Template and burning to DVD

Viga wrote on 1/21/2018, 7:43 AM

Hello all. A couple of questions for your tech savy minds out there!

First, whilst I already have a nice template for rendering for Youtube I would like to know the best template for DVDs. This video file will be burned to DVD and shown on a much much bigger screen.

Following that, this DVD has to be NTSC formatted. As someone who uses PAL and hasn't burned a DVD in many years I don't know how to do this. Maybe I have to have a template for NTSC? I have no idea..

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Musicvid wrote on 1/21/2018, 7:52 AM

DVDA NTSC Video Template (use only the one that says DVDA.

Dolby Digital AC3 audio template.

That is two files to render from Vegas.

The beginners dvda tutorial is here.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/dvd-architect-beginner-tutorial--103321/

Viga wrote on 1/21/2018, 8:22 AM

DVDA NTSC Video Template (use only the one that says DVDA.

Dolby Digital AC3 audio template.

That is two files to render from Vegas.

The beginners dvda tutorial is here.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/dvd-architect-beginner-tutorial--103321/

I'm sorry but I don't quite understand? Am I supposed to download a program that will come with a template to use in Sony Vegas? You've got to understand I only know the basics of Sony Vegas so all this is terribly confusing to me..

Former user wrote on 1/21/2018, 8:38 AM

Do you have DVD Architect?

Musicvid wrote on 1/21/2018, 8:59 AM

Vegas is the editing program, DVDA is the Authoring program.

Once you are sure you have DVD Architect installed, follow the tutorials. They tell all.

The correct MPEG2 and AC3 rendering templates are already inside Vegas!

vkmast wrote on 1/21/2018, 9:12 AM

If you don't have DVD Architect, you can burn from the timeline (Tools>Burn Disc>DVD... in MAGIX Vegas Pro, or Project>Make Movie>Burn it to a DVD or Blu-ray>DVD in MAGIX VMSPlat 14). SONY Vegas/MSPs have similar options.

You'll have a DVD Architect, unless you have VPro Edit or MS (not Platinum).

Musicvid wrote on 1/21/2018, 9:31 AM

A DVD burned from the timeline will have no menus, and a fixed bitrate (about 90 minutes max capacity iirc).

If that fits your needs, then no, you wouldn't need the Authoring program.

Viga wrote on 1/25/2018, 3:17 PM

Hi all, I burned the video from Vegas without a hitch. But the quality is not the best. Its a little grainy.. Does this DVD Architect make it any better?

vkmast wrote on 1/25/2018, 3:29 PM

The workflow Musicvid mentions allows you to customize the compliant MPEG-2 template in VPro/Movie Studio Platinum and use a higher bitrate.

Viga wrote on 1/26/2018, 1:46 PM

This time I rendered the vegas file into a MPEG2 file that has a much higher quality. Imported it to Architect, selected the correct settings and burned. Its the exact same quality as when I burned it from Vegas. I guess this is standard DVD quality and there's no improving it. Boy am I glad I watch blu rays now.

Musicvid wrote on 1/26/2018, 3:27 PM

A dvd has 86% lower resolution than a bluray. That is nonrecoverable.

Viga wrote on 1/26/2018, 5:17 PM

A dvd has 86% lower resolution than a bluray. That is nonrecoverable.

That much less quality? Gosh..

Either way thanks for all your help people. The video actually looks better on my TV than my monitor at least :)