If I encoded the audio as Render As> mp3, then I would get an mp3 file. But I need an avi file with (embedded) mp3 audio. I might be missing something (I'm new to Vegas) but as far as I know, the only way to control the audio part of an avi render without having to subesquently reencode it (and thus lessen to quality) is by using the audio pannel in the Render As> Avi template.

As for mp3 being 'MPEG1, Layer 3', you are right, they are theoretically the same thing, in that mp3 is short for MPEG Layer 3. However, in this case we are talking particular implementations of mp3 compression. As far as I can tell, Lame has two such implementations:, 'Lame MP3 ' which is their original algorithm, and 'MPEG1, Layer 3', which is basically a variant of the Fraunhoffer IIS compression method (and a replacement for it). Thus, the result in both cases is an 'mp3', but the compression method, and thus the final result is different.


Anyway, I'm still quite puzzled by this whole thing. I have no idea why Lame doesn't work in Vegas, and still haven't found any alternatives. How do you all render avi files? You just use uncompressed PCM all the time?


P.S. I don't understand why the audio codec section in the avi render template is limited to certain codecs. For example, there is a separate 'Render As OGG' option, but no OGG in the avi render audio pannel. It seems to me that Vegas is rather limited by having to rely on its own file I/O templates, which are not that many. It would be very good if Sony either released more output plug-ins (such as OGM, 3ivX, or even Quicktime 6), or otherwise make use of a more flexible architecture so that these could be easily implemented by third-party dev/users.

Rathos wrote:
Is there some other way (maybe by installing some other audio codec) to do this without having to choose a different video format (i.e. keep it DivX avi) that anyone can think of? Any help would be appreciated...


Hi,
I'm not sure if you'll find this helpful 3 months after you're original post but nonetheless - one man's trash is another man's treasure.

I too was having trouble with this and what i wound up doing was purchasing Dr. Divx to render my final files. I would edit in Vegas, then render an uncompressed .avi (usually around 2 gigs for every minute). then in Dr. Divx. This works well... as long as you won't need to import these final Divx .avi files back into Vegas because you'll run into syncing problems. there's a solution for this, actually so it wouldn't be the end of the world but it would be more time, energy and a few more days off your life.

hehe.. it's not so bad.

hope that helps.

Fil-m