wikksmith,
first - the output has been several formats, MPEG for DVD Architect (another Sony application), MXF and AVI. The problem seems to be there, regardless of the format I render to.

Then, please note, this applies to Sony Vegas 64bit. To run the 64 bit version of Vegas, you need a 64 bit operating system. My system is Vista 64 bit. If you want to reproduce the error I have, you need Vegas 9c 64bit and hence a 64 bit OS.

The problem you have - you should be fine rendering to a high def output, try the MXF format which is my favorite intermediate format. I have no idea why this happens to you.

Also note - I suspect there is something wrong with Vegas 9c 64bit and AVCHD files. In general. I am only able to reproduce this 100% (every time) when nesting projects like I do in my example (first post in this thread). I will now install Vegas 9b 64 bit and check if the error is there too. But because of several install issues with Sony products, I am reluctant to do it. I will first make an image of my complete OS.
Even better - if anyone here would try my test procedure (in the forst post in this thread), it woul save me this work. It takes approx 5 minetes to do the test. You don't need green-screen footage, use any footage and just key out any color you like.

Ingvar

Thanks for the info. Sorry if this is off-topic, but once you render to MFX, what settings do you use to burn to DVD with DVD Architect?
I've also tried to render AVCHD to .wmv for high def playback on a X-box 360, but without success: Vegas either gives me a "low memory" error message, or simply crashes - unless the file is less than about 3 minutes.
wikksmith
Q9550 quad (2.8 GHz); 4G RAM (PC6400); nvidia 9800GT (1G RAM)

I render to MXF when I want to use this format as a proxy file, or when I need an intermediate format. MXF plays back real time oin the Vegas time line, even after adding som effects to the clip/track. Much faster than the raw AVCHD file, almost same quality (hard to tell the difference). And as opposed to the various AVI formats out there that people use as intermediate formats, MXF files become only slightly larger than the AVCHD originals.
I use AVI files only when I have to do some work in Adobe After Effects, and even then I tend to use image sequences (one PNG or BMP file per frame). This "format" will be accepted by all video software I know about.

Please note - MXF has nothing to do with rendering to DVD Architect. When I render to DVDA, I use the built in template in Vegas, DVD Architect PAL Widescreen (I live in PAL land, but there sure are templates for NTSC too). As simple as that!!
Ingvar

OK - so your final output is standard definition (720x480), correct?
wikksmith

The final output can be all sorts of sizes. Depending on the use I pland for the video.
When rendering withj the plan to burn a DVD, it is 720 x 576 over here where I live, since I live in PAL land.