What is the best way to get a good quality video AFTER EDITING

Stunner wrote on 11/24/2003, 3:35 PM
I've done editing my project. I wanna make a DVD copy and one printed to tape. I'm wondering if i should first render with a certain format (good one), open a new vegas project and print to tape or print it straight (thatz the one i've done editing) to tape. Is it better to also print to tape, recapture again and make one for Dvd or?

Thanks a lot. I hope y'all understand it.

Comments

randy-stewart wrote on 11/24/2003, 4:31 PM
Stunner,
For DVD I render to the MPEG-2 DVD template (up it to best quality in the custom area) and then bring in that file to MovieFactory (a ULEAD program as I don't have DVDA). Quality is great. As for print to tape, I prefer to render first so I can review it using the DV (.avi) template (upgrade to best quality and may change the field order to none-progressive scan if I'm doing a slide show) and then open Vidcap, load the rendered file, and print to tape from there. That works best for me as I can render several files before I start the "burn" operations. Hope this helps.
Randy
Chienworks wrote on 11/24/2003, 6:07 PM
It's probably never better to print to tape and recapture in any circumstance. If you want a DV .avi file version of your project then render it to the file rather than printing and recapturing. I'll usually do this after i'm done editing, then use this new DV file to print to tape, render MPEG & other versions from, etc. This way you only have to spend time rendering all the effects, transitions, filters, titles, etc. once.
craftech wrote on 11/24/2003, 7:26 PM
Much of it will be dependent upon the quality of the original footage itself.

John
wobblyboy wrote on 11/24/2003, 8:37 PM
I just render in Vegas to MPEG 2, using main concept template and settings provided. I then use Ulead DVD Workshop or DVD Architect to prep and burn to DVD. You can't tell the results from commercial DVD. I have been using a Pioneer DVD Burner, but recently purchased a computer with a TDK burner. The TDK burner burns the same media (inexpensive disks purchased at http://americal.com/) at double the speed of the Pioneer burner. I just burned a 60 minute DVD using DVD Architect in 14 minutes. Original prep and burn took 1 and 1/2 hours. Just use whats provided in Vegas and DVD Architect and you can't go wrong.
BillyBoy wrote on 11/24/2003, 9:17 PM
If you're making a copy going back to DV tape and also plan on making a DVD render the DV (AVI) version first. Once it is done rendering close the project that made it. Open a new project with the file you just rendered, change the file type to MPEG, pick a DV template and watch Vegas fly doing the second render.

If you simply leave the project on the timeline and render again just in a different file format you're having Vegas do all the caculations again like it needed to in the first rendering that you made for DV tape. By using the just rendered file all the caculations are already included in the file so using it for source all Vegas needs to do the second time is transcode or convert from AVI to MPEG. Hope that's clear. <wink>
CrazyRussian wrote on 11/25/2003, 7:26 AM
Why not just:
1. Render out whatever you have for DVD authoring
2. Author and burn DVD
3. Copy DVD strait from DVD player to VCR
jester700 wrote on 11/25/2003, 8:25 AM
You get whatever artifacts are generated by both MPEG2 and VHS doing this. Having said that, I do it myself. It frees up the PC quicker, plus I don't need to keep my 2 dup VHS machines in the PC lab. IMO, those still using VHS are lo-fi enough to not care about the added artifacts from the extra DVD generation. I am prepared to get roasted for that comment; asbestos suit is on. ;-)