MY RESPONSE FROM SONY

jazzmaster wrote on 10/24/2008, 12:24 PM
Thank you for contacting Sony Creative Software. There is an issue with importing AVI files into DVD Architect 5 that we are working to correct in a later version. For now the workaround is to use Vegas Pro to render your files into MPEG-2 and then import those files into DVD Architect, rather than doing the AVI to MPEG-2 rendering with DVD Architect. We certainly see the gravity of this issue and appreciate your patience.

So I was right after all. There was a problem. In any event, I'll be using MPEG-2 from now on.

Comments

CorTed wrote on 10/24/2008, 1:59 PM
Thanks or posting Jazzmaster.
Just wished they (SCS) could put this info and possible other 'known' bugs into a sticky so we do not have to continuesly be beating our heads against the wall to find out wether we are working with PC or hardware problems or software glitches........

Ted
Avanti wrote on 10/24/2008, 2:04 PM
it has ALLWAYS been better to create the mpg2 in Vegas anyway.


http://www.avantibiz.com
Sebaz wrote on 10/24/2008, 3:13 PM
it has ALLWAYS been better to create the mpg2 in Vegas anyway.

Yes, why would you want to render to an AVI intermediate file if your final format will be MPEG-2? The only situation in which rendering to an AVI file makes sense is if your final format will be AVC, since Vegas sucks at rendering AVC and DVD Architect renders it slowly, but at least you have more choices when it comes to bitrate and size.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 10/24/2008, 6:29 PM
I said in the other thread, that's a no-brainer work around.

but like sebaz said, there's no reason to use avi unless you need it for something vegas can't do well. DVDA renders with 1 core only so it's, at worst, 1/4th as slow as vegas.
Serena wrote on 10/24/2008, 6:49 PM
If you work with Cineform DIs then you're working with avi. Obviously the final render to whatever is done in Vegas.
video777 wrote on 10/24/2008, 10:51 PM
I always output directly from Vegas. However, I save it as a DV-AVI and then create Elementary Streams in Video Encoder XPress to be used in DVD Lab Pro. The end result is amazing.