No sound rendering on MPEG-2

gllphillips wrote on 12/28/2009, 3:34 AM
I am trying to render a video file in MPEG-2 HDV 1080-50i using footage acquired from a Canon XM2 DV camera.

The image comes out really well but there is no sound. I have tried everything but cannot figure it out. I have tried WMV which is fine.

YouTube now state that they prefer MPEG-2, so I want to stick to that Codec.

Please can someone tell me where I might have gone wrong.

Comments

musicvid10 wrote on 12/28/2009, 7:12 AM
If you rendered using a DVD Architect template, the sound is not checked by default.
Eugenia wrote on 12/28/2009, 2:53 PM
Export in AC3 for audio, DVDA will put it back together.
MSmart wrote on 12/28/2009, 8:13 PM
Welcome to the forum gllphillips.

Do a "youtube" search, several threads on the subject of what settings to use.

While YouTube may accept mpeg file, not necessarily with the template you're using. HDV 720-30p may be more like it.

http://www.youtube.com/handbook_popup_produce_upload?pcont=bestformats

What version of VMS do you have? I think it would be better to render to H.264 format instead of mpeg.
gllphillips wrote on 12/28/2009, 11:18 PM
I use the latest version of Sony Vegas: 9

I don't see an option for H.264

To date I have used another programme which allows me to render DV video up to HD1080. I have a feeling that because my camera is a normal DV and not HDV, Sony Vegas may not allow me to do the same. Is that possible?
Chienworks wrote on 12/29/2009, 4:25 AM
Vegas won't prevent you from doing that, but it's totally pointless. If your camera shoots DV then you should be rendering to some SD480 format and uploading that size. There's no reason or benefit in trying to create a larger size.
musicvid10 wrote on 12/29/2009, 7:29 AM
I don't see an option for H.264

Those would be:
-- Sony AVC
-- MainConcept AVC
MSmart wrote on 12/29/2009, 8:55 AM
I use the latest version of Sony Vegas: 9

Pro or VMS? But that's beside the point. As pointed out, with an SD cam, it's pointless to upres, not going to help much when viewing on Youtube.