Rendering AVCHD and confused

GregP wrote on 11/24/2010, 10:01 AM

Using a Canon HG20 to create AVCHD files, 1920x1080 at 25fps. I edit a clip and render it to MainConcept MPEG-2 using the Blue Ray 1920x1080-50i, 25mps template. When I open the output file in Windows Media Player, it is surrounded by a large field of black as if it has shrunk and has what appears to be 4:3 aspect ration instead of 16:9.

I'm fairly new to video editing (using Vegas 10 HD Platinum) so am having trouble keeping track of all the variables. Can anyone suggest why I get the results above? How do project settings impact the files you render? It seems like most settings are specified when you make the movie. Thanks.

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Chienworks wrote on 11/24/2010, 12:17 PM

Perhaps your project properties are set to a 4:3 format. Vegas will shrink the 16:9 source to fit within the taller rectangle. Then when you render this project to 16:9, Vegas will shrink the 4:3 frame to fit in the wider rectangle.

Make sure your project properties are set to a widescreen format, preferably one that matches the output, the input, or both.