Multiple in/out points

jj2 wrote on 1/31/2008, 1:49 PM
I can only ever have 1 in/out point section. According to the documentation, it seems like I should be able to set several in/out sets throughout my .avi file. I am creating a Single-Movie DVD with one .avi file, but it is too long to fit on a single dvd so I'd like to edit some parts out. When I set the in point, then corresponding out point, things work fine. When I go to enter a second in point, the first one is moved to that location instead of a new one. Is there a way to not use the entire .avi file?

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bStro wrote on 1/31/2008, 2:35 PM
I can only ever have 1 in/out point section.

Correct. One In point per title, one Out point per title.

According to the documentation, it seems like I should be able to set several in/out sets throughout my .avi file.

If you're referring to the section I think you are, you're missing one important aspect: The instructions are to drag your file into the project multiple times (thus creating multiple titles) and adjust the In / Out points for each one.

At any rate, you're better off just editing down your AVI in Vegas and bringing the edited file into DVD Architect. The method you're using will put each "section" into its own title, and that can lead to erratic navigational issues.

Another option would be to simply change the bitrate at which your movie is encoded so that you can fit the entire thing on a DVD. How long (in hours, minutes) is your entire AVI?

Rob
MPM wrote on 1/31/2008, 4:38 PM
If it helps at all...

A DVD can start (or stop) playing at any point in a video file -- when you set the in & out points that's all you're doing, & a DVD-spec mpg2 file for example will go on to the DVD un-altered. That's why as Rob suggested you need to edit in Vegas so that only the parts you want to keep get encoded to mpg2 & used for your DVD.
jj2 wrote on 2/1/2008, 4:41 AM
Thanks - that's what I needed to know. I was missing the part about the titles. I'm still learning the vocabulary for this. I'll trim the file in Vegas.