How 2 Make A DVD with Sony Vegas

marrs · #1 (**permalink**) 09-01-2006, 09:58 AM

Hello

Do I really need to encode my video file TWICE just to watch it on my t.v?
Cant I just create "Vob" files or something in vegas which will just play on my dvd player without the need to encode it TWICE???

At the moment I render my video as DVD PAL MPEG 2 which creates an mpeg video file which will play of course if your dvd player is mpeg 4 compatable,BUT mine isnt.

Then I encode the mpeg 2 file with ulead dvd workshop to make an ISO file
which I then finally burn to a dvd.

Is there a better/easyer way to tackel this problem??

Thanks
Mark

Chapman Photography · #2 (**permalink**) 09-01-2006, 02:18 PM

Not that I know of. If someone else has I would like to know.

Mark W · #3 (**permalink**) 09-01-2006, 02:52 PM

Well, I dont know the best way for speed / quality, I do it by rendering a dv avi and then letting dvd architect recompress for the dvd.

Andy Lockwood · #4 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 09:48 AM

I do my video rendering to MPEG in Vegas, (DVDA Compatible Video Stream) audio as AC3 in Vegas as well, and then (as long as you don't select Reduce Interlace Flicker`in DVDA), it takes about two seconds to prepare the DVD. Well, not quite that quick, but very speedy..

marrs · #5 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark W

Well, I dont know the best way for speed / quality, I do it by rendering a dv avi and then letting dvd architect recompress for the dvd.

So mark you think its better to let your dvd authorising program do the hard work with the rendering.?

marrs · #6 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Turn Media

I do my video rendering to MPEG in Vegas, (DVDA Compatible Video Stream) audio as AC3 in Vegas as well, and then (as long as you don't select Reduce Interlace Flicker`in DVDA), it takes about two seconds to prepare the DVD. Well, not quite that quick, but very speedy..

Umm I am now a bit confused!
But you Turn media think its better to let vegas do the hard work.

Andy Lockwood · #7 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 12:19 PM

General opinion seems to be (mostly from other boards) that DVDAs recompression abilities are not as good as Vegas. I for one don't know why that should be, but I've seen it said a fair few times.

Chapman Photography · #8 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 03:57 PM

I let vegas do it because it has VBR for beter quilty. DVDA only has CBR.

Andy Lockwood · #9 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Chapman Photography

... it has VBR for beter quilty.....

I love that better 'quilty' stuff

vegasarian · #10 (**permalink**) 09-02-2006, 10:52 PM

Sorry MarkW ( I'd be interested to know why you prefer architect to compress!) . I've tried both and I've found I do get beter quilty from rendering in Vegas.