas directly. If you don't have the means to do that then have someone capture them as AVI files and burn them to a data DVD. You'll fit around 20 mins of video onto a DVD that way. Make certain you have a few frames of handles for when you join them back together on the Vegas TL.

You didn;t mention what format your videos were to start with either. If they're DV then you can capture that straight into Vegas. If they're an analogue format such as VHS or Hi8 then you'll need some way of digitising them such as the ADVC-100 or better still the ADVC-300 or as a cheap alternative you can buy use 2nd hand Digital camera.

Think of DVD as an ouput ONLY format.