What is DVD Architect ?

reygato wrote on 8/20/2009, 8:32 AM

I have a program on Sony Vegas Platinum 9 called DVD Architect
I am told that it is supposed to burn DVDs as well as to allow some type of editing ? I have had this program for 8 months and have yet to make a DVD with it because it does nothing. It opens, but will not import or export media, burn DVDs or anything I have followed the tutorials but nothing owrks on it. Sony will not fix it, like most of Vegas Studio, this program is a "DUD"

Has anyone ever used it?

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jetdv wrote on 8/20/2009, 10:13 AM

DVD Architect will let you author (i.e. create menus) and burn DVDs. It WILL import media. It will NOT import your project files. So you have to render from VMS into an appropriate video file which will be imported into DVD Architect.

I use the pro version of DVD Architect for every DVD I make. It works like a charm. Sounds like you're trying to import project files instead of media files.

Try this: Open your project in VMS, render it out to a DV-AVI (noting the location of the render). Now import that DV-AVI file into DVD Architect. I believe you'll find it imports fine.

zigip wrote on 8/20/2009, 10:32 AM

Simpler - render the video for DVD, and at the end VMS will ask "do you want to launch dvd architect". answer yes and the media files will automatically be loaded in.

I have found dvd architect to be confusing, with pages, menus, submenus etc. I have not found good tutorials on it beyong the basic startup stuff

reygato wrote on 8/20/2009, 10:37 AM

I do that I render it for DVD then I send it over to the DVD Architect when prompted, nothing further happens.

I did get one to burn using windows dvd burner. No Sound, but the video clips I put together did burn onto a disc. That means the DVD burners is working, but the DVD architect is not.

Richard Jones wrote on 8/21/2009, 3:17 AM

Select Region (the area you want in your film), select Render As and in menu tick box for rendering region, make 2 separate renders (MPEG2 for video and AC3 for sound) giving them both the same name (each will have a different extension).

Open DVDA and drag the MPEG file from explorer to the blue menu area. The audio file will follow automatically. Burn. Bob's your uncle.

A Menu is a distinct benefit to the viewer and is simple to compile. To identify your menu points place Markers (M on Keyboard) in the Vegas timeline and these will automatically appear in the menu (you may have to right click in the blue screen). The titles you have given your markers in Vegas can be edited in DVDA using the F2 button.

Result: a more professional looking film playable in any DVD player (subject to any PAL/NTSC issues which you will have addressed at the Render stage and in the Properti serttings.

Richard

Birk Binnard wrote on 8/24/2009, 8:43 AM

Be aware that the version of DVD Architect that comes with Vegas Movie Studio is only capable of rendering 720-resolution DVD quality video, and not full HD (1080) quality. The "other" version of DVD Architect that comes with the Pro version of Vegas can render full HD/1080 video.

Himanshu wrote on 8/24/2009, 4:06 PM

The version that comes with VMS is called "DVD Architect Studio" currently v4.5 whereas the pro version is simply, "DVD Architect", currently v5.0.

Birk Binnard wrote on 8/24/2009, 10:28 PM

I found a free program named multiAVCHD that appears to be able to create full HD resolution DVDs with menus etc. I haven't tested it yet but it looks promising.