I've spent hours trying to zero in on the source of my difficulties. I'm hoping that this info will be useful to you "guru's". I appreciate any help.
I moved up to Vegas Video 3.0 from Ulead Video Studio 4.01. In the UL product, I can render a test file as .avi using the "DV Video Encoder" for compression, to produce a type-1 .avi file (17,685KB) or I can render with "no compression" (153,002KB).
Both files will play using windows media player.
TMPGenc ver. 2.0 will accept both files for transcoding to vcd compliant mpeg-1 files.
Using VV3.0 and the same test file, I can render to .avi using the NTSC DV template (18,704KB) or the default (uncompressed) template (203,648KB)
Both of the VV3 files choke in wmp, the uncompressed file much worse (by choke..I mean audio/video is there but video freezes...jerky..etc.).
TMPGenc will NOT accept the VV3.0 DV encoded file, but will accept the uncompressed file.
My efforts with the UL product allowed me to produce a vcd of apprx 19 min. with a 4 gig file made using their DV encoded file.
If I must go uncompressed using vv3, I estimate I'll get roughly 90 seconds with a 4 gig file...utterly useless.
Last but not least, if I choose to use VV3's mpeg-2 encoder and select the SVCD video type, VV3 ALWAYS gives an error message stating that "an error occured while creating the media file. The reason for the error could not be determined." VV3 will not encode a SVCD compliant mpeg-2 file for me.
Now, I know how powerful vv3 is for nle...I bought it!
I know it's more powerful than Ulead Video Studio could ever be.
BUT.......I'm getting real depressed, hopeless, filled with buyer's remorse, (fill in with your own sad description)....since I can't use my vv3 easily edited files. I'm sure it MUST be something I'M doing wrong. Please set me straight!
Thanks!
I moved up to Vegas Video 3.0 from Ulead Video Studio 4.01. In the UL product, I can render a test file as .avi using the "DV Video Encoder" for compression, to produce a type-1 .avi file (17,685KB) or I can render with "no compression" (153,002KB).
Both files will play using windows media player.
TMPGenc ver. 2.0 will accept both files for transcoding to vcd compliant mpeg-1 files.
Using VV3.0 and the same test file, I can render to .avi using the NTSC DV template (18,704KB) or the default (uncompressed) template (203,648KB)
Both of the VV3 files choke in wmp, the uncompressed file much worse (by choke..I mean audio/video is there but video freezes...jerky..etc.).
TMPGenc will NOT accept the VV3.0 DV encoded file, but will accept the uncompressed file.
My efforts with the UL product allowed me to produce a vcd of apprx 19 min. with a 4 gig file made using their DV encoded file.
If I must go uncompressed using vv3, I estimate I'll get roughly 90 seconds with a 4 gig file...utterly useless.
Last but not least, if I choose to use VV3's mpeg-2 encoder and select the SVCD video type, VV3 ALWAYS gives an error message stating that "an error occured while creating the media file. The reason for the error could not be determined." VV3 will not encode a SVCD compliant mpeg-2 file for me.
Now, I know how powerful vv3 is for nle...I bought it!
I know it's more powerful than Ulead Video Studio could ever be.
BUT.......I'm getting real depressed, hopeless, filled with buyer's remorse, (fill in with your own sad description)....since I can't use my vv3 easily edited files. I'm sure it MUST be something I'M doing wrong. Please set me straight!
Thanks!