Vegas 5 +DVD2 ????

dukerss wrote on 10/13/2004, 12:19 AM
I have tried no less than 6 different editing software programs from Adobe Pro 1.5 to Pinnacle to Roxio to Ulead. I have only just now finally found a program that works ALMOSt like I would dream of... DVDA2. The menu and chapter and destination functions are TOO GOOD!!! AWESOME!!! Though, I noticed I cant transition between scenes on the timeline, cut out unwanted clips and no end credits available (that I have seen). Sooooo I have just used Vegas 5 to get it ready for DVDA. What a horrible dissapointment to follow... Am I correct in having to render video file from V5 to an acceptable file that DVDA will accept? My gosh!!! It is taking approx. 7 hours to switch a file over from Vegas5 (Veg) to a format DVDA (currently AVI) . What the heck would I want to use V5 for first if it takes over 7 hours to render a video???? I want to use DVDA, but what an immense time consuming ordeal to make a V5 file compatible with my DVDA. Am I MISSING SOMETHING?????

Should I use Roxio or ? then take THAT into DVDA2? It would be a shame to not use V5 and all its functions. Unless I wanted to spend 7 hours rendering less than 2 hours of video.

P4 with 1012 Ram

Thanks.... Dukerss

Comments

jetdv wrote on 10/13/2004, 6:38 AM
If you give Vegas an MPEG2 file, edit that MPEG2 file in Vegas, and then render to an MPEG2 file then you WILL have a long render.

If you give Vegas a DV-AVI file, edit the AVI file, and then render to MPEG2, it will MUCH faster.

What's your source file? And do you have the original source as a DV-AVI file?
dukerss wrote on 10/13/2004, 2:21 PM
Thank you , thats what I will do. Capture in Vegas and trim,use transitions, add end credits, then convert to mpeg2. It actually wanted to take like over 20 hours to render into avi, so I just am skipping that and retrying to mpeg2.... thanks again :-)
PeterWright wrote on 10/13/2004, 6:34 PM
The only reason Vegas would need 20 hours (you didn't mention the program duration) is that you've done lots of effects, colour correction, superimposed titles, track motion, pans and crops etc.

On the other hand. if you start with DV avi and make cuts only edits it will not need to prerender at all to output DV avi, except for the audio, which is a fast process. If you render to a new avi to put into DVDA, this should happen in "real time" - 30 mins worth should take 30 mins.

Converting to MPEG 2, again this would depend on what effects have been applied, and of course the power of your system. Using 2 pass encoding will take twice as long.
jetdv wrote on 10/14/2004, 7:10 AM
The main reason for his long render is the fact that he's going FROM Mpeg2 TO Mpeg2 on top of any effects or transitions added!
Andercant wrote on 10/14/2004, 6:39 PM
Hi! I am new to the forum but am a long time user of vegas and DVDA. Save time by editing and rendering in .avi format. Once in DVDA, your authoring will be easy and fast. Your .avi file (big file) will give you a much better quality DVD.
wobblyboy wrote on 10/14/2004, 8:41 PM
DVDA still has to convert to mpeg. I usually render to MPEG in Vegas and import MPEG to DVDA. Also you can modify start and end points in DVDA for chapters and clips. So unwanted material could be edited out.
bStro wrote on 10/15/2004, 7:39 AM
Your .avi file (big file) will give you a much better quality DVD.

How so? The video has to be converted to MPEG2 format whether it's done in Vegas or in DVDA. Just that, if it's done in DVDA, 1) you have less control over the encode settings, and 2) it's immediately made a VOB (same format / quality as an MPEG2, just different headers) and you don't get an intermediary MPG file.

Whichever you use to encode, you're not going to get AVI quality.

Rob