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dendence wrote on 12/7/2007, 5:59 PM

I added media to DVDA. I set up chapters, 14 scene selections etc. I noticed that I rendered the video in good quality. I want to render it again in vegas in best quality. Is it possible to replace the mpg2 media that is in DVDA so I dont have to create all the chapters and scene selections again ? thanks

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bStro wrote on 12/7/2007, 6:20 PM

As long as your new file is the same length as the old one, just delete or move the old file to another directory and save the new file with the same name. DVDA won't know the difference.

That said, unless your video uses a lot of still images, don't bother. That is one of the few situations in which Best quality is any different from Good quality. What counts most is the bitrate.

Rob

dendence wrote on 12/7/2007, 6:45 PM

The video looks grainy , making it best quality won't make it clearer ? thanks

TheHappyFriar wrote on 12/7/2007, 9:31 PM

what the video is & bitrate makes the biggest difference. with a lot of motion that's hard for the software to estimate, a high bitrate is best. VBR might help but i don't have the footage. Your best bet is to take a few seconds of the footage & use batch render to render it out at various settings to see how it looks.

bStro wrote on 12/7/2007, 11:00 PM

The video looks grainy , making it best quality won't make it clearer ?

Probably not. Especially if it's your source video that's grainy - rendering / encoding that at Best quality is like putting shellac on a rough surface without sanding it first. ;-)

Ask over on the Vegas forum for advice on what may be causing the graininess and what can be done to improve it. Be sure to mention whether it becomes apparent after you've rendered your edited piece or if it's already that way in your source video.

Rob

MPM wrote on 12/8/2007, 9:56 AM

I'd humbly suggest that you check out the forums at videohelp.com &/or doom9.org for recommendations, tips, how-tos etc. for using VideoDub, or better yet AviSynth... Each has filters designed to improve less than perfect video. If you search this forum, a while back there was some discussion also.

Long story short, Vegas, Prem/Pro, and most mid - hi end NLEs focus on original video -- AviSynth and V/Dub are also used by folks capturing broadcast etc. Because there's a much greater need to clean up captured video, there's been a LOT of work done creating filters for restoration and improvement that's not matched anywhere else. Also important, though lacking the flexibility for editing of an NLE, V/Dub & AviSynth are MUCH, much faster, and in this case you don't need the flexibility of an NLE.

One potential downside is that you will need to render an intermediate, or learn about frame-serving at the same sites.

dendence wrote on 12/8/2007, 3:36 PM

thanks all for the help.