I am sure the answer is around somewhere, but I have searched and cannot find it, so I apologize if the question has been asked before.
I am trying to burn a dvd (in both NTSC and Pal format) using images from my Optio S4 digital camera, both jpg stills and avi movies. When I am done with my creation in Vegas, and ready to create the dvd using something such as Reeldvd, I am a bit confused as to which format I should render the video in with Vegas. Since I am going to be using another program to authorize the dvd, I want to avoid compressing and re compressing the video as much as possible. I assume its being compressed once with the camera, then un-compressed with Vegas, then re-compressed when rendering with Vegas, then un-compressed again with whatever software I use the create the dvd with (but I'm just guessing at this).
So my question is, what the best way to render the movie, using Vegas, so as to minimize quality loss throughout the process?
I am trying to burn a dvd (in both NTSC and Pal format) using images from my Optio S4 digital camera, both jpg stills and avi movies. When I am done with my creation in Vegas, and ready to create the dvd using something such as Reeldvd, I am a bit confused as to which format I should render the video in with Vegas. Since I am going to be using another program to authorize the dvd, I want to avoid compressing and re compressing the video as much as possible. I assume its being compressed once with the camera, then un-compressed with Vegas, then re-compressed when rendering with Vegas, then un-compressed again with whatever software I use the create the dvd with (but I'm just guessing at this).
So my question is, what the best way to render the movie, using Vegas, so as to minimize quality loss throughout the process?