mpeg-1 mpeg-2

Dan Sherman wrote on 9/18/2008, 6:39 AM

Has anyone else had the experience of selecting mpeg-2, and finding out later that a project has been rendered as mpeg-1?
I've had this happen several times recently.
This would be with both Vegas Pro 8.b and 8.c.

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xberk wrote on 9/19/2008, 10:15 PM

No. Have not seen this problem. Of course, you could easily choose MPEG-1 instead of MPEG-2 as they are right next to each other in the pulldown....is that possible?
Hate to suggest it -- but could be operator error.... THAT I have seen -- as they say, "I have met the enemy and he is us !"

Derm wrote on 9/20/2008, 5:37 AM

Technically it is operator error but there is an inconsistency/bug.
If you render to any other format and then return to render again, the render dialog remembers your last chosen format, however with MPEG 2 the dialog reverts to MPEG 1.

Derm

rs170a wrote on 9/20/2008, 6:35 AM

...with MPEG 2 the dialog reverts to MPEG 1.

In all my years of using Vegas on several different computers, I have never ever had that happen to me.

Mike

Dan Sherman wrote on 9/20/2008, 8:25 AM

Yes I understand the possibility of user error as the two are next door to each other.
I have had this happen on more than one occassion.
I have chosen mpeg-2 and ended up with an mpeg-1 render.
I wouldn't post my experience at the risk of looking foolish had it not actually happened, and happened more than once.

xberk wrote on 9/20/2008, 1:18 PM

Ok. Point well taken. I'm not doubting that this could happen at all...but can you reproduce the error on your system? I mean can you find a veg or a condition of some sort where MPEG-2 renders turn out MPEG-1 files consistently? Or would you describe it as "random"...