Render In VMS 7 or DVD-A 4?

Dave484 wrote on 9/15/2006, 2:16 PM
Hello Everyone,

I’m new to VMS and just recently bought version 7. I’ve been searching topics and reading the advise of this very knowledgeable group. But I do have a question about rendering.

I read where some folks suggest it’s better to render the move from VMS, to the avi format and then import that into DVD-A for compressing and burning. Is that only for large movies that won’t fit on a single layer DVD? Or should that procedure be done on all movies?

Or, with the features of VMS 7 and DVD-A4, should the movie simply be rendered in VMS and burned from DVD-A?

Is there a difference in the compression settings between VMS 7 and DVD-A 4 ? I don’t see any options in VMS when the “Burn To DVD” is selected.

Okay, so that was more then one question but I would be very interested in your thoughts on the subject.

Thanks

Dave

Comments

rustier wrote on 9/15/2006, 3:10 PM
I believe if you click "make movie" it burns your project to mpeg. If you click file/render as/ all the detailed options are available to review and set. An avi file is less compressed and offers the DVDA software a greater ability to customize its compression to fit your needs.

Things may have changed in version 7, but it has been my experience to not worry about it and let the program do its thing if the video is under an hour and a half - for a standard 4.7 DVD disc. If it's longer then that you may have to make some decisions. I believe DVD-A is simply going to take the mpeg video and make vob files - where the compression issue comes into play is how the sound is compressed.

Your version 7 I believe has AC-3 capability which is good because it can compress audio very well and makes it easier to get "six pounds of stuff in a five pound bag".

I hope that helps.
Dave484 wrote on 9/15/2006, 11:24 PM
Great, that’s the kind of information I was looking for. I rarely exceed an hour of video on a 4.7 DVD. I can appreciate the option of rendering to avi but I just wasn’t sure if that was an advantage with 1 hour videos.

It’s been a long time since I’ve had this much fun, exploring new software. I get all warm & fuzzy every time I use VMS and discover something new.

Thanks,

Dave